USDA National Program Leader, Crop Protection

National Program Leader for USDA-ARS Crop Production & Protection

29, July 2024. Job Announcement: The USDA-ARS Office of National Programs (ONP) is searching for a National Program Leader (NPL) in Plant Health to provide national and international leadership in coordinating agricultural research programs relating to diseases of agronomic and horticultural crops. This position is within the Crop Production and Protection (CPP) division at ONP at the George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, MD. The CPP team includes 9 of the 22 ARS NPLs and has the largest research portfolio in ARS in terms of research funding ($618M/year) and projects (287 of the 690 research projects in ARS). Apply by August 9, 2024: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/800897600