Extension State Program Specialist for Agricultural Economics BS9502

Oklahoma State University•Stillwater, OK

47d•$62,000 - $84,060•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University invites applications for a 100% extension position. This position carries the expectations of excellence in extension with the land grant mission of Oklahoma State University. The Extension State Program Specialist position is a 100 percent Extension staff appointment in the Department of Agricultural Economics. The primary responsibility of this position is to provide leadership and support with farm management, production research, and Cooperative Extension educational efforts within the department. This may include, but is not limited to, planning, implementation, or evaluation of agreed upon assignments within farm management. Aspects of the position’s responsibilities may require grantsmanship / securing extramural funds, and the ability to collaborate with other public and private sector entities. The Extension State Program Specialist is expected to work closely with the Area Extension Ag Economics Specialists, as well as with the faculty and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University.

Requirements

Master's in agricultural economics, or a closely related discipline.
Provide agricultural budgets, land values and rental rates for agricultural lenders, farm managers, rural appraisers, and agricultural producers.
Have knowledge of farmland appraisals and agricultural real estate.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D./Ed.D.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership with the design, development, promotion, maintenance and evaluation of farm management software tools.
Deliver timely annual budget updates for a set of commodity production activities and maintain the corresponding enterprise budget website.
Provide other software-based farm management decision tools as stakeholder needs evolve.
Provide relevant educational outreach materials with practical applications for extension educators.
Sustain a land tract sales database collected from the Farm Credit Associations of Oklahoma or other collaborators with annual updates.
Extend a discussion of the results through various media outlets such as SUNUP interviews and webinars.
Update the “Oklahoma Land Values” website with current land value information.
Develop and distribute surveys to the Oklahoma public to determine rental rates for agricultural land under share, cash, and other payment arrangements as well as rates for custom agricultural services.
Collaborate with USDA/NASS for survey delivery.
Compile research results and publish the information via Extension Fact Sheets.