Best of USAJobs Nov. 1

USAJobs can be a great resource for those looking to enter public service for the first time or career public servants interested in finding new job opportunities. To help promote interest in the site and the thousands of jobs it has listed, GovLoop highlights some of the more interesting opportunities available in a blog post each week. Welcome to the latest edition of our exciting federal employment opportunities roundup!

1. Supervisory Recreation Therapist

We all love recreation, but are you good enough at it to make it your job? The Veterans Affairs Department is looking for someone to administer recreation therapy operations and direct staff assignments in a variety of clinical settings at the Washington, D.C VA Medical Center. Click here to view the job.

2. Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance Officer

Animals, plants, food—you name it, and people are trying to bring it into the country illicitly. The Agriculture Department is looking for someone who can identify and verify prohibited imports at the point of entry. Smuggling interdiction and trade compliance will be the two major areas of responsibility. Click here to view the job.

3. Foreign Service Facilities Manager

Want to take a trip abroad? For up to three years at a time? Consider applying to be a Foreign Service Facilities Manager. You’d be working for the State Department, overseeing U.S. government properties around the world. Click here to view the job.

4. Research Soil Scientist

If you love plants, crops soil, and the land but don’t want to be a farmer, consider this position with the Agriculture Department instead. They need someone who can conduct research on maintaining and enhancing soil resources. Click here to view the job.

5. Supervisory Research Biologist

Do you like fluffy, furry animals? Then find another position to apply to, because this one is all about working with marine species, which are more likely to be wet and slimy. If you’re passionate about marine biology and conservation, however, then this position with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could be for you. Click here to view the job.

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