Plant Geneticist Advisor (Onsite

Plant Geneticist Advisor (Onsite)

: ARS-SEA-061

Location: Poplarville

Program: ARS

Wage/Hr: $75.00

Hours/Week: 15

Minimum Age: 55

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS). These experienced professionals provide administrative, scientific, and technical support to the Agricultural Research Service through the Experienced Worker Program (EWP).

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

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Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?

Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions. The enrollee shall not sign federal documents, authorize the use of federal funds, nor initiate or conduct federally funded research projects. The enrollee shall not author articles for publication as a federal employee, nor coordinate scientific research between the Government and private industry.

The enrollee shall not present themselves as a Government employee or Government representative at meetings both foreign and domestic or when coordinating federal agencies? areas of research. The enrollee shall not make decisions on federally based research on behalf of Government policy makers, and the enrollee shall not supervise any Government employees.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

* This position will be open until filled.

Minimum of 20 year(s) of experience in Plant Genetics and Breeding OR PhD Degree in Genetics, Plant Breeding or related field.

• N/A
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel

Analyze data on blueberry and muscadine germplasms and cultivars and identify cultivars for advancement in the breeding pipeline working with scientists and technicians in the development and release of promising germplasm and cultivars.

The enrollee shall not sign federal documents, authorize the use of federal funds, nor initiate or conduct federally funded research projects. The enrollee shall not author articles for publication as a federal employee, nor coordinate scientific research between the Government and private industry. The enrollee shall not present themselves as a Government employee or Government representative at meetings both foreign and domestic or when coordinating federal agencies?

areas of research. The enrollee shall not make decisions on federally based research on behalf of Government policy makers, and the enrollee shall not supervise any Government employees.

• Analyze data on blueberry germplasm and cultivars, identify cultivars for advancement in the breeding pipeline, and work with scientists and technicians in the development and release of promising germplasm and cultivars.
  40%
• Analyze data on muscadine germplasm and cultivars, identify cultivars for advancement in the breeding pipeline, and work with scientists and technicians in the development and release of promising germplasm and cultivars. Contribute to activities associated with the release of two muscadine cultivars.
  30%
• Provide training to scientists and technicians on the maintenance and breeding of blueberry and muscadine crops.
  20%
• Provide guidance to the researchers in the development of a streamlined blueberry and muscadine inventory.
  5%
• Review the progress and questions related to ongoing internal and collaborative programs in blueberry and muscadine crops and advise scientists on the path forward.
  5%

• Physical requirements:
  
  N/A Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.