ENTOMOLOGIST

ENTOMOLOGIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Jacksonville, Florida

Salary Range: $74678 - $97087 Per Year

Job Summary: This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Major Duties:

• You will serve as the Hazardous Materials Program Manager leading efforts to evaluate new equipment and methods to protect warfighters from pests and vectors.
• You will maintain and manage the Commands inventory of insecticide dispersal equipment and pesticides for use in operational pest management missions.
• You will use concepts and methods of entomology or related biological science pests and vectors, pest identification, insect colony maintenance for use in biological studies, and integrated pest management.
• You will lead the development of protocols for the rigorous evaluation of methods and equipment for arthropod surveillance and control.

Qualifications: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in testing and evaluation of pest management equipment by designing, revising, and overseeing the implementation of standard operating procedures for evaluating new equipment and methods for surveillance and control of arthropods; Experience with pest and vector control operations with insecticide dispersal equipment to include developing and executing comprehensive programs using integrated pest management (IPM) techniques Experience managing a Hazardous Material Control Program (HMCP), including pesticide inventories to protect the safety of personnel and prevent, minimize, or eliminate hazardous material (HM) into the environment. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/entomology-series-0413/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How to Apply: Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: hroeastrecruitment@groups.health.mil hroeastrecruitment@groups.health.mil NOTE: Please include on the subject line of your email: 552353-VW Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-17