<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">FYI</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Simmons, Gregory S - APHIS</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:gregory.s.simmons@usda.gov">gregory.s.simmons@usda.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 3:24 PM<br>Subject: FW: Fruit fly scientist positions currently open on USA jobs site - closes Sep 22<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div class="msg5658732898259493190">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">FYI in case you know any students or postdocs looking for a permanent USDA job<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0d0d0d">Gregory Simmons, Ph.D.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0d0d0d">USDA, APHIS, PPQ, S&T<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0d0d0d">1636 E. Alisal Street<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0d0d0d">Salinas, CA 93905<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0d0d0d">Office: 831-998-9971<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0d0d0d">Cell: 602-708-7286<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0d0d0d"><a href="mailto:gregory.s.simmons@usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">gregory.s.simmons@usda.gov</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Bazelet, Corinna S - APHIS <<a href="mailto:corinna.s.bazelet@usda.gov" target="_blank">corinna.s.bazelet@usda.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 16, 2022 3:14 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fruit fly scientist positions currently open on USA jobs site - closes Sep 22<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please forward this advertisement to anyone who might be interested in applying. The opportunity closes next week.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Corey<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#70ad47">CORINNA “Corey” S. BAZELET, PHD<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#538135">National Science Program Coordinator – Fruit Fly Program<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#385623">Domestic and Emergency Scientific Support (DESS)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#385623">USDA APHIS PPQ Science and Technology<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#385623">Venture II, 920 Main Campus Drive, Cube 5A-15<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#385623">Raleigh, NC 27606<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#385623">Work cell: (919) 323-9217<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#385623"><a href="mailto:Corinna.S.Bazelet@usda.gov" target="_blank">Corinna.S.Bazelet@usda.gov</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Barr, Norman B - APHIS <<a href="mailto:norman.b.barr@usda.gov" target="_blank">norman.b.barr@usda.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 16, 2022 3:50 PM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Subject:</b> Job Opportunities for scientist positions currently open on USA jobs site
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to share this news about job opportunities for scientists with APHIS at our laboratory in Texas. Please do share with interested candidates. The advertisement is closing next week.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Job Opportunities for USDA-APHIS scientists are currently open on USAJobs official job link until
<u>September 22, 2022</u></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2FGetJob%2FViewDetails%2F677790100&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cd909da7cf41745f57f4e08da9830bb70%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637989632328112045%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=V8qB3e8m%2FYuDoWmYJAeCOgEkvIwG34IURQ4Ww5UUg1Y%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><b>https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/677790100</b></a><b><u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Two open positions at
<span style="color:#333333;background:white">The Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (</span></span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/ppq-program-overview/science-technology/immdl-texas" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IMMDL</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
Edinburg, Texas) will be <a name="m_5658732898259493190__Hlk114226526">working on entomology and biology of fruit flies to develop or assist in the development of new and enhanced methods, practices, and procedures necessary to improve the effectiveness of the mass production of
fruit flies, and the development of new technology used in sterile insect technique (SIT) control strategies. Project responsibilities encompass planning and execution of methods development efforts for the biological and sterile insect technique control
of invasive fruit flies of economic importance.<u></u><u></u></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The successful candidates will use scientific knowledge to select and adapt existing methodology in the development and utilization of new technologies in sterile insect
technique, invasive fruit fly detection, control, and eradication with potential for solving problems attributed to invasive fruit flies of economic importance. The scientists will conduct both laboratory and field <a href="http://investigations.to" target="_blank">investigations.to</a> develop improved methods,
diets, quality control measures, insecticide testing, new diet development and improvements, field studies on efficacy of attractants, lures, trapping methods, insecticide trials, quality control of release methods, and other unknown future impacts.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Norman Barr, PhD Assistant Laboratory Director</b><span style="color:#00b050"><br>
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