<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Brent, Colin</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:colin.brent@usda.gov">colin.brent@usda.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 2:59 PM<br>Subject: Research Entomology Positions Available<br>To: <a href="mailto:cyoung6@ncsu.edu">cyoung6@ncsu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:cyoung6@ncsu.edu">cyoung6@ncsu.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:richard.redak@ucr.edu">richard.redak@ucr.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:richard.redak@ucr.edu">richard.redak@ucr.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:brucet@cals.arizona.edu">brucet@cals.arizona.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:brucet@cals.arizona.edu">brucet@cals.arizona.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:pkaufman@tamu.edu">pkaufman@tamu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:pkaufman@tamu.edu">pkaufman@tamu.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:pmo43@cornell.edu">pmo43@cornell.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:pmo43@cornell.edu">pmo43@cornell.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:jruberson2@unl.edu">jruberson2@unl.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:jruberson2@unl.edu">jruberson2@unl.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:timkring@vt.edu">timkring@vt.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:timkring@vt.edu">timkring@vt.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:lavine@wsu.edu">lavine@wsu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:lavine@wsu.edu">lavine@wsu.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:sujaya@umn.edu">sujaya@umn.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:sujaya@umn.edu">sujaya@umn.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:kbraman@uga.edu">kbraman@uga.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:kbraman@uga.edu">kbraman@uga.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:lpick@umd.edu">lpick@umd.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:lpick@umd.edu">lpick@umd.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:hillca@purdue.edu">hillca@purdue.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:hillca@purdue.edu">hillca@purdue.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:sanadler@ucdavis.edu">sanadler@ucdavis.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:sanadler@ucdavis.edu">sanadler@ucdavis.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:mstout@agcenter.lsu.edu">mstout@agcenter.lsu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:mstout@agcenter.lsu.edu">mstout@agcenter.lsu.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:burrackh@msu.edu">burrackh@msu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:burrackh@msu.edu">burrackh@msu.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:dahahn@ufl.edu">dahahn@ufl.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:dahahn@ufl.edu">dahahn@ufl.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:stevenh1@iastate.edu">stevenh1@iastate.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:stevenh1@iastate.edu">stevenh1@iastate.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:gwf10@psu.edu">gwf10@psu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:gwf10@psu.edu">gwf10@psu.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:maybe@illinois.edu">maybe@illinois.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:maybe@illinois.edu">maybe@illinois.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:strange.54@osu.edu">strange.54@osu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:strange.54@osu.edu">strange.54@osu.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:groves@entomology.wisc.edu">groves@entomology.wisc.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:groves@entomology.wisc.edu">groves@entomology.wisc.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:rpalli@email.uky.edu">rpalli@email.uky.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:rpalli@email.uky.edu">rpalli@email.uky.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:dina.fonseca@rutgers.edu">dina.fonseca@rutgers.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:dina.fonseca@rutgers.edu">dina.fonseca@rutgers.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:dwh0004@auburn.edu">dwh0004@auburn.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:dwh0004@auburn.edu">dwh0004@auburn.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:justin.talley@okstate.edu">justin.talley@okstate.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:justin.talley@okstate.edu">justin.talley@okstate.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:mccornac@ksu.edu">mccornac@ksu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:mccornac@ksu.edu">mccornac@ksu.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:koonhui@hawaii.edu">koonhui@hawaii.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:koonhui@hawaii.edu">koonhui@hawaii.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:kkorth@uark.edu">kkorth@uark.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:kkorth@uark.edu">kkorth@uark.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg3751876663503995349">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Department Chair,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am writing to ask that you assist me in informing members of your department, particularly recent graduates and postdocs, about a great opportunity to join the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service as a Research Entomologist. More specifically,
the opening(s) are in the Pest Management and Biocontrol Research Unit at the Arid Land Agricultural Research Center (ALARC), located in Maricopa, Arizona. The posting is being advertised on USAJOBS (<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2FGetJob%2FViewDetails%2F698034700&data=05%7C01%7C%7C6798a95eeb3147b11d9208daeeb930b9%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C638084776404664074%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6WPNBRKudlnhnpBmh4NvgkqrdTtBRCTKrv38jvzPf0I%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/698034700" target="_blank">ARS-D23Y-11786961-EYM</a></span>)
starting January 6 and applications are welcome through their portal until February 6. While the ad suggests that there is only one position, we anticipate hiring two individuals out of our pool of applicants. We are looking for people capable of conducting
independent research in the management of insect pests of agricultural crops. Within that broad area, we are willing to consider applicants with a diverse range of skillsets to find individuals that will complement and broaden our existing program.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The USDA provides competitive pay and benefits, and is an equal opportunity employer.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would be very grateful if you could disseminate this information and would be happy to answer questions about the position.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Colin S. Brent</b>, Ph.D.<b><u></u><u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Center Director, acting<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Research Leader<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Research Entomologist<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pest Management and Biocontrol Research Unit<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">USDA-Agricultural Research Service<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">21881 N. Cardon Lane<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maricopa, AZ 85138<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 520-316-6337 <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell: 520-414-6143<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:colin.brent@usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">colin.brent@usda.gov</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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