Summary
This position is located in Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, Midwest Area, Corn Insect and Crop Genetics Research in Ames, IA. The position works with the Maize Genetics and Genomics Database (MaizeGDB). The MaizeGDB is a community-oriented, long-term federally funded service to researchers focused on the crop plant and model organism Zea mays.
Duties
Responsible for data curation required to maintain research data long-term so it is available for reuse and preservation for the MaizeGDB project.
Provides guidance and advise on computational biology methods, techniques, and results to other ARS scientist in the Management Unit.
Formulates hypothesis, plans and carried out experiments, addresses experimental problems and solicits input from other geneticists and scientists.
Conducts studies using the genomic approaches to identify genome structure and regulation to integrate new data with the MaizeGDB phenotype dataset .
Manage the MaizeGDB Editorial Board and curate data from papers selected by Board members on a quarterly basis.
Technical resource to the project in the areas of genetics, plant breeding, molecular biology and development.
Collaboratively develops timelines on formatting data and provides instruction to maize researchers to better utilize MaizeGDB.
Create documentation on contig and physical maps and gene function.
Requirements
You must be a US Citizen or US National. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period unless previous federal service is creditable. During this time your employment will be evaluated, and we may consider: your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
How you will be evaluated
Applications will be evaluated in accordance with Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Examining Procedures and USDA policy. This means you will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses to the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13065489