Veterinary Medical Officer

**Duties**:

- The duties may include, but are not limited to:

- Ensure appropriate and consistent handling of animal products, animal by-products, and APHIS regulated garbage.
- Provide technical advice and assistance in evaluating the risk of introducing and establishing animal diseases and disease causing infectious agents of animals.
- Review, evaluate, and provide feedback on import-export certification procedures for animal products and animal by-products and activities carried out under compliance agreements.
- Develops and initiates specific audits related to animal products, animal by-products, and APHIS regulated garbage.
- Conduct and participate in seminars and local conferences relating to animal products, animal by-products, and related materials.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
- Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- During field reviews of program activities the selectee may work outside with exposure to the elements at maritime ports, airports, and various types of industry establishments while conducting on-site inspections of ship boarding procedures.
- Selectee is expected to travel up to 50% of the time.
- A hard-hat may be required because of the inherent danger of the work area.

**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.
- All applicants must meet the Basic Requirement outlined in the Education section below.
- **FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL**: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

- Subject matter expertise in animal diseases and disease causing infectious agents of animals associated with the movement of animal products, animal by-products, vectors, biologicals and related materials.
- Utilizes knowledge of import-export certification procedures for animal products and animal by-products and activities carried out under compliance agreements.
- Familiarity with government policy regarding agricultural clearance and animal product regulations.
- Detects, diagnosis, dispositions, transmissions, and epidemiology of livestock and poultry disease conditions, particularly those that are foreign to U.S. livestock that may be transmitted through the importation of animal products, animal by-products, and related materials.
- Experience as a Subject Matter Expert working with or for State or Federal Government agencies such as; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists, Compliance Officers and Port Directors; USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS); U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); U.S. Department of Defense (DOD); State/Territorial Veterinarians; Brokers; Importers; and Compliance Agreement Holders, in an effort to mitigate risk and prevent the introduction of foreign animal diseases into the U.S.

**OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-13 GRADE LEVEL**:Successful completion of a PhD degree in an area of specialization including, but not limited to: animal science, avian medicine, food safety, infectious diseases, veterinary clinical sciences, pathobiology, biomedical sciences, veterinary anatomy, veterinary preventive medicine, comparative biological sciences, epidemiology, veterinary parasitology, molecular veterinary biosciences, public health, microbiology, pathology, immunology, laboratory animal medicine, toxicology, wildlife, zoological animal medicine, or other sciences related to the work of a veterinary medical officer position.
- **OR **RESIDENCY/POST GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE GS-13 GRADE LEVEL**. **Successful completion of **three** years of an internship, residency program, or fellowship training program in a discipline related to the position. Applicants should provide a certificate or letter documenting the completion of this program.- **TRANSCRIPTS** are required. This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified. this education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college or university.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other orga