Five Communications Vacancies
USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station- SGSF
Asheville, NC
Deadline: 2005/08/31
Five Communications Vacancies
Southern Research Station
The Southern Research Station is looking for five communications professionals to refill behind retirements and add a science delivery component to the Station's portfolio:
· GS-12 technical publications writer-editor (GS-1083)—editing of journal articles, general technical reports, research papers and notes, and resource bulletins for scientific credibility, policy adherence, and readability; involvement in award nominations and annual report preparation (retirement).
· GS-12/13 applications specialist (GS-0401, biological scientist)—research delivery with emphasis on distance learning and packaging research results for adoption by the public (second notice for this position, retirement of GS-12 marketing specialist).
· GS-12/13 press officer (GS-1035, public affairs specialist)—media and congressional relations, Freedom of Information responses (new position).
· GS-12 art director (GS-1001, interpretive services design officer)—graphics support with responsibility for developing high quality innovative products that build public understanding of Station programs and accomplishments and ensure that research results are applied and adopted (abolishment of GS-11 public affairs specialist).
· GS-12 production manager (GS-1001 publishing specialist or GS-1654 printing services specialist)—management of the technical publications program with responsibility for production and layout of manuscripts, quality and cost control, and liaison with the Government Printing Office (abolishment of GS-1082 production editor).
These positions will be located at Station headquarters in Asheville, NC. The Station employs 135 Ph.D. level scientists in experimental forests, laboratories, and university campuses throughout the 13 southern States. Their disciplines range from genetics to watersheds to global change.
Asheville is the center for health care, banking, professional services, and transportation for a three-county metropolitan area in western North Carolina. Recently emerging as an eastern haven for cultural amenities, it is home to a symphony, opera, and ballet and recognized for its thriving arts community. It boasts several theater groups, summer concert series, and the nearby North Carolina Theatre. Located at an elevation of 2,200 feet in the heart of the Southern Appalachians, the city has average summer highs of 82 dropping to winter lows of 32, and rainfall from 55 to 60 inches with some areas over 80 inches. Surrounded by national forests and 50 miles from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Asheville is the gateway for numerous rivers and trails and spectacular drives on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Big city amenities are available within driving distance in Atlanta (3 hours), Charlotte or Knoxville (2 hours), and the Greeneville-Spartanburg metropolitan area (1 hour).
We expect to advertise these positions within over the next few months, so please distribute the outreach notice widely and encourage potential candidates to contact Carol Whitlock, Communications Program Manager, by phone (828-257-4389) or email (carolwhitlock@fs.fed.us) with all levels of interest.
