| 1. Animal Caretaker (Tractor Operator) |
| US-IA-Ames | Agricultural Research Service | | 11/13/2009 to 11/27/2009 |
Performs all duties including standard husbandry procedures, observing, feeding, watering, cleaning, artificial insemination, sanitation and promotion of animal well-being related to the care of various laboratory animals used in testing and training following established guidelines and instructions. Removes and disposes of waste, including soiled bedding and carcasses according to established SOP... |
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| 2. Biological Science Lab Technician (Microbiology) |
| US-IA-Ames | Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service | | 11/16/2009 to 12/14/2009 |
The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.The duties may include, but are not limited to:Prepares and standardizes a variety of Brucella antigens by:Prepares and standardizes various media, stains, dyes, and solutions for the production of antigens and ot... |
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| 3. Biological Science Lab Technician (Microbiology) |
| US-IA-Ames | Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service | | 11/12/2009 to 12/14/2009 |
The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.The duties may include, but are not limited to:Prepares and standardizes a variety of Brucella antigens by:Prepares and standardizes various media, stains, dyes, and solutions for the production of antigens and ot... |
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| 4. Interdisciplinary - Animal Biologist/Micro/Fish Biologist |
| US-IA-Ames | Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service | | 11/02/2009 to 11/23/2009 |
The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.The duties may include, but are not limited to:Manages equipment and facilities in area of responsibility; independently initiates action to resolve or correct facility malfunctions.Calibrates, operates, and maint... |
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| 5. Interdisciplinary - Animal Biologist/Micro/Fish Biologist |
| US-IA-Ames | Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service | | 11/02/2009 to 11/23/2009 |
The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.The duties may include, but are not limited to:Manages equipment and facilities in area of responsibility; independently initiates action to resolve or correct facility malfunctions.Calibrates, operates, and maint... |
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| 6. Program Support Technician |
| US-IA-Ames | Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service | | 11/16/2009 to 11/30/2009 |
The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.The duties may include, but are not limited to:Serves as System Case Administrator/auditor for the NVSL Laboratory Information Management System, including review for completeness and accuracy, the release of test... |
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| 7. Research Geneticist Plants (Postdoctoral Research Associate) |
| US-IA-Ames | Agricultural Research Service | | 05/27/2009 to 12/31/2009 |
The incumbent develops and applies experiments to aid in the analysis of mechanisms controlling iron homeostasis in soybean. The project will involve comparison of genomic sequence from soybean cultivars, design of markers for high-throughput genetic mapping, integration of genetic and large-scale sequence information, evaluation and improvement of genomic sequence assemblies, gene knock-outs, c... |
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| 8. RESEARCH MICROBIOLOGIST (Postdoctoral Research Associate) |
| US-IA-Ames | Agricultural Research Service | | 10/02/2009 to 12/31/2009 |
The incumbent is expected to use an in vitro continuous culture system to isolate cellulose and hemicellulose utilizing bacteria from the feces of cows and goats. The knowledge gained will be used to increase understanding of microbial mechanisms for fiber degradation in the large intestine. The incumbent employs modern anaerobic microbiological procedures and sophisticated molecular biological ap... |
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| 9. Research Molecular Biologist (Postdoctoral Research Associate) |
| US-IA-Ames | Agricultural Research Service | | 11/04/2009 to 02/26/2010 |
The incumbent will conduct research in the broad area of insect molecular ecology and population genetics, with particular emphasis on Blastobasis repartella, a newly discovered lepidopteran insect pest of switchgrass, a potential biofuel crop. The incumbent will use existing, and develop as needed, molecular genetic markers to analyze genetic variation at neutral loci from geographic and tempora... |
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| 10. Research Soil Scientist/Research Plant Physiologist (Postdoctoral Research Associate) |
| US-IA-Ames | Agricultural Research Service | | 10/16/2009 to 12/31/2009 |
The incumbent will conduct research on seed treatments, crop protection strategies, and genetic traits to determine if these factors increase water use efficiency, light capture efficiency, and nitrogen use efficiency in corn and soybeans. These experiments will be conducted in a rhizotron facility to control the environmental and soil water conditions to evaluate the effect of seed treatments, c... |
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