Dear Colleagues, Please note the following vacancy position: [cid:image001.png@01DA23A5.D9FB44F0] "The premier food and agricultural research agency of USDA" Research Soil Scientist/Research Agronomist/ Research Agricultural Engineer Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory Beltsville, MD Salary Range: $94,199 to $183,500 per year Announcement Open: December 1, 2023, through January 2, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, is seeking highly qualified candidates for a permanent full-time Research Soil Scientist/Research Agronomist/Research Agricultural Engineer position. This position affords the opportunity to: * Utilize innovative and cutting-edge research methods to quantify the influence of cover crop biomass production on soil health and cash crop performance as affected by climate, management, and species. * Investigate and assess soil resilience and health over a range of cropping systems. * Use open top chambers, controlled environment chambers and field research to obtain experimental data regarding cover crop biomass growth, residue mass at termination, soil properties, cash crop production and other related characteristics from multiple locations, cover crop species, and cash crop production systems. * Investigate the effects of elevated T and C on nutrient balances; soil microbiome and plant system biomass, sequestration of C and N, ecosystem services and GHG emissions. * Work with crop and soil modelers to modify, apply, improve, and validate models of cover crop and cash crop growth. * Develop research plans and work collaboratively with scientists from other USDA-ARS laboratories and be expected to coordinate, evaluate, and manage human, fiscal and physical resources for the project. * Disseminates research findings in peer-reviewed journals and provides consultation, both internal and external to ARS. To apply, print a copy of vacancy announcement ARS-D24Y-12220721-ST from the ARS Careers Website at www.ars.usda.gov/careers<http://www.ars.usda.gov/careers>, and follow the application directions provided. Applications must be received by January 2, 2024. U.S. citizenship is required. The USDA is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. ****************************** David H. Fleisher, Ph.D. Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory USDA-ARS Bldg 1, Rm 342, BARC-West 10300 Baltimore Avenue Beltsville, MD 20705-2350 Phone: 301 504-7339 Fax: 301 504-5823 This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.