Position Title |
Horticulture Specialist |
Position Location |
(Click map to view county headquartered) |
Salary |
$35,000 -$45,000 (based on applicable experience) |
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 candidates
should have had undergraduate level courses related to commercial and home
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. Additional Preferred Qualifications: Professional experience in designing, conducting and evaluating educational programs, and applying knowledge in subject matter areas related to the Master Gardener program; commercial and home horticulture including but not limited to best management practices, pest control, plant diseases, brush and weed control, soils, irrigation, IPM, pesticide certification, marketing of horticultural crops; and water quality is desired. Experience working with volunteers and volunteer management is preferred. |
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 February 11, 2008. For questions, please call (573) 882-4721 or email hrdext@missouri.edu. |
Additional Information |
See http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/ |
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