Career Opportunities
Director of Communications
NIFA is recruiting for the position of Director of Communications. This is a crucial leadership position for NIFA. The position is posted on USA Jobs under two announcement numbers. NIFA-M19Y-0534 is open to current permanent federal employees with competitive status. NIFA-S19Y-0533 is open to all U.S. citizens. All applications must be received by Feb. 5, 2019.
Please note that this vacancy was previously announced in December and the closing date was impacted by the Government shutdown. The vacancy has been re-announced and is open for five business days. All applicants who previously applied must resubmit their application to the new vacancy announcement in order to be considered.
If you have any questions, please contact HR Specialist Jensen Dobbins at 703-259-9463.
Planning and Accountability Officer
NIFA is recruiting for the position of the Planning and Accountability Officer. This is a crucial leadership position for NIFA. The position is posted on USA Jobs. Job announcement NIFA-M19Y-0531 is open to current permanent federal employees with competitive status and NIFA-S19Y-0532 is open to all U.S. citizens. All applications must be received by Feb. 5, 2019.
Please note that this vacancy was previously announced in December and the closing date was impacted by the Government shutdown. The vacancy has been re-announced and is open for five business days. All applicants who previously applied must resubmit their application to the new vacancy announcement in order to be considered.
If you have any questions, please contact HR Specialist Frederick Kirby at 703-259-9350.
Perdue named Dr. Scott Hutchins as Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue selected three highly-qualified individuals for senior leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Perdue named Dr. Mindy Brashears as Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, Naomi Earp as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, and Dr. Scott Hutchins as Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. These positions do not require Senate confirmation. Read the full USDA press release.
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U.S. Senate Confirms Kelvin Droegemeier to Lead White House Science Office
The U.S. Senate confirmed Kelvin Droegemeier as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). An emeritus professor and former vice president for research at the University of Oklahoma, Droegemeier was nominated by President Donald Trump July 31, 2018 to lead OSTP, which coordinates science policy across the federal government. Read the full ScienceMag article.
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