The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The National Agricultural Library (NAL) is a unique part of ARS and hosts a wealth of online agricultural information.

ARS has many career opportunities for permanent and temporary employees around the country. Being a scientific research agency, many of the careers available are in the life, physical, and engineering sciences. However, ARS employs a wide range of occupations such as:

• scientific and administrative leadership

• research scientists

• postdoctoral research associates

• support scientists

• research technicians

• professional, technical, and administrative occupations, such as library science, information technology, and human resources

• secretarial and clerical

• and, trades and crafts occupations

Your work will matter – to everyday people from babies to seniors; to farmers and ranchers; to all kinds of businesses large and small; and to a future world with many more people to feed, less land suitable for growing crops and sustaining livestock, and an environment under increasing pressure from myriad sources.

When we search for new people to join ARS, we look for individuals with intelligence, creativity, and energy intrigued by 21st century challenges and eager to solve them. If we find these elements in your Federal resume, you will most likely get invited for an interview.