This position is located in the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment (NLAE), Midwest Climate Hub, Soil, Water, and Air Research Unit located in Ames, IA.

As a national liaison, you will connect the Midwest and other Climate Hubs with ARS scientists regionally and nationally.

This is a term, time-limited appointment with an initial duration no less than 13 months and can be extended up to a total of 10 years.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves on the leadership team for the Midwest Climate Hub and participates regularly in Midwest Climate Hub meetings.
• Creates and maintains a national tracking capability to connect ARS scientists to Climate Hub staff regionally and by subject area to better facilitate Research Unit-Climate Hub connections.
• Plans and coordinates climate hub, partner, and stakeholder meetings, outreach events, and other gatherings involving the exchange of climate hub technology, information, and practices.
• Participates in ongoing research and development projects based on expertise.
• Participates in research programs to leverage ARS and other scientific research into syntheses and vulnerability assessments on the impacts of climate variability and change in agricultural production.

Requirements:

• Agronomy Series, 0471 Degree:
• Agronomy; or related discipline of science that included at least 30 semester hours of course work in the basic plant sciences, including at least 15 semester hours in agronomic subjects, such as those dealing with plant breeding, crop production, and soil and crop management.

• OR Combination of education and experience:
• At least 30 semester hours in the basic plant sciences, including a minimum of 15 semester hours in agronomic subjects, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education

• Graduate Education:
• Agronomy, or one of the related disciplines or fields of science, such as plant physiology, soils, or genetics, where the curriculum or pattern of training placed major emphasis on field crops or agronomy.
• Graduate study in related fields, such as botany, plant pathology, and biochemistry may also be qualifying, provided it placed a sufficient amount of emphasis on agronomy.

Physical Science Series, 1301 Degree:

• Physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

• OR Combination of education and experience
• Education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Specialized Experience:

• Facilitating collaboration among scientists and staff to share research information and results.
• Developing outreach information including fact sheets, outreach events or tool development derived from research.
• Presenting climatological data to both summarize and forecast information and findings.

• Coordinating scientists performing climate-related research.
• Develops automated tools to make program data more accurate or easier for others to utilize.
• Participating in research programs to leverage scientific research into vulnerability assessments.

Additional Information:

• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible.

Recruitment or Relocation Incentive:

• This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position.

• This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.