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Research Biologist

4 months ago

College Park, Maryland, United States Food and Drug Administration Full time


Summary This Direct-Hire position is in the Food and Drug Administration and is located in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Molecular Methods and Subtyping Branch, Office of Regulatory Sciences which develops new methodology or refining existing methods for the rapid detection and discrimination of foodborne pathogens.

Responsibilities Conducts research using genomics, and molecular approaches to characterize pathways.

Independently conducts difficult, highly specialized research in detection and identification of bacterial toxins particularly enterotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus.

Analyzes a combination of molecular and biological data sets of different sizes and resolutions through scientifically accepted algorithm. Implements new, state of the art, highly sensitive targeted RNA sequencing analysis for enterotoxins in foods and dietary supplements. Determines areas for investigation of targeted RNA sequencing methods thus ensuring their reliability, efficiency, and automation. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The position of Research Biologist (Bioinformatics) falls under the 0401 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-14, you must meet all requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 06/25/2024. Basic Requirements A.

Degree:
biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR B.

Combination of education and experience:
Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education

NOTE:
Applicants must submit all relevant transcripts that demonstrate you possess the required education to meet the Basic Qualifications

AND Minimum Qualifications:
Specialized Experience.

Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

GS-14: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent in complexity to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service: Analyzing data related to bacterial toxins in foods or dietary supplements; and Developing molecular techniques for foods or dietary supplements (e.g., genome sequencing, PCR, qPCR).

All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 06/25/2024.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible or your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and abilities.

You must continue to meet all requirements through the hiring process. You may be asked to provide additional information at a later time. All interview requests and selection decisions are at the full discretion of the hiring office

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date .

To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account,, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position.

The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.

Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience.

In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.

As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education TRANSCRIPTS:
Positions which are scientific or technical in nature often have very specific educational requirements.

You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities, see the Foreign Education section below for additional requirements.

Pay careful attention to the Qualifications and Education sections to identify vacancies where a transcript is required. Even if you hold a similar position or are a current employee, you are not exempt from transcript requirements.

Electronic Transcript Caution:

If you have obtained your transcripts electronically, the file might contain security measures that could prevent our application system from reading the file.

Therefore, you should consider asking the institution to provide the file in a non-secured electronic format. Alternatively, you could scan or take a photo of the printed copy of the transcript.

If your uploaded transcript cannot be read by our system, you may receive consideration and credit for the information we can access.

See the Application Manager Documentation for tips on submitting your paper-based documents. FOREIGN EDUCATION Applicants using part, or all of their education completed outside of the U.S.

to meet the qualification requirements, must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S.

We will only accept the completed foreign credential evaluation.

To be acceptable, the foreign credential evaluation must include/describe at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The type of education received by the applicant; (2) The level of education in relation to the U.S. education system, and state that its comparability recommendations follow the general guidelines of the International Evaluation Standards Council; (3) The content of the applicant's educational program earned abroad, and the standard obtained; (4) The status of the awarding foreign school's recognition and legitimacy in its home country's education system; and (5) Any other information of interest such as what the evaluation service did to obtain this information, the qualifications of the evaluator, and any indications as to other problems such as forgery.

Note:
Some positions require the completion of specific courses or a specified number of credit hours.

Therefore, the foreign credential evaluation should provide information similar to that of an official transcript, to include a list of the courses taken, quarter and/or semester hours awarded, the cumulative grade point average (GPA), honors received, if any, date degree awarded.

Applicants can request an evaluation from a member organization of one of the two national associations of credential evaluation services listed below:

National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) Credential evaluations are not free, and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service.

For more information about this requirement, please visit the Additional Information For some advertisements, the Food & Drug Administration receives hundreds, even thousands, of applications from job-seekers.

Because of this high level of interest in positions with the FDA, the agency reserves the option of setting an application number limit.

When an application limit is set, USAJOBS will close the vacancy at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on either:
(A) the day the limit is reached, -OR- (B) the pre-defined closing date of 06/25/2024, whichever comes first. If the limit is reached before 11:59 pm ET, all applications in excess of the limit will continue to be accepted until 11:59 pm ET.

The application limit, if applicable, for this advertisement is: 100.

For more information about announcement closing, see:
Additional Conditions of Employment: Pre-employment physical required: NO Drug testing required: NO License required: NO Mobility agreement required: NO Immunization required: NO

Bargaining Unit:
YES, 3591, National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU)

Telework eligible position:
Telework is at the discretion of the supervisor.

Financial disclosure statement, OGE-450, required: Please be advised that this position may be subject to FDA's prohibited financial interest regulation and may require the incumbent of this position to divest of certain financial interests.

Applicants are advised to seek additional information on this requirement from the hiring official before accepting this position. Applicants selected for this position will be subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring.

To demonstrate commitment to the HHS goal of a drug-free workplace and to set an example for other Federal employees, employees not in a testing designated position may volunteer for unannounced random testing by notifying their Drug-free Federal Workplace Program Point of Contact upon hiring.


Additional Information:
Incentives may be authorized; however, this is contingent upon funds availability.

If authorized, certain incentives will require you to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a period of up to 3 years.


Note:
This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid

Incentives include the following:

moving expenses, recruitment or relocation incentive; student loan repayment, superior qualifications appointment, creditable service for annual leave for prior non-federal work experience or prior uniformed military service, etc.

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the location identified in this announcement.

By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) at HHS. Clearance of CTAP/ICTAP will be applied for similar positions across HHS.