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SalaryJob Description and Duties
- Travel to sites, using a State vehicle to conduct pest detection, eradication and control planning and implementation activities for regional or statewide programs to ensure that the States agriculture and natural resources remain free of threatening and invasive pests.
- Conduct studies and develop designs and protocols to improve mass rearing system of biological control agents to determine the optimal species-specific environmental conditions for rearing in order to increase production efficiency.
- Perform a broad range of research activities statewide concerning present and future environmental, environmental health, and natural resource management issues related to protecting the States agricultural industry, natural resources and public health from invasive species. This includes applying scientific methods and principles in the identification, research, and solution of problems in the areas of pest detection, eradication and control, environmental monitoring, and natural resources protection.
- Meet and confer with individuals such as ranchers, growers, and other commercial agricultural entities as well as stakeholders throughout California, traveling by State vehicle, to provide regulatory guidance to ensure compliance with current laws and regulations.
- Evaluate funding and equipment needs to maintain effective and efficient projects. Identify necessity and make recommendations to the Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) to initiate the procurement process as needed.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
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Special Requirements
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 4/12/2024Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
- Degree/Diploma
Benefits
Contact Information
The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Hiring Unit Contact:
Giancarlo LaGiusa
(916) 539-1137
giancarlo.lagiusa@cdfa.ca.gov
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:Office of Civil Rights
(916) 654-1005
Civil_Rights@cdfa.ca.gov
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
