Extension Specialist- Urban Agriculture Production
- Employer
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Dec 19, 2020
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Extension Services
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Provides educational leadership in the development, implementation,
management, and evaluation of research based, integrative statewide
Extension programs that meet the needs of limited-resource and
socially-disadvantaged audiences. Delivers training and educational
support materials for Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR)
agents, technicians and their clientele/customers in urban
agriculture (sustainable agriculture and food systems), consistent
with the philosophy, policy and overall mission, goals and
educational objectives of Cooperative Extension at North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University. This position works
both individually and collaboratively to plan, deliver, and assess
the effectiveness of Extension programs relating to urban
agriculture (sustainable agriculture & food systems) with a
primary focus on addressing the historical and current inequities
that impact these systems. Secures external research funding for
programs to engage underserved and limited-resource audiences in
the revitalization and profitability of small farms. This position
provides: 1) innovative leadership in planning, implementing, and
evaluating statewide educational programs that address the needs of
small, part-time, and limited resource farm audience related to
urban agriculture (sustainable agriculture & food systems); 2)
leadership in identifying and conducting staff development
opportunities, training and technical assistance in hydroponic and
alternative agriculture production techniques and related areas for
Extension professionals, paraprofessionals and non-Extension
persons; 3) program accomplishment reports to share with internal
and external audiences and assist with marketing the organization
and its impacts; 4) collaboration with College of Agriculture &
Environmental Sciences (CAES) faculty, other Extension specialists,
and research scientists to develop relevant research-based
hydroponic and alternative agriculture production technique program
initiatives; and 5) actively promotes diversity within Extension
programs and with audiences. The Urban Agriculture Production
Specialist reports to the Assistant Administrator - Agriculture and
Natural Resources of Cooperative Extension.
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