Agricultural Science Research Technician (Plants)
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the content.
The posting:
"Duties Summary This position is located within the U.S, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plant Introduction Research unit, in Ames, IA. The incumbent will actively participate in one or more phases of research projects, performing complex technical duties in a laboratory, field, or greenhouse environment."
Then "Requirements Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below."
Then "GS-07 Specialized Experience: ..."
Then "GS-08: ..."
Then "Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience."
Then "The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day from field to table. What we do matters in science and the world. For more information about Agricultural Research Service, go to https://www.ars.usda.gov/."
We need to decide sections: Duties Summary (maybe "Responsibilities"?). The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map "Duties Summary" to Responsibilities
or maybe keep "Duties Summary" as heading? The examples list includes "Responsibilities". Probably better to use "Responsibilities". The instruction: "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we should use those exact headings when appropriate. So we will have sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications? Actually the posting lumps "Requirements Qualifications". Might need to separate? The instruction says we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections if there is content. The posting includes both requirements and qualifications details. We could combine them into one section "Requirements" or split. Since they are together, maybe we put under "Requirements" heading and include qualifications details there. Or we could have both headings if content distinct. The posting includes "Requirements Qualifications" as a heading then details. Could treat as one section "Requirements". The qualifications details are under GS-07 and GS-08 specialized experience and education. That's qualifications. So we can put under "Qualifications". But we need to decide.
Given the instruction to prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section "Requirements". But the examples list both; but we can choose one if content covers both. However the posting explicitly mentions "Requirements Qualifications". Might be better to have a section "Requirements" and include the qualifications details there. Or we could have "Qualifications" section and include the details. The instruction says use those headings when appropriate. Since the posting includes both, we could have two sections: Requirements
and Qualifications
. But that might be thin if we split. However we have substantive content for each: the "Requirements" part includes "Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below." That's a short sentence. The "Qualifications" part includes the GS-07 and GS-08 details and volunteer experience. That's substantive. So we could have both.
But we also have a paragraph about ARS mission at end. That could be "About the role" or maybe "About the agency". Could be placed under "About the role" or maybe not needed. The instruction says include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. The ARS mission is specific content. Could be placed under "About the role" or maybe "About the agency". Since we have "About the role" as an example heading, we could use that.
Thus sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, About the role.
Now we need to format content.
Responsibilities: The duties summary paragraph: "This position is located within the U.S, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plant Introduction Research unit, in Ames, IA. The incumbent will actively participate in one or more phases of research projects, performing complex technical duties in a laboratory, field, or greenhouse environment."
We should keep as
.
Requirements: The sentence: "Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below."
We could keep as
.
Qualifications: Need to list GS-07 and GS-08 specialized experience and education, plus volunteer experience note. Could be a
- for each bullet? The content includes paragraphs. We can break into items: GS-07 Specialized Experience: ...; GS-08: ...; Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience...; Volunteer work helps...; You will receive credit...; The Agricultural Research Service is... Actually the last part about ARS mission we might put under About the role.
Thus Qualifications section: we can have
with items:
- GS-07 Specialized Experience: Qualifying experience for GS-07 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-06 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience participating in research projects related to plant science; collecting or preparing samples of plants; and operating equipment commonly used in a field or greenhouse environment. OR You must have successfully completed one full year of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, if directly related. Related degrees includes biology, plant pathology, plant science, agronomy, soil science, crop science, agriculture, horticulture, genetics, plant breeding, plant physiology and environmental science. OR You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as described above.
- GS-08: The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-08 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-07 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience participating in one or more phases of a plant science research process; statistically analyzing or summarizing data using research databases; and operating and maintaining specialized field and greenhouse equipment. OR You must have at least two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, if directly related to this position. Related degrees includes biology, plant pathology, plant science, agronomy, soil science, crop science, agriculture, horticulture, genetics, plant breeding, plant physiology and environmental science. OR You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as described above.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
That seems good.
About the role: The ARS mission paragraph: "The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day from field to table. What we do matters in science and the world. For more information about Agricultural Research Service, go to https://www.ars.usda.gov/."
We can put as .
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Thus:
Responsibilities
This position is located within the U.S, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plant Introduction Research unit, in Ames, IA. The incumbent will actively participate in one or more phases of research projects, performing complex technical duties in a laboratory, field, or greenhouse environment.
Requirements
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
Qualifications
- GS-07 Specialized Experience: Qualifying experience for GS-07 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-06 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience participating in research projects related to plant science; collecting or preparing samples of plants; and operating equipment commonly used in a field or greenhouse environment. OR You must have successfully completed one full year of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, if directly related. Related degrees includes biology, plant pathology, plant science, agronomy, soil science, crop science, agriculture, horticulture, genetics, plant breeding, plant physiology and environmental science. OR You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as described above.
