USAJOBS - Search Jobs

USAJOBS is the official job site of the US Federal Government.
It's your one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information.

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) unique mission is to advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and communities by supporting research, education, and extension programs in the Land-Grant University System and other partner organizations. NIFA doesn't perform actual research, education, and extension but rather helps fund it at the state and local level and provides program leadership in these areas. Options on this page will help you narrow your search before selecting "Search for Jobs". Be sure to review the announcement carefully and follow the "How to Apply" directions when submitting your application.

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Series Number Search

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Occupational Series

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Applicant Eligibility

Are you a current or former Federal civilian employee who holds or held a non-temporary appointment
Non-Temporary Appointment
A non-temporary appointment does not have a specific not-to-exceed date associated with it. For more details, go to http://www.usajobs.gov/ EI36.asp
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In the competitive service
Competitive Service
Competitive service is all civilian positions in the Federal Government that are not specifically excepted from the civil service laws and are not in the Senior Executive Service. For more details, go to http://www.usajobs.gov/ infocenter/howjobsgetfilled.asp
in the Executive Branch or in a position not in the Executive branch specifically included in the competitive service by statute, or
In an excepted service
Excepted Service
Excepted service is unclassified service, unclassified Civil Service or positions outside the competitive service and the senior executive service. For more details, go to http://www.usajobs.gov/ infocenter/howjobsgetfilled.asp
position covered by an interchange agreement
Interchange agreement
An agency having an established merit system in the excepted service may enter into an agreement in which employees may be moved from the agency's system to the competitive service.
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Eligible for reinstatement
Reinstatement
Reinstatement eligibility allows those individuals who previously held a career or career-conditional appointment to apply for jobs in the competitive Federal service open to status applicants. For more clarification, go to http://www.usajobs.gov/ EI2.asp
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A Veteran eligible for veterans' preference
Veterans' Preference
An employee's category of entitlement to preference in the Federal service based on active military service that terminated honorably. For more details, go to http://www.usajobs.gov/ veteranscenter/.
or separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous military service?
A person with non-competitive appointment eligibility?

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