Extension Specialist, TN Landowner Education Specialist: Center for Profitable Agriculture - UTIA

University of Tennessee • Columbia, TN

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Extension Specialist – TN Landowner Education provides leadership for planning, implementing and evaluating statewide educational programs in value-added agriculture; landowner education; and enterprise analysis, planning, development, management and sustainability. The position is full-time, non-tenure track, 100% Extension position.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Business Administration or a closely related field. Applicants graduating prior to the target start date are welcome to apply.
• Knowledge and skills that demonstrate promise in Extension program development, implementation and evaluation.
• Proficiency with computer applications such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Internet (Web, e-mail), etc.
• Ability to provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams as well as abilities to work and serve as an effective member of program teams.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal).

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of agricultural Extension programs and the land-grant mission.
• Knowledge of or experience in agriculture.
• Knowledge of value-added enterprise analysis, development and operation.
• Knowledge and skills of how to develop and conduct Extension educational programs for value-added enterprises.
• Knowledge and skills in grant writing and proposal preparation for external funding.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of a new Tennessee Extension Landowner Education Program with advisory, teaching and publishing teams
• Develop and maintain a farm landowner guidebook and curriculum (with collaborators)
• Identify and disseminate information on farmland ownership ‘incentives’
• Identify and disseminate information on farmland ownership strategies, opportunities and enterprises
• Collaborate on landowner education programs (face-to-face and online)
• Provide consultations and technical assistance for various identified subject matter topics
• Publish and utilize Extension teaching methods

Benefits

• group hospitalization and life insurance
• State Employees Retirement
• Workers’ Compensation
• sick and annual leave
• numerous University of Tennessee and state benefits programs, including liberal time off for holidays and longevity pay after three years of service
• reimbursement for official travel

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time