Abbreviations
for Job Opportunities
Acceptable
abbreviations include:
- Abbreviate
states to two letters, for example, MD for Maryland;
- Abbreviate
months to three letters;
- Abbreviate
scientific disciplines by removing "-ology" and "-ological,"
i.e. entomology becomes entomol.;
- Abbreviate
college degrees to B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.; and
- Use
numerals for numerical references, i.e. 3 yrs.
Other
abbreviations include:
| ability,
abilities |
abil(s). |
| academy,
academic |
acad. |
| additional |
addl. |
| administration,
administrative |
admin. |
| affirmative
action |
AA |
| agriculture,
agricultural |
agric. |
| Agricultural
Research Service |
ARS |
| agronomy,
agronomic |
agron. |
| America |
U.S. |
| American |
Amer. |
| animal |
anim. |
| Animal
& Plant Health Inspection Service |
APHIS |
| apiculture,
apicultural |
apicult. |
| applicable,
application |
applic. |
| applied |
appl. |
| assistant(s) |
asst(s). |
| associate,
association |
assoc. |
| Atlantic |
Atlan. |
| available |
avail. |
| avenue |
ave. |
| behavior,
behavioral |
behav. |
| beneficial |
benef. |
| biochemistry,
biochemical |
biochem. |
| biological
control |
biocontrol |
| botany,
botanical |
botan. |
| building |
bldg. |
| center,
centre |
ctr. |
| Centers
for Disease Control |
CDC |
| chemistry,
chemical |
chem. |
| Curriculum
Vitae |
CV |
| clinical |
clin. |
| commonwealth |
commonw. |
| community |
commun. |
| comparative |
compar. |
| consultant,
consulting |
consult. |
| coordinate,
coordination |
coordin. |
| cooperate,
cooperative |
coop. |
| Cooperative
State Research, Education, & Extension Service |
CSREES |
| corporation |
corp. |
| culture,
cultural |
cult. |
| demonstration(s) |
demo(s). |
| department(al) |
dept. |
| development(al) |
dev. |
| division |
div. |
| doctoral,
doctorate |
doct. |
| document(s) |
doc(s). |
| drive
(in street address) |
dr. |
| economic(s),
economical |
econ. |
| Economic
Research Service |
ERS |
| education(al) |
educ. |
| environment(al) |
environ. |
| Environmental
Protection Agency |
EPA |
| equal
opportunity employer |
EOE |
| Europe,
European |
Eur. |
| evolution,
evolutionary |
evol. |
| experience |
exper. |
| experiment(al) |
experim. |
| extension |
ext. |
| facility |
facil. |
| faculty |
facul. |
| federal |
fed. |
| Fort |
Ft. |
| foundation |
fdn. |
| full
time |
FT |
| general |
gen. |
| genetic(s) |
genet. |
| geography,
geographical |
geogr. |
| graduate |
grad. |
| highway |
hwy. |
| history |
hist. |
| horticulture |
hort. |
| immediate(ly) |
immed. |
| improvement |
improv. |
| include(s),
including |
incl. |
| incorporated |
inc. |
| infection(s),
infectious |
infect. |
| information |
info. |
| institute,
institutional |
inst. |
| insurance |
insur. |
| integrated
pest management |
IPM |
| international |
internatl. |
| laboratory |
lab |
| letter(s) |
ltr(s). |
| management |
mgmt. |
| mathematics |
math. |
| mechanical |
mech. |
| medicine,
medical |
med. |
| microscopy,
microsopic |
microscop. |
| minimum |
min. |
| modeling |
model. |
| modern |
mod. |
| molecule,
molecular |
molec. |
| month(s) |
mo(s). |
| municipal |
munic. |
| national |
natl. |
| National
Academy of Science |
NAS |
| National
Institutes of Health |
NIH |
| National
Science Foundation |
NSF |
| nature,
natural |
natur. |
| number(s) |
no(s). |
| numerical |
numer. |
| nutritional |
nutrit. |
| object(s),
objective(s) |
obj(s). |
| observation,
observatory |
observ. |
| occupation(al) |
occup. |
| office,
official |
offc. |
| organization |
org. |
| Orient,
Oriental |
Orient. |
| original |
orig. |
| Pacific |
Pac. |
| page(s) |
pg(s). |
| paid |
pd. |
| parkway |
pkwy. |
| part
time |
PT |
| pathology |
pathol. |
| pharmacutical |
pharm. |
| philosophy |
philos. |
| photography,
photographic |
photogr. |
| physical |
phys. |
| pollution |
pollut. |
| population |
popul. |
| position |
pos. |
| postdoctoral,
postdoctorate |
postdoc. |
| preference(s) |
pref(s). |
| prefer(red),
preferably |
pref. |
| previous(ly) |
prev. |
| problem(s) |
prob(s). |
| profession(al) |
prof. |
| program |
prog. |
| project |
proj. |
| publication(s) |
pub(s). |
| qualification(s) |
qualif(s). |
| quantitative |
quantit. |
| quantity |
qty. |
| received |
recd. |
| reference(s) |
ref(s). |
| regional |
regl. |
| registration |
regist. |
| require(d) |
req. |
| research |
res. |
| room |
rm. |
| saint |
st. |
| salary |
sal. |
| science,
scientific |
sci. |
| section |
sec. |
| senior |
sr. |
| sericulture,
sericultural |
sericul. |
| service |
svc. |
| silviculture,
silvicultural |
silvicul. |
| society |
soc. |
| statement(s) |
stmt(s). |
| station |
sta. |
| statistics,
statistical |
stats. |
| street |
st. |
| subtropical |
subtrop. |
| suite |
ste. |
| supervisor(y) |
supervis. |
| survey |
surv. |
| systematics |
systemat. |
| system(s) |
syst. |
| taxonomy |
taxon. |
| technical |
tech. |
| tropical |
trop. |
| United
States |
US |
| United
States Department of Agriculture |
USDA |
| United
States Forest Service |
USFS |
| university |
univ. |
| vegetable |
veg. |
| veterinary,
veterinarian |
vet. |
| viticulture,
viticultural |
viticul. |
| year(s) |
yr(s). |
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