- GS-08: The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-08 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-07 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience participating in one or more phases of a plant science research process; statistically analyzing or summarizing data using research databases; and operating and maintaining specialized field and greenhouse equipment. OR You must have at least two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, if directly related to this position. Related degrees includes biology, plant pathology, plant science, agronomy, soil science, crop science, agriculture, horticulture, genetics, plant breeding, plant physiology and environmental science. OR You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as described above.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the content. The posting: "Duties Summary This position is located within the U.S, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plant Introduction Research unit, in Ames, IA. The incumbent will actively participate in one or more phases of research projects, performing complex technical duties in a laboratory, field, or greenhouse environment." Then "Requirements Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below." Then "GS-07 Specialized Experience: ..." Then "GS-08: ..." Then "Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience." Then "The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day from field to table. What we do matters in science and the world. For more information about Agricultural Research Service, go to https://www.ars.usda.gov/." We need to decide sections: Duties Summary (maybe "Responsibilities"?). The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map "Duties Summary" to Responsibilities
or maybe keep "Duties Summary" as heading? The examples list includes "Responsibilities". Probably better to use "Responsibilities". The instruction: "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we should use those exact headings when appropriate. So we will have sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications? Actually the posting lumps "Requirements Qualifications". Might need to separate? The instruction says we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections if there is content. The posting includes both requirements and qualifications details. We could combine them into one section "Requirements" or split. Since they are together, maybe we put under "Requirements" heading and include qualifications details there. Or we could have both headings if content distinct. The posting includes "Requirements Qualifications" as a heading then details. Could treat as one section "Requirements". The qualifications details are under GS-07 and GS-08 specialized experience and education. That's qualifications. So we can put under "Qualifications". But we need to decide.
Given the instruction to prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section "Requirements". But the examples list both; but we can choose one if content covers both. However the posting explicitly mentions "Requirements Qualifications". Might be better to have a section "Requirements" and include the qualifications details there. Or we could have "Qualifications" section and include the details. The instruction says use those headings when appropriate. Since the posting includes both, we could have two sections: Requirements
and Qualifications
. But that might be thin if we split. However we have substantive content for each: the "Requirements" part includes "Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below." That's a short sentence. The "Qualifications" part includes the GS-07 and GS-08 details and volunteer experience. That's substantive. So we could have both.
But we also have a paragraph about ARS mission at end. That could be "About the role" or maybe "About the agency". Could be placed under "About the role" or maybe not needed. The instruction says include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. The ARS mission is specific content. Could be placed under "About the role" or maybe "About the agency". Since we have "About the role" as an example heading, we could use that.
Thus sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, About the role.
Now we need to format content.
Responsibilities: The duties summary paragraph: "This position is located within the U.S, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plant Introduction Research unit, in Ames, IA. The incumbent will actively participate in one or more phases of research projects, performing complex technical duties in a laboratory, field, or greenhouse environment."
We should keep as
Requirements
andQualifications
. But that might be thin if we split. However we have substantive content for each: the "Requirements" part includes "Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below." That's a short sentence. The "Qualifications" part includes the GS-07 and GS-08 details and volunteer experience. That's substantive. So we could have both. But we also have a paragraph about ARS mission at end. That could be "About the role" or maybe "About the agency". Could be placed under "About the role" or maybe not needed. The instruction says include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. The ARS mission is specific content. Could be placed under "About the role" or maybe "About the agency". Since we have "About the role" as an example heading, we could use that. Thus sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, About the role. Now we need to format content. Responsibilities: The duties summary paragraph: "This position is located within the U.S, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plant Introduction Research unit, in Ames, IA. The incumbent will actively participate in one or more phases of research projects, performing complex technical duties in a laboratory, field, or greenhouse environment." We should keep as. Requirements: The sentence: "Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below." We could keep as
. Qualifications: Need to list GS-07 and GS-08 specialized experience and education, plus volunteer experience note. Could be a
- for each bullet? The content includes paragraphs. We can break into items: GS-07 Specialized Experience: ...; GS-08: ...; Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience...; Volunteer work helps...; You will receive credit...; The Agricultural Research Service is... Actually the last part about ARS mission we might put under About the role.
Thus Qualifications section: we can have
- with items:
- GS-07 Specialized Experience: Qualifying experience for GS-07 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-06 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience participating in research projects related to plant science; collecting or preparing samples of plants; and operating equipment commonly used in a field or greenhouse environment. OR You must have successfully completed one full year of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, if directly related. Related degrees includes biology, plant pathology, plant science, agronomy, soil science, crop science, agriculture, horticulture, genetics, plant breeding, plant physiology and environmental science. OR You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as described above.
- GS-08: The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-08 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-07 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience participating in one or more phases of a plant science research process; statistically analyzing or summarizing data using research databases; and operating and maintaining specialized field and greenhouse equipment. OR You must have at least two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, if directly related to this position. Related degrees includes biology, plant pathology, plant science, agronomy, soil science, crop science, agriculture, horticulture, genetics, plant breeding, plant physiology and environmental science. OR You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as described above.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
That seems good.
About the role: The ARS mission paragraph: "The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day from field to table. What we do matters in science and the world. For more information about Agricultural Research Service, go to https://www.ars.usda.gov/."
We can put as
- GS-07 Specialized Experience: Qualifying experience for GS-07 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-06 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience participating in research projects related to plant science; collecting or preparing samples of plants; and operating equipment commonly used in a field or greenhouse environment. OR You must have successfully completed one full year of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, if directly related. Related degrees includes biology, plant pathology, plant science, agronomy, soil science, crop science, agriculture, horticulture, genetics, plant breeding, plant physiology and environmental science. OR You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as described above.
- GS-08: The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-08 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-07 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience participating in one or more phases of a plant science research process; statistically analyzing or summarizing data using research databases; and operating and maintaining specialized field and greenhouse equipment. OR You must have at least two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, if directly related to this position. Related degrees includes biology, plant pathology, plant science, agronomy, soil science, crop science, agriculture, horticulture, genetics, plant breeding, plant physiology and environmental science. OR You must have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education as described above.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that
. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Thus:
Responsibilities
This position is located within the U.S, Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plant Introduction Research unit, in Ames, IA. The incumbent will actively participate in one or more phases of research projects, performing complex technical duties in a laboratory, field, or greenhouse environment.
Requirements
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
Qualifications