Supervisory Agriculturist (State Plant Health Director)

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement you will also need to meet the following: FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Managing a large number of critical, high visibility plant pest and disease programs at a given time. Developing and interpreting policy and guidelines related to a plant health program. Communicating scientific advice and authoritative information regarding agricultural inspection activities and issues to governmental agencies, academia, and key public interest groups. Planning and controlling the use of resources to meet immediate and long-range objectives and performing the necessary decision making and problem solving required for program execution. Formulating immediate and long-range budgets based on past experience, anticipated workload and the production capability of plant health program. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required: This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Selectee is responsible for APHIS scientific and administrative plant regulatory activities within the state(s), to include: pest and disease risk analysis; design and implementation of survey programs, eradication of pest or disease outbreaks; and conducting regulatory programs for domestic pests. This temporary promotion has the option to be made permanent without further competition or the selectee will be returned to a similar GS-13 position.