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Entomologist
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
As an Entomologist at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories you are responsible for definitively identifying a wide range of external parasites affecting all species of domestic animals and wildlife to support animal health programs.
What You'll Do
- →The duties may include, but are not limited to: Conducts training in parasites and parasite identification, tick and screwworm identification and eradication, and biology, ecology, and identification of arthropod vectors of foreign animal diseases.
- →Entomology consultant to agency staff, field personnel, and cooperating university faculties.
- →Provides complex biological and ecological information about native and exotic parasites that are of significant economic importance.
- →Directs the compilation and publishing of the annual National Tick Surveillance Program Report.
- →Maintains communication with program staff personnel in the tick and screwworm eradication programs and foreign animal disease surveillance and eradication programs.
- →Conducts field investigations, developmental studies, and literature reviews to provide information on specific questions about parasites of concern.
- →Curates the program Parasite Reference Collection.
Requirements
- ✓Please see above for education qualification requirement information.
Personality Fit
Job ID: aaeae140-5e5c-4ee8-ab5e-889e5a740058
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