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4-H Youth Development Advisor (AP 24-15)

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Job location: Ventura or San Luis Obispo County.

Position description: The University of California division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) invites applications for a UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) 4-H Youth Development Advisor at the Assistant Rank, serving Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. This position will create opportunities for youth to engage in meaningful civic engagement, youth-adult partnerships, and leadership experiences to enhance their college and career readiness and help youth in achieving their fullest potential. This position will help integrate ANR's research and extension education efforts across communities to improve youth development across the region. UCCE Advisors are responsible for applied research and extension of knowledge. Research activities are applied, needs-based, mission-oriented, and focused on addressing our communities' challenges. Extension activities are the educational practices Advisors use to share research results directly with clientele and communities to increase their knowledge and understanding of science-based research results to support and promote the adoption of practices and technologies to solve problems. Extension methods may include individual consultations, presentations, organization of educational workshops and short courses, field demonstrations, farm calls, and site visits. 

Position Details: The 4-H Youth Development Advisor will implement an innovative multi-county extension education and applied research program using a positive youth development framework for enhancing college and career readiness. California 4-H embarked on a college and career readiness mission, recently publishing new curricula (Pathways to Your Future), chartering a UC ANR workgroup, and publishing new research; however, focused applied research and education is needed in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties to ensure the power and potential of UCCE in supporting college and career pathways is fully utilized in these counties. College and career readiness and workforce development across a variety of fields including agriculture, science and technology, etc. must be improved to help young people advance to and succeed in post-secondary education and compete for jobs in the 21st century. To do this requires improvements in curriculum materials and advancements in the professional development of out-of-school-time educators. The Advisor's work will help provide opportunities for young people to increase their knowledge and improve attitudes about post-secondary educational and career pathways.

Qualifications: A minimum of a Master's Degree in youth/child development, human development, psychology, education or a related field is required at time of appointment.

For full position description/how to apply: Please visit https://recruit.ucanr.edu/ and choose "applicants" (refer to position #24-15) or click HERE. An in-person finalist interview may be required as part of the search process.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
 

Extension Agent I - IV - Family and Consumer Sciences

UF/IFAS Family and Consumer Sciences

Job location: Sarasota, FL

Position description: University of Florida IFAS Extension and Sarasota County seek to fill a 12-month, permanent status-accruing Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension Agent position. As the Agent, you will develop, implement, evaluate, and report on a comprehensive FCS Extension program. The focus areas will be on strategies and programs that address the critical connections between nutrition, aging, chronic disease management and housing. Educational programs will support healthier lifestyles, enhance long-term well-being, and improve living conditions for older adults and others facing health and housing challenges. A minimum of 5% of the Agent’s time will be devoted to 4-H Youth Development programming in partnership with the county 4-H Agent.

Position Details: 

  • Design, teach, evaluate, and report on community-based educational programs in the program areas outlined above to address issues, facilitate solutions and promote positive behavior change. Audiences include community residents, professionals, organizations, youth, and more.
  • Deliver educational programs using a wide variety of approaches (e.g., workshops, seminars, in-person programming, virtual programming, publications, and electronic media) to effectively reach community stakeholders of a variety of ages, educational and experience levels, and learning styles.
  • Develop creative works and non-technical educational materials (presentations, fact sheets, blogs, webpages, videos, educational social media posts, and similar works) for clientele.
  • Develop and sustain partnerships with community agencies, governmental entities, businesses, County and UF colleagues, and the public to promote health with innovative shared programing. Coordinate with Sarasota County Emergency Management division regarding area-specific guidelines and education strategies on emergency preparations. Coordinate with the Florida Department of Health Sarasota County regarding area health education priorities.
  • Serve as the local agent liaison for the Family Nutrition Program in Sarasota County.
  • Establish an advisory committee of citizens and professionals to analyze the county situation, identify priority issues, and assist with program design to reach target clientele.
  • Acquire and manage financial resources like grants and in-kind support.
  • Actively collaborate with other staff in Sarasota County Extension to implement comprehensive and interdisciplinary programs to meet community needs.
  • Complete required monthly, quarterly, and annual reports of accomplishments and metrics.

Qualifications: Candidates shall hold a master’s degree and/or bachelor’s degree with relevant experience and accomplishments.

