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Research Microbiologist

USDA Agricultural Research Service is currently recruiting for a Research Microbiologist at National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, IL.
 

Duties: 

  • Conduct innovative research on the discovery, production, stabilization, and formulation of microbial biopesticides for managing arthropod pests and enhancing health of one or more major food crops in the U.S., such as corn, soybean, and wheat.
  • Discover microbial biological control agents for arthropod pests in one or more major food crops in the U.S.
  • Determine the mode of action of beneficial microbes and improve their efficacy against arthropod pests.
  • Optimize the nutritional and environmental conditions for large-scale production and stabilization of microbial biopesticides.
  • Develop user-friendly and environmentally stable formulations of microbial biopesticides.
  • Determine how environmental variables, agricultural practices, and future climate conditions might impact the stability and efficacy of microbial biopesticides.
  • Utilize a combination of entomology, chemical engineering, microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, statistics, and bioinformatics approaches to achieve research objectives.
  • Analyze, interpret, and communicate research findings in the form of presentations, patents, research reports, and peer-reviewed journal articles.
     

1. Degree: microbiology; or biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included at least 20 semester hours in microbiology and other subjects related to the study of microorganisms, and 20 semester hours in the physical and mathematical sciences combining course work in organic chemistry or biochemistry, physics, and college algebra, or their equivalent.
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2. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in microbiology, biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included at least 20 semester hours in microbiology and other subjects related to the study of microorganisms, and 20 semester hours in the physical and mathematical sciences combining course work in organic chemistry or biochemistry, physics, and college algebra, or their equivalent, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
 

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