Total 7 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Saint Ann, Missouri

Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately April- December and will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.

Major duties of the position include are but are not limited to:

• Carries out sea turtle nesting surveys, distinguishes nests from false crawls, monitors nests, and performs post-hatching evaluations.
• Carries out nesting shorebird surveys, identifies nesting behavior, and monitors chicks through to fledging.
• Implements invasive plant management activities parkwide.
• Conducts natural resource interpretive programs to the general public and school groups.

Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately April- December and will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.

Major duties of the position include are but are not limited to:

• Carries out sea turtle nesting surveys, distinguishes nests from false crawls, monitors nests, and performs post-hatching evaluations.
• Carries out nesting shorebird surveys, identifies nesting behavior, and monitors chicks through to fledging.
• Implements invasive plant management activities parkwide.
• Conducts natural resource interpretive programs to the general public and school groups.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The program at VAAAHS comprises of approximately 400 active research projects under 150 active research investigators. Annual research support totals about $18.7M of direct VA support and a total research budget of $25M (including National Institutes of Health [NIH], Department of Defense [DoD], industry, nonprofit, and University funded programs) and the balance administered by the VA-affiliated non-profit research corporation (VA-NPC) Veterans Education Research Association of Michigan (VERAM), and the academic affiliate (University of Michigan). The Deputy Associate Chief of Staff duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Direction & Strategic Planning 40 %

• Has technical and administrative responsibility to provide staff supervision and evaluate all health-related programs and management policies pertaining to the agency. Participates in long-term strategic planning and exercises delegated decision making authority for resource management of the agency's research and development programs and policies and is responsible for evaluating the impact of current research standards on programs.
• The Deputy ACOS/R&D monitors the effectiveness of the interactive systems and procedures necessary to advance the research program in accordance with all principles, rules, and regulations affecting research within the VA. Likewise, the Deputy ACOS/R&D monitors the effectiveness of the interactive systems and procedures necessary to advance the research program regarding NIH, DoD, FDA and other national rules and regulations. The Deputy ACOS/R&D also evaluates research productivity and the contributions of programs to the goals of the VAAAHS and the agency. In this capacity, the Deputy ACOS/R&D exercises oversight of programs, principal investigators, and their staff.
• This position establishes guidelines and performance expectations for principal investigators and their staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Other duties include observing and evaluating the performance of principal investigators and their staff, conducting work performance critiques, and providing formal or informal feedback.

• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates; set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.
• Evaluate work performance of subordinates;
• Give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters;
• Interview candidates for positions in the unit; recommend appointment, promotion, or reassignment to such positions;
• Hear and resolve complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager;
• Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommending other action in more serious cases;
• Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training;
• Find ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work directed.

• Recommends long-range schedules, priorities, and deadlines for a variety of regular and special work assignments.
• Formulates and issues written instructions, standard operating procedures, and special instructions for non-routine or complex assignments or to clarify published guidelines.
• Establishes operating guidelines to implement procedures and methods in delivering services or completing maintenance projects to maintain research program accreditation and to maintain regulatory compliance in all areas of expertise.
• Resolves technical work problems not covered by precedents or established policies.
• Works with other research and medical center staff with a goal of increased patient and customer satisfaction frequently requiring independent assessment of work and facility condition.

• Serves as liaison on behalf of the R&D Service with medical center services and other local and national agencies in all matters dealing with research standards and related issues. This includes representing the R&D on related task forces, at professional conferences, and appropriate meetings. It also includes interactions with the VA Central Office, DoD, NIH, nonprofit foundations, and private industry.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

As an Assistant Unit Leader of the Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit, some of your specific duties will include:

• Plan, conduct, and direct research related to wildlife species and communities in wetland ecosystems, with application to contemporary science, policy and management needs.
• Conduct research that is cooperator driven and provide scientific basis for management and policy decisions.
• Serve as subject matter expert in fish and wildlife ecology, providing leadership and guidance to government and private agencies and university representatives through participation in meetings, conferences, and work groups.
• Disseminate research results via final reports, peer-reviewed print scientific journals, online scientific journals, books, book chapters or other outlets. Make presentations on findings to scientific and conservation organizations.
• Serve as graduate faculty member, contributing to both the research, graduate student mentorship, and teaching mission of the university.
• Operate a government vehicle as an incidental driver.

This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) with one vacancy located in Ann Arbor, MI.

• Plant, cultivate, and inoculate plants with diverse plant pathogens.
• Maintain, calibrate, or modify equipment for test and evaluation procedures.
• Collect, prepare, evaluate, or analyze plant and plant pathogen samples.
• Perform plant disease surveys.

Serves as technician and field project lead for Invasive Plant Management Team projects. Under the direction of the IPMT liaison, implements invasive plant control, restoration, and seed collection projects through logistical/supply planning, implementation, and assessment phases. Leads and/or collaborates with partners on projects to manage invasive plants and restore habitat in national parks. Spends majority of time working on projects in the field. Applies herbicides and other invasive plant controls using light to heavy equipment. Uses chainsaws, brush-cutters, and other mechanical equipment to control invasive plants and restore plant communities. Works on multi-day deployments over an extensive field season, at times in extreme weather conditions and in the face of a variety of natural hazards.

Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g., equipment and packs up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis.

Working Conditions: The work is performed in an office, laboratory, and in the field. Field work includes exposure to extreme weather conditions and terrain, pesticides, poisonous plants, biting insects, and wild animals. Laboratory work may involve exposure to hazardous chemicals. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.