Entomologist.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the DLA Pest Management Program Manager, acting as the agency's point of contact (POC) and technical authority on all matters related to integrated pest management (IPM), medical entomology, and Force Health Protection (FHP).
• Provides comprehensive program oversight, develops long-range strategic plans, and advises Agency Senior Leaders on IPM methods to prevent critical economic and health losses.
• Serves as the certifying official for all DoD Pesticide Applicator Certifications held by the DLA workforce.
• Represents the Agency as a voting member of the Armed Forces Pest Management Board (AFPMB).
• Conducts in-depth investigations and special studies (e.g., population evaluations, contractual evaluations) to resolve issues not susceptible to standard methods.
• Develops plans to prevent and control medical and economic issues caused by pests, disease vectors, and Invasive Alien Species (IAS).
• Develops and disseminates technical guidance, communication materials, and operational guidelines for novel situations.
• Monitors DLA installation compliance with all DoD, Federal (e.g., EPA), and international regulations, coordinating with other government agencies on shared FHP initiatives and providing expert assistance to local medical authorities and commands.
• Serves as the budget officer for DLA’s Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Office including the management of the Fiscal Year (FY) Annual Operating Budget (AOB) for Defense Working Capital Fund (DWCF) and Appropriated funds as required.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Tour of Duty: Flexible.
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access.
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
• Bargaining Unit Status: No.
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.
• Pre-Employment Physical: Required.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirement: A Bachelor's Degree or higher in entomology; or a related discipline of the biological or physical sciences that included at least 16 semester hours in entomology. Applicants with major fields of study in biology, zoology, or invertebrate zoology may fully meet the basic educational requirements if their academic preparation included substantive instruction (including appropriate laboratory and field work) in basic general entomology, taxonomy, physiology, ecology, general and organic chemistry, general physics, and mathematics or statistics that provided some training in the analysis of variables.
• OR Combination of education and experience - Courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate fields. In addition to courses in the major and related fields, a typical college degree would have included courses that involved analysis, writing, critical thinking, research, etc. These courses would have provided an applicant with skills and abilities sufficient to perform progressively more responsible work in the occupation. Therefore, creditable experience should have demonstrated similarly appropriate skills or abilities needed to perform the work of the occupation.
• Education must be from an accredited college recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. If using education completed outside the U.S., it must be submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. YOU MUST SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS. Failure to submit transcripts will result in a rating of ineligible.
• AND Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Ap