Job Title
Extension Program Specialist I
Agency
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
Department
Food Science & Technology
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Program Development and Delivery:
- Plan, produce, implement, and evaluate educational programs, products, and services.
- Manage projects and priorities to effectively deliver educational programs utilizing available technology.
- Develop effective learning environments for adult and youth audiences.
- Assess and report impacts of programs, utilizing feedback and evaluations to improve teaching effectiveness.
- Provide guidance for disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, and/or interdisciplinary programming and projects of the Agency and Department.
- Volunteer and Faculty Support:
- Identify, train, and support volunteers to enhance effective adult and/or youth education programs.
- Contribute to faculty/staff training and assistance, serving as a resource to other faculty and staff.
- Partnerships and Collaboration:
- Work cooperatively with industry and other external groups to advance organizational goals.
- Support grant-seeking activities and work with individuals, organizations, agencies, and corporate entities to provide financial and in-kind support for Extension programming.
- Coordinate agency activities with appropriate units and individuals to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
- Professional Development:
- Contribute to professional and industry organizations through membership, attendance, and service.
Qualifications:
- Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field to food science and technology
- 5 years relevant experience
- Preferred Education and Experience:
- MS degree in a related field to food science and technology
- Two (2) years of related experience in food science and technology.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Knowledge of word processing, database, presentation, and spreadsheet applications.
Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities
- ability to communicate in both English and Spanish
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.
What We Do
Texas A&M University has a proud history that stretches back to 1876 when The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas became the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Texas. Nestled in the heart of the Houston-Dallas-Austin triangle, Texas A&M University at College Station is the state's largest university, with nearly 65,000 students calling Aggieland home, and another 5,200 Aggies are studying at branch campuses in Galveston, Texas, and Doha, Qatar. Texas A&M's designation as a land-, sea-, and space-grant institution reflects the superior quality and diverse range of research and innovation occurring on campus daily.
Texas A&M boasts a strong military tradition, having contributed men and women in uniform to every armed conflict since the Spanish-American War. More Aggies commission as officers into the U.S. Armed Forces than any other school outside of the U.S. military academies every year. Student-athletes represent Texas A&M across 18 sports within the Southeastern Conference. Additionally, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is located on Texas A&M's campus, as is the President and First Lady’s final resting places.
Quick to offer a cheery "Howdy!" to any visitor, Aggies pride themselves on their hospitality and strive to live out the University's core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and selfless service.
To learn more about employment opportunities at Texas A&M, visit https://jobs.tamu.edu