Job Description and To Apply: For the full job description/position details and information on how to apply, please visit: https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/536041

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University and greater Gainesville community enjoy a variety of cultural events, restaurants, year-round outdoor recreational activities, and social opportunities.
 

UCCE 4-H Youth Development Advisor for Leadership and Civic Engagement Serving Lassen, Modoc, Plumas and Sierra Counties (AP 25-13)

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Job location: Susanville, CA

Position description: The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) invites applications for a UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Area 4-H Youth Development Advisor for Leadership and Civic Engagement at the Assistant rank. The Area 4-H Youth Development Advisor is responsible for the development of the UCCE 4-H Youth Development extension and research programs in Lassen, Modoc, Plumas and Sierra Counties. The Advisor will develop and deliver a program that will provide all youth meaningful personal development opportunities. The Advisor is expected to develop an extension and applied research program framed in positive youth development, emphasizing leadership and civic engagement programs and curricula to promote program growth and expanded opportunities for youth participation.

Position Details: The Advisor will develop and extend innovative 4-H development programs across the four-county area. The Advisor will cultivate both a strong community network and an academic network that supports an effective flow of information and creative work promoting positive youth development within the four-county area. The advisor will provide academic oversight of the 4-H community club program and educational leadership to county based 4-H staff, educators, volunteers, and community members. The Advisor will provide 15% FTE to strengthen the statewide 4-H network of leadership and civic engagement programming.

Qualifications: A minimum of a master's degree is required in youth/child development, human development, education, or a related field is required at the time of appointment.

Job Description and To Apply: For the full job description/position details and information on how to apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/6243669 

The University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. 
 

CalFresh Healthy Living UC Statewide Academic Coordinator II

Location Headquarters. UC ANR, Davis, CA or County Office (Location TBD)

Position Overview: The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) offers an exciting recruitment opportunity for a UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor.

Purpose: The CalFresh Healthy Living, UC (CFHL, UC) Statewide Academic Coordinator will provide statewide leadership, coordination, and oversight with the CalFresh Healthy Living, UC program consisting of ongoing support to the approximately 180 program staff and local leadership implementing this program in approximately 36 counties across California The CFHL, UC Statewide Academic Coordinator position will be based at UC ANR and will work closely with the Statewide Director, Community Nutrition and Health, Business Manager, and the UC Davis CFHL, UC State Office team to bring consistency and clarity on a myriad of UC ANR policies/procedures and serve to centralize the people management components of this large and complex statewide program.

Qualifications: A minimum of a master’s degree in public health, nutrition or other related field is required at the time of appointment.

Position Details: This Academic Coordinator II position will support a streamlined and centralized people management structure and provide high level management and administrative functions for the CFHL, UC program with guidance from the Statewide Director, Community Nutrition and Health and with coordination with local Advisors and County Directors.

Job Description and To Apply: For the full job description/details and information on how to apply, visit: https://recruit.ucanr.edu/JPF00319

UC ANR is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
 

Environmental Horticulture Advisor (25-14)

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 

Position description: The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) invites applications for a UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Environmental Horticulture Advisor, at the Assistant rank. The Environmental Horticulture Advisor is responsible for educational and applied research programs covering a wide array of disciplines for Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties. Common challenges faced in all three counties include the maintenance of water quality and supply, efficient disposal and recycling of green waste, reduction of pesticide use in the face of the expansion of an increasingly urbanized population of plant diseases and pests that have had considerable impacts on the ecosystems and economies of both counties.

UCCE Advisors are responsible for applied research and extension of knowledge. Research activities are applied, needs-based, mission-oriented, and focused on addressing our communities' challenges. Extension activities are the educational practices Advisors use to share research results directly with clientele and communities to increase their knowledge and understanding of science-based research results to support and promote the adoption of practices and technologies to solve problems. Extension methods may include individual consultations, community partnerships, presentations, organization of educational workshops, youth events, and short courses. Information may also be disseminated via radio outreach, webinars, fact sheets, policy briefs, news blogs, and social media. Publications are expected in various formats, such as newsletters, articles for the popular press, curricula, conference proceedings, and peer-reviewed publications. Successful research and extension programs result in new information that improves knowledge or understanding and adoption of new skills, practices, changed attitudes, policies, and improved environmental health, agricultural, economic, and/or social conditions. UCCE Advisors are evaluated through an academic advancement system based on four criteria: extending knowledge, applied research and creative activity, professional competence and activity, and University and public service.

