Position ID: | Cornell-Cornell Cooperative Extension-FIELDCROPSSOUTHWEST [#18683, WDR-00026039] |
Position Title: | Field Crops Specialist - Southwest (Cornell Cooperative Extension); Ellicottville, New York |
Position Type: | Other |
Position Location: | Ellicottville, New York 14731, United States [map] |
Subject Areas: | Soil Science Animal Science / Animal Science Agriculture Crop Sciences Education (more...) |
Appl Deadline: | 2021/09/21 11:59PM* finished (2021/05/24, finished 2021/10/07) |
Position Description: |
Field Crops Specialist
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented identities to apply. CALS is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University’s second-largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: natural and human systems; food, energy and environmental resources; and social, physical, and economic well-being. Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) provides the educational outreach functions for Cornell University’s role as New York State’s Land Grant University. The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program offers educational programming and research-based information to agricultural producers, growers, and agribusinesses within the region. What You Will Do As the Field Crops Specialist, you will provide commercial crop growers, producers, consultants, and industry representatives with the knowledge and educational resources necessary to assess production and management practices. You will focus on developing an education program in field crop production, including soil, water and nutrient management, forage and grain production, variety selection, pest and disease management related to field crops, and new technologies. Other responsibilities include:
This position is full-time and will be located in Ellicottville, New York. This is a three-year appointment with possible extension depending on funding and performance. What We Need We are looking for a dynamic individual that excels at building relationships with multiple stakeholders to identify and address industry needs. We need someone who appreciates the agricultural industry in New York State. In this role, you will work with producers across several counties in the Southwest region of New York and contribute to multiple teams while developing a unique and impactful extension and applied research program. Additionally, we need someone who has:
If you possess these experiences and skills, this may be the role for you! There are a few other qualifications that we would view as incredibly helpful in this role, including:
Rewards and Benefits
We hope you appreciate great benefits. Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, well-being, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
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of contribution to diversity, equity and inclusion via the website. Applications will be reviewed as received, continuing until a suitable applicant is identified. Two positions are available:
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