| Type of position | Permanent, full-time |
| Employer | USDA |
| Description of Employer | The USDA ARS Natural Product Utilization Research Unit develops natural products for use in agriculture in order to produce more toxicologically and environmentally benign pest management tools and to improve the nutraceutical value of crops. A secondary mission is to do fundamental research to aid in the development of alternative crops for production of pharmaceuticals and botanical supplements. |
| Location | Oxford, MS |
| Description of Location | The Natural Products Utilization Research Unit is ideally situated on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS within the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR). The internationally renowned NCNPR was founded in 1995 to research, develop and commercialize potentially useful natural products. Based at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, NCNPR collaborates with academia, government and the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries to create natural products that can be used to improve human health and agriculture as crops, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements and agrochemicals. Oxford, MS is consistently ranked as one of the top small towns within the US and ESPN recently named it as the best college town in the nation. |
| Salary | $94,373 – $170,532 per year |
| Closing date of competition | 10/24/2022 |
| Date position available | TBD |
| Description of duties |
The successful applicant will conduct research to improve crop protection from pests through the use of natural products, either by discovering safer natural pesticides or by manipulating their production in plants by genetic engineering or other means. Additional details: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/679180000 |
| Qualifications sought |
PhD in weed science with an emphasis on botany and/or plant physiology. Additional details: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/679180000 |
| Contact for additional information | Steve Young ([email protected]) |
| Application procedure | |
| Submit what | See USAJobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/679180000 |
| Submit to | Ehila Melton Phone 5716694043 Email Address |
| Additional Information | The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. |
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