Program Support Assistant
- Location
- Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Category
- Operations & Management
- Industry
- Operations & Management
- Salary
- $45,409 – $77,306 / year
- Openings
- 43
- Apply by
- 4 Nov 2026
About the role
Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Locations (30): Fayetteville, AR; Parlier, CA; Riverside, CA; Tifton, GA; Ames, IA; Kimberly, ID; West Lafayette, IN; Manhattan, KS; Bowling Green, KY; New Orleans, LA; East Lansing, MI; Columbia, MO; Mississippi State, MS; Oxford, MS; Stoneville, MS; Sidney, MT; Raleigh, NC; Lincoln, NE; Las Cruces, NM; Geneva, NY; Ithaca, NY; Stillwater, OK; Corvallis, OR; College Station, TX; Lubbock, TX; Temple, TX; Logan, UT; Burlington, VT; Pullman, WA; Wenatchee, WA. Salary: $45,409–$77,306/year, GS-06 to GS-07, promotion potential GS-07. Openings: 43. Type: Full-time, Permanent. Mode: On-site with telework eligible as determined by agency policy (not remote). True close: 11/03/2026 11:59 p.m. ET. Act as a personal assistant to a Research Leader and professional staff, supporting programme planning and research-project coordination across Agricultural Research Service locations. You will handle travel documents, serve as the main administrative business contact, work in online systems, prepare graphics, tables, and manuscripts or reports, and help develop administrative systems and processes that keep research running smoothly. Applicants need grade-specific specialised experience directly related to the role, plus typing at least 40 words per minute; no education qualification requirement. Open to the public: United States citizens and nationals, no prior federal experience required, plus Career Transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL). Telework eligible as determined by agency policy; not remote; occasional travel; a recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorised; one-year probationary period. Apply through USAJOBS before the closing time stated above.
Requirements
Grade-specific specialised experience directly related to the position at GS-06 and GS-07; typing at least 40 words per minute; U.S. citizenship or nationality.
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