Position Title |
Horticulture Specialist |
Position Location |
Headquartered in St. Louis County - Clayton, Missouri in the East Central Region with additional responsibilities for St. Charles, Lincoln, and Montgomery counties. |
Salary |
$35,000 -$45,000 (based on applicable
experience) Funding: This position is funded for three years with the possibility of continued funding through revenue generation or other cost recovery methods. |
Position Summary |
University of Missouri Extension Regional Specialist provide leadership and expertise to the local community with the assigned counties with research-based education and information. Specialists work side-by-side with local people to solve problems, make decisions, access resources and chart a course for success. Work closely with County Councils, program partners, volunteers, and other professionals to provide programmatic leadership to diverse audiences with diverse needs. Create linkages with University of Missouri campuses, Lincoln University, and other partners and funding stakeholders to plan, implement, and evaluate priority programs. May provide supervision and leadership to associates within surrounding counties. |
Qualifications |
Minimum Qualifications: Earned Master's
degree in horticulture. The graduate program should have
involved and in-depth study related to production, breeding, post harvest
physiology, pest management or nutrition of horticultural crops or
management of turf grass or ornamental plants. Successful candidate
should have had coursework related to viticulture, turf, vegetable, tree and
fruit production; greenhouse management; landscape design; plant pathology,
entomology, and soils..
Ability to travel and to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends. |
Application ProcedureAPPLICATION FORM |
All interested applicants must submit a
completed application, cover letter, current resume and copies of all
academic transcripts to: MU Extension Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Preference will be given to applications received by January 7, 2008. For questions, please call (573) 882-4721 or email hrdext@missouri.edu. |
Additional Information |
See http://extension.missouri.edu/ecregion/ |
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