Updated: about 1 year ago
Location: Longmont, COLORADO
Deadline: 12 Feb 2023
Posting Details
Posting Detail Information
| Working Title | 17-23 Extension County Specialist, Agriculture, Boulder County |
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| Position Location | Longmont, CO |
| Work Location | Position qualifies for hybrid/in-office work |
| Posting Number | 202300030F |
| Proposed Annual Salary Range | $53,000 - $87,000 (commensurate on academic credentials and professional experience). |
| Employee Benefits | Colorado State University (CSU) is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Visit CSU’s Human Resources website for detailed benefit plan information for permanent full-time and part-time faculty and administrative professional employees in the following University benefit areas: https://hr.colostate.edu/hr-community-and-supervisors/benefits/benefits-eligibility/ and https://hr.colostate.edu/prospective-employees/our-perks/ . |
| Position Type | Faculty |
| Work Hours/Week | 40 |
| Description of Work Unit | The Office of Engagement and Extension (OEE), in cooperation with the CSU colleges and other units, has general charge over the University’s educational programs and services across the areas of engaged scholarship, extension, and extended studies, which complement and reinforce the research, teaching, and service missions of CSU. OEE is collaborative space for faculty, staff, and students pursuing and promoting community-based research, service-learning, industry partnerships, and other forms of the scholarship of engagement. In partnership with the CSU colleges and other divisions, OEE faculty and staff work throughout the state of Colorado to engage individuals and communities in the design, implementation, and application of scholarship and educational opportunities. The Vice President for the Office of Engagement and Extension is the principal administrative, academic, and fiscal officer for the division, reports to the CSU President, and works closely with the Provost/Executive Vice President. The Office of Engagement and Extension includes over 400 employees with a total budget across the enterprises of approximately $85 million. OEE is one of the most institutionally comprehensive commitments to engagement and outreach among all land-grant and other universities. Propelled by OEE’s leadership, nationally CSU is a Carnegie Engaged University (2008, 2014), is a member of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium, is an APLU Innovation and Economic Prosperity University (2016) and is highly ranked for its online degree programs. Annually, the extended studies programs offered through OEE achieve enrollments of over 10,000 learners and CSU Extension connects with over 500,000 learners. Colorado State University, a prestigious Carnegie Doctoral Research Very High University, was established in 1870 and remains inspired by its land-grant heritage and world-class faculty, staff, and students. CSU enrolls approximately 33,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, and is the largest employer in northern Colorado with more than 7,400 faculty and staff. Colorado State University is located 60 miles north of Denver in the beautiful city of Fort Collins. CSU Extension, organized under OEE, is the academic unit designated to promote the land-grant mission of increasing access to education through the application of university knowledge “in the several pursuits and professions in life” for the people and communities of Colorado, across the United States, and around the world. In partnership with CSU’s colleges and external partners, CSU Extension amplifies the research, teaching, service, engagement, and extension missions of Colorado State University. CSU Extension faculty aim to educate, create, and connect with learners through inclusive, transdisciplinary, and activated engaged scholarship, and innovative, accessible, and connected lifelong education. To learn more about CSU Extension, visit www.extension.colostate.edu. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We invite you to review Colorado State University’s Principles of Community that guide our mission and vision of access, teaching, service, and engagement. Colorado State University encourages professional development and provides an Employee Study Privilege with up to 9 credit hours of tuition assistance annually. CSU Extension, a division of the Office of Engagement & Extension, is a major component of the University’s outreach. Extension is dedicated to serving current and future needs of Coloradans by providing educational information and programs across the state. For more information regarding Extension at Colorado State University, go to http://extension.colostate.edu/ and http://boulder.extension.colostate.edu/to learn more about Boulder County Extension. Boulder County is located 28 miles northwest of Denver and is home to about 330,000 residents. The county embraces a variety of lifestyles and interests and works hard to build a sense of community and provide services that enhance residents’ quality of life. Boulder County employers and industries include Google, Bing, Amgen, the University of Colorado, large and small-scale production agriculture, health care, electronics, software development, data storage, biotechnology, renewable energy, aerospace, natural and organic products, and outdoor recreation. Boulder County acquires and manages land and water resources to support a variety of purposes including recreational use, biodiversity, and sustainable agriculture. Resources are dedicated to managing the wildland urban interface for both fire preparedness and healthy forests, improving soil health and carbon sequestration, and protecting water resources to ensure sustained environmental health and agricultural productivity. Under the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners’ goal of Land and Water Stewardship, priority is given to enhancing soil health and increasing carbon sequestration using the best available science and technology to improve agriculture production and protect native ecosystems. The county also features some of the most diverse natural landscapes and is known for its visionary use of open space. Boulder County government is committed to environmental, social, and economic sustainability that fosters a vibrant, healthy, and active community. Boulder County Parks and Open Space, where the Extension office is housed, manages 25,000 acres of agricultural lands. 90% of all crops grown end up in the food system. Boulder County is committed to expanding organic farming on its open space agricultural land. For more information about Boulder County agriculture, see Agriculture Statistics, Acres & Overview – Boulder County. The Boulder County Extension office is located on the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, Colorado. |
| Tenure/Tenure Track? | No |
| % Research | 20% |
| % Teaching | 60% |
| % Service | 20% |
| % Administration | 0% |
| To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on | 02/12/2023 |
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
| Desired Start Date | 04/10/2023 |
| Position End Date | |
| Position Summary | OEE invites applications and nominations for an Extension County Specialist, Agriculture. This is a full-time, twelve (12) month, non-tenure track faculty position on the Extension instructor track (instructor, senior, master) or the Extension professor track (assistant, associate, professor) dependent upon the candidate’s academic credentials and professional experience. The faculty appointment, evaluation, and promotion standards are centered around the three core duties of extension faculty – educate, create, and connect. Candidates are sought with interests that complement and expand upon current initiatives and education activities in OEE. Colorado State University Extension and Boulder County are seeking an agriculture professional with the experience and skills to lead a diverse and inclusive agriculture program. The person will have a proven track record of successful teaching and evaluation, creating innovative programming opportunities for diverse constituents, public speaking, providing technical consultation, building program capacity through grants and contracts, and fostering both internal and external collaboration and teamwork. The Extension Specialist will be an effective communicator with the experience and skills to engage with a variety of people and groups, including the Boulder County Commissioners and other policy-makers in Boulder County government. The individual in this position works as a member of the Boulder County Extension team and as a local representative of Colorado State University. The primary office location for this position is in Longmont, CO while this position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, the individual is expected to maintain a balance establishing a presence in the primary office, to effectively carry out the duties of the position. The work schedule will vary, and occasional nights and weekends will be required. |
