The Southern Region is outreaching the Director of the National Seed Lab in preparation of filling the position in Dry Branch, Georgia. If you are interested in the position, please take a moment to fill out the Applicant of Notice. The Forest Service uses the outreach process to notify interested individuals about upcoming opportunities and to determine how the application is ultimately posted in USAjobs.
Biologist (Director of the National Seed Lab) GS-0401-12/13
https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/?id=AB9205A1ED874891B6F71C39B63FBEAA
Incumbent serves as Director of the National Seed Laboratory (NSL), which is part of the USDA Forest Service Southern Region. This position oversees all NSL activities related to tree, shrub and native plant seeds, including: identification, collection, cleaning, storage, germination, protocol development, testing, and documentation. Incumbent provides expertise in seed technology, coordinates or conducts training and technology transfer, establishes guidelines, and monitors financial budgets. Additionally, incumbent is a member of the National Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources (RNGR) Team and collaborates with seed experts, nursery managers, and specialists in native plants, reforestation, conservation, restoration, and genetics across multiple agencies and organizations in support of seed technology and technology transfer.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill out the electronic Applicant of Notice located in the Forest Service’s Employment Outreach database located at
https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/?id=AB9205A1ED874891B6F71C39B63FBEAA by July 15, 2020.
More Information on the National Seed Lab can be found at:
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Kay Reed at kay.reed@usda.gov or 404-805-8827.