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Job Field: Government Jobs
Location: Maricopa, AZ
Salary: $58,715.00 - $76,327.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Term NTE 13 Months
Phone: (520)316-6360

JOB SUMMARY:

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Find Solutions to Agricultural Problems that Affect Americans Every Day, From Field to Table

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency and one of the world's premiere scientific organizations.  ARS Postdoctoral Research Associates are hired to supplement a lead scientist's research on agricultural problems of high national priority affecting American agriculture.

Applications for this position will be accepted from both US Citizens and Foreign Nationals who meet both  Appropriations Law and Immigration Law requirements found under "Foreign Nationals Eligible for Federal Employment" at http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/hrd/EmployForeignNationals/index.htm.

 

The mission of the Plant Physiology and Genetic Research Unit is to increase the productivity, profitability and sustainability of agriculture in arid environments by developing new germplasm for both traditional and alternative crops and by improving plant responses to abiotic stresses and to changes in the global environment.   The successful candidate for this position will collaborate closely with a diverse team of scientists on a project titled “Accelerated Development of Commercial Hydrotreated Renewable Jet (HRJ) Fuel from Redesigned Oil Seed Feedstock Supply Chains”.  

**ANNOUNCEMENT IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED OR December 31, 2012**

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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A Ph.D. is required