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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="color:black;background:white">My name is Jose Luis Perez. I am a Biological Information Specialist with the Talent Outreach Branch of United States Department of Agriculture-
Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS)</span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="color:#242424;background:white"> </span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="color:#242424;background:white"> </span></span><span class="xelementtoproof"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars.usda.gov%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C16eea2c210a44fd2693408db24d8750d%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C638144284584375421%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BOcYslGVk10DwMx7F8GqnsUq9JZWIK%2FzUY8PT%2Bn1oSk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.ars.usda.gov/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:11.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">ARS
Home : USDA ARS</span></a></span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="color:black;background:white"> . The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the USDA’s chief scientific in-house research agency. Our job to find solutions to agricultural problems
that affect Americans every day from field to table (</span></span><span class="xelementtoproof"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscientificdiscoveries.ars.usda.gov%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C16eea2c210a44fd2693408db24d8750d%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C638144284584375421%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oduTgEQF89lud8lEk1nBIK%2BznfnKGBpO1YxkTBFKAAQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://scientificdiscoveries.ars.usda.gov/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:11.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Scientific
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="color:black">ARS offers rewarding careers in the life, physical, and engineering sciences including various professional, technical, and business occupations. Opportunities
are available for research scientists, recent graduates, students, and post docs (</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><u><span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"><a href="https://arscareers.usajobs.gov/" target="_blank">https://arscareers.usajobs.gov/</a></span></u></span><span class="contentpasted0"><u><span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"> </span></u></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><u><span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">).</span></u></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="color:black"> USDA-ARS
is an employer of choice and top research organization due to its mission-driven culture, research excellence, commitment to career development, focus on DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility), emphasis on work-life balance, and competitive
compensations and benefits. </span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="color:black">I wanted to reach out to inform you about a potential employment opportunity that may be
of interest to your students or recent graduates. The advertisement is for a Biological Science Technician (<a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/712758300">USAJOBS - Job Announcement</a>) </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">at
our USDA Research Laboratory at Tucson</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">.</span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> The link to the research center is</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <a href="https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/tucson-az/">Tucson,
Arizona : USDA ARS</a></span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. </span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If
you need more information about the position or the application </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">process,</span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> please reach out to us at </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424"><a href="mailto:ARSTalentNetwork@usda.gov">ARSTalentNetwork@usda.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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