| Conditions of Employment | Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires), Valid Driver’s License, Travel |
| Required Job Qualifications |
Faculty rank will be determined by candidate’s academic credentials and professional experience: Instructor
Senior Instructor
Master Instructor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Full Professor
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| Preferred Job Qualifications |
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| Special Instructions to Applicants | For full consideration, all materials must be RECEIVED no later than 11:59 PM Mountain Time on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Please submit the following to apply:
All applicants will be contacted approximately 15 working days after the deadline regarding their status. Next steps and interview dates will be shared to those moving forward. Four professional references will be requested of applicants that advance in the interview process. For questions regarding the application process, contact the Office of Equal Opportunity at (970) 491-5836 or email [email protected] . For questions regarding the job vacancy, responsibilities, and salary, please contact Laura Larson at 303-678-6380 or [email protected] |
| Background Check Policy Statement | Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so. |
| EEO Statement | Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or pregnancy in its employment, programs, services and activities, and admissions, and, in certain circumstances, marriage to a co-worker. The University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity and equal access institution and affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in 101 Student Services. The Title IX Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity, 123 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-1715, [email protected] . The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836, [email protected] . The Coordinator for any other forms of misconduct prohibited by the University’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment is the Vice President for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, Co. 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836, [email protected] . Any person may report sex discrimination under Title IX to the Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education . |
| Diversity Statement | Personal or professional commitment to diversity and inclusion as demonstrated by persistent effort, active planning, allocation of resources and/or accountability for diversity and inclusion outcomes. |
| Search Contact | Laura Larson at 303-678-6380 or [email protected] |
Essential Duties
| Job Duty Category | Educate |
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| Duty/Responsibility | Educate includes the categories of non-credit engaged teaching, providing consultation, and technical assistance. The following expectations refer to all aspects of educational program delivery in both online and residential settings. Community-engaged teaching is valued, and examples include service-learning, community-engaged research, and online and off-campus education. For engaged teaching, innovation can be demonstrated by evidence of peer review; awards; grants to improve content; and demonstration of adaptation or improvement. Specifically, candidates will design, develop, and implement onsite and online non-credit Extension teaching, educational programming, and other non-credit courses of instruction. Other examples of professional practice relate to continuing, professional, and executive education. CSU Extension faculty with the primary role of educate will provide engaged teaching, technical assistance, evidence-based guidance, facilitation, consultation, and other services and educational methods and interventions to learners of all ages and that are accessible to historically underrepresented individuals and groups. Examples of expectations include:
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| Percentage Of Time | 60% |
| Job Duty Category | Create |
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| Duty/Responsibility | Faculty are expected to engage in a systematic, sustained program of create activities with measurable efforts made toward applied, participatory research, and engaged scholarship that, each year, promote progress in core themes relevant to that faculty member’s program of applied and participatory research. Impact and ability to communicate impact are key factors in demonstrating performance. There are several guidelines for create, but the most significant are applied, participatory research, grant funding, and a record of engaged scholarship. A major test of the quality of is peer review, and this includes the receipt of funding to support a program of create activities, as well as publication of that work (examples included in the Continuum of Engaged Scholarship ). Faculty will design, develop, and implement innovative and research-informed educational programs, products, services, materials, curricula, tools, applications, practices, demonstrations, and other resources. This includes engaged scholarship, applied research publications, presentations, products, and other scholarly products. CSU Extension faculty will use evaluation and improvement measures, instruments, protocols, pilots, and analyses of educational programs, products, and services to generate meaningful impact with communities across Colorado, the United States, and around the world. The innovation and adaptation of educational content will be designed to meet the needs of diverse learners including traditionally underrepresented groups. Examples of expectations include:
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| Percentage Of Time | 20% |
| Job Duty Category | Connect |
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| Duty/Responsibility | Connect includes the categories of community and partner co-created, inclusive engagement, department and program service, college and university service, professional service, and community service and engagement. Connect accomplishments will be expressed not only in terms of hours of involvement, but in terms of leadership, scope, and depth of influence as well. Faculty will work with diverse learners, clients, and volunteers to improve educational program, product, and service delivery effectiveness and impact; collaborate with partners and stakeholders including advisory councils, advisory boards, elected officials, associations, other educational institutions, trade/professional groups, and government agencies to assess and apprehend individual, group, organizational, professional, and community needs; donors, customers, contractors, foundations, and funding agencies to procure additional resources and to account for and fulfill delivery requirements; Communication media for the public, communities, and inclusive and targeted market segments to convey information, interpretation, and promotion of the value and availability of university educational programs, products, and services; and connect with colleagues, collaborators, and professional organizations to advance the work of Extension, the University, the profession, and the discipline. Examples of expectations include:
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| Percentage Of Time | 20% |
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