How to Apply: If interested in this position, please visit: https://recruit.ucanr.edu/ and choose "applicants" (refer to position #25-14). An in-person finalist interview may be required as part of the search process. 

Closing Date: To assure full consideration, application packets must be received by June 22, 2025 - (Open until filled) 

Questions? Contact: Mikyla Perez at mailto: [email protected]
 

UCCE 4-H Youth Development Leadership and Civic Engagement Advisor

Location Headquarters. UCCE Lassen County Office, 707 Nevada St., Susanville, CA 96130.

Position Overview: The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) offers an exciting recruitment opportunity for a UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor.

Purpose: The Advisor will develop and extend innovative 4-H development programs across the four-county area. The Advisor will cultivate both a strong community network and an academic network that supports an effective flow of information and creative work promoting positive youth development within the four-county area of Modoc, Lassen, Plumas and Sierra.

Qualifications: A minimum of a master’s degree is in forestry ecology, resource management or other closely related fields with a sound understanding of applied forest management is required at the time of appointment.  Please see the full job description for additional qualifications.

Position Details: The Leadership and Civic Engagement Advisor will provide academic oversight of the 4-H community club program and educational leadership to county based 4-H staff, educators, volunteers, and community members. The Advisor will provide 15% FTE to strengthen the statewide 4-H network of leadership and civic engagement programming. Specific within the four-county area, there are program development opportunities to enhance and build upon a strong traditional 4-H program. Excellent youth development opportunities exist in areas of youth-to-youth (e.g. teen-to-primary) learning models, senior youth to new volunteer training events, youth-led community events, regional camping experiences, program exchange events to better integrate local youth with their peers in other regions including youth with differing life experiences. Local communities have many willing collaborators on youth-based events and programs. The new advisor will have dedicated service organizations, local boards, and individuals with whom to build lasting networks supporting youth across the region, leveraging current community interest into more active participation in the 4-H YD program. The advisor will also promote growth of the 4-H program by providing guidance and leadership through the 4-H VMO structure across the four-county area.

Job Description and To Apply: For the full job description and information on how to apply, visit https://recruit.ucanr.edu/JPF00317.  Closing date is July 15, 2025. 

UC ANR is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
 

Extension Educator-Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H

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Posting Number: F001339P
Advertising Pay Range: Commensurate with Experience
Location: Off Campus Location - Bingham County/Blackfoot, ID
Primary Division/College: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Classification Group Title: Extension Faculty
Contract Basis: Fiscal Year
Anticipated Contract Start Date: 05/12/2025
FLSA Status: Exempt
Special Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by April 13, 2025, will receive first consideration. Along with your on-line application, write a letter of qualification addressing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications listed.  In addition, your application materials must include a CV, names & contact information for at least three (3) professional references, 3 reference letters, and unofficial transcripts. Please email your reference letters to Marnie Spencer at [email protected]
Applicant Resources: https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/6080366
 

Assistant Specialist in Biomass and Bioenergy - UCCE Riverside County - 100% Time Represented

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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Application Window: Open date: April 9, 2025
Next review date: Monday, May 12, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Aug 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Closing Date: To assure full consideration, application packets must be received by May 12, 2025 (open until filled).
Questions? Contact Katie Kilbane; email: mailto:[email protected]
To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/6155124
 

UC Cooperative Extension - Director of County Cooperative Extension - Academic Administrator or Academic Coordinator III Series (25-09)

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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Application Window: Open date: April 14, 2025
Next review date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Jun 20, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
How to Apply: If you are interested in this position, please visit: https://recruit.ucanr.edu/ and choose "applicants" (refer to position #25-09). An in-person finalist interview may be required as part of the search process.
Questions? Contact Tatiana Avoce, email mailto:[email protected]
To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/6148972
 

Environmental Horticulture Advisor (AP 24-22)

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Environmental Horticulture Advisor (AP 24-22)
Open date: April 4, 2025
Next review date: Monday, May 19, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Jun 20, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Questions? Contact Mikyla Perez, email: [email protected]