<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Sending this job announcement around again - I am told that the USDA has several lab tech positions open currently which they may fill from this one application process. Also, the position is suitable for those with a BA/BS or MS in entomology or related field with MS applicants potentially started at a somewhat higher GS pay level.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</b></div><div dir="ltr"><b>Dr. Alec C. Gerry</b><div><i>Professor of Veterinary Entomology</i></div><div><i>Professor of Cooperative Extension</i></div><div><i>UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialist</i></div><div><br></div><div>Department of Entomology | University of California, <span style="font-size:12.8px">Riverside</span></div><div><b>951.827.7054</b> | <b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:alec.gerry@ucr.edu" style="font-size:11pt" target="_blank">alec.gerry@ucr.edu</a></b><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/alecg" target="_blank">UCR Website</a> | <a href="https://ucanr.edu/?facultyid=778" target="_blank">ANR Website</a> | <a href="http://www.veterinaryentomology.org" target="_blank">Multistate Website</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>IPM of Flies: <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jipm/pages/ipm-of-fly-pests-in-animal-agriculture" target="_blank">https://academic.oup.com/jipm/pages/ipm-of-fly-pests-in-animal-agriculture</a> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4ycasdXZd2hOmGybrnDfI3j_Ei-kQ-x72fs7kWZ49tFL0YE7Mf_8TXgEEaJkT5bFkzJ8qhFfGQ"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Shults, Phillip - REE-ARS</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Phillip.Shults@usda.gov">Phillip.Shults@usda.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 7:49 AM<br>Subject: USDA job posting<br>To: Alec Gerry <<a href="mailto:alecg@ucr.edu">alecg@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-3076057147483607955">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Hey Alec,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">It was great as always to catch up and I really enjoyed getting to spend some time talking to Laura in person. Nancy sent this job posting out last week, but I was hoping to drum up one
last push for applicants. Would you mind sharing this message with your departments list serve?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Interested in joining the USDA? I’m hiring a biological science laboratory technician to join the Arthropod Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit (ABADRU) in Manhattan, Kansas. Our unit primarily
studies biting midges and house flies, and my research will have a heavy molecular focus. While experience in these areas is preferred, I would encourage anyone interested to apply. The link to the job posting can be found below, but hurry,
<b>the application deadline is 07/11/2023</b>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.usajobs.gov/job/733984800__;!!KwNVnqRv!EjcKy-PnbrzPPihIQ6E1O4YyS6V46bqhGeuz0y6rw2T1XVDd6PGSq2KiHhP4HMvIHsSzmzzLnekWq6KM$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/733984800</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:#222222">Agency contact information: </span></b><span style="color:#222222">Robert Green<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:#222222">Phone: </span></b><span style="color:#222222"><a href="tel:(703)%20259-9392" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">(703) 259-9392</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:#222222">Email: </span></b><span style="color:#222222"><a href="mailto:robert.green2@usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">robert.green2@usda.gov</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Phillip Shults, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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1515 College Ave. | Manhattan, KS 66502 | Work: 785-530-9247<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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