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Hiring Programs
Salary and Benefits
How to Find and Apply
Contact Information
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Job Opportunities in the Center for Veterinary Medicine
The
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the nation's
oldest and most respected consumer protection agencies. FDA's
Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is an internationally
recognized high performance public health organization that
enables the marketing of safe and effective animal drugs,
devices, foods, food ingredients, and food additives, while
ensuring that edible products from treated animals are safe
for humans and the environment.
CVM fulfills its responsibilities by evaluating the safety
and efficacy of regulated products before the products are
approved for marketing. The Center also monitors the performance
of new animal drugs after they have been approved for marketing,
conducts research to fill gaps in knowledge, and disseminates
pertinent information. Products regulated by CVM are given
to, or used on, millions of food animals such as poultry,
cattle, swine, and fish, and companion animals like cats,
dogs, and horses.
CVM is committed to the goal of protecting animal and human
health, and recognizes the value and importance of science
in reaching quality and timely regulatory decisions. Our teamwork
approach to excellence involves a continuous effort for quality
improvement In performing this mission the Center employs
a skilled, diverse workforce of professionals at all levels.
The professions include:
Veterinary Medical Officers,
Animal Scientists, Chemists,
Biologists, Microbiologists,
Pharmacologists, Toxicologists,
Consumer Safety Officers,
Math Statisticians, Administrators
Hiring Programs
Regular Civilian employment
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Service Fellowship Program
Staff Fellow/Visiting Scientist
Regular employment in the United States Federal Civil Service
or Public Health Service Commissioned Corp is limited to U.S.
Citizens. However, permanent resident aliens (Green card holders)
and others with visas that legally permit such employments
may be hired through the Service Fellowship or Staff Fellow/Visiting
Scientist Programs.
Salary and Benefits
The
Federal General Schedule (GS) grade levels at which these
positions most commonly are filled are GS-9 through GS-13.
Higher grade levels are available based on peer review of
individual accomplishments managerial chain of command. The
current GS salaries and wages can be found at www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.htm.
All of our positions are located in Rockville, Maryland with
the exception of our Office of Research located in Laurel,
Maryland; therefore, we fall under the locality pay for the
Washington Metropolitan Area.
The Federal Government offers an excellent benefits package
including: annual leave, sick leave, paid holidays, health
benefits, life insurance, retirement, and quality of work
life programs. More specific information may be found on the
Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) web site.
How to Find and Apply for our Job
Vacancies
Announcements for job vacancies at CVM can be found on our
home page at www.fda.gov/cvm/
vacancy/careeropps.html. Other FDA and Federal positions
can be found at www.usajobs.opm.gov. This same information
can be retrieved using a touchtone phone by dialing 912-757-3000
or 202-606-2700 in the Washington DC area. The FDA Job Line
is 301-443-1969. To receive faxed vacancies call FAXBACK at
301-827-4287.
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job vacancy announcement may be limited to status candidates.
"Status candidates" are current federal employees serving
on career or career conditional appointments in the competitive
service, or candidates with reinstatement eligibility. Status
applicants are able to apply to positions open to government
employees.
"Non-Status" candidates are applicants who have never held
career or career conditional appointments in the federal service.
Non-Status applicants are eligible to apply for positions
where the area of consideration is listed as All Sources.
The following are guidelines for completing your application.
Carefully read the contents of each vacancy announcement.
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Determine if you fall within the Area of Consideration
(AOC) for the position of interest.
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If you are within the AOC, request a copy of the announcement
from the advertising office.
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Carefully review this information to determine if you meet
the qualifications required.
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Prepare your resume or application, including all required
information described in the announcement.
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Make certain your application describes work experiences
demonstrating your ability to perform the duties of the
position.
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Address all statements required, typically referred to
as Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities statements (KSA). Your
responses are essential in distinguishing between a candidate
with superior qualifications and one only basically qualified.
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When addressing the KSA describe the work experiences,
projects, or training that show you possess the particular
KSA listed.
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After completing your application package ensure that it
is delivered to the proper office specified in the announcement
within the specified time frames.
Contact the following offices for
further information:
Office of Management and Communications
Personnel Staff, HFV-10
7519 Standish Place, Room N155
Rockville, MD 20855
301-827-4261 or 301-827-4263
Fax: 301-827-4332
January 2004
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