Campus Farm Program Coordinator

Usmd; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 51,942 - 62,330; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland College Park seeks a Campus Farm Program Coordinator to oversee the animals, facilities, and equipment on the Campus Farm. You will ensure high-quality animal care, coordinate class needs, and support laboratory instruction while supervising staff and student workers.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 1 year of related experience, with strong communication and multitasking abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 1 year of agricultural, animal handling, animal feeding and general animal care experience.
• Knowledge of animal handling, feeding and general care.
• Knowledge of farm equipment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and deliver customer service in a diverse community.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall operational leadership of the Campus Farm and support teaching, research and outreach.
• Exercise independent judgment in prioritizing work and allocating resources.
• Supervise staff and student workers; oversee recruitment and onboarding as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with university policies, IACUC protocols, safety standards, farm SOPs, and health records.
• Coordinate animal availability and laboratory logistics with faculty; facilitate laboratory instruction as assigned.
• Maintain communication with faculty, farm managers, and external visitors; give public tours as needed.
• Monitor budgeting and equipment replacement priorities; oversee repairs and maintenance.

Skills

Animal handling

Oral and written communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Campus Farm Program CoordinatorSkip to main content#Campus Farm Program Coordinator page is loaded## Campus Farm Program CoordinatorApplylocations: University of Maryland College Parktime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR104404# **Job Description Summary**This position is a 12-month staff vacancy with responsibilities that include the overall management of the animals, facilities, and equipment on the Campus Farm. In addition, the Program Coordinator will provide high-quality animal care to animals located on the department’s Campus Farm, ensure animal availability for various classes, and assist with laboratory instruction and coordination. The Program Coordinator must also supervise an Assistant Coordinator, staff and student farm labor; maintain communication and working relationships with other UMCP farm facilities, locations, managers, and AGNR faculty and staff; handle routine repair and maintenance of facilities, farm equipment, and vehicles; maintain accurate animal health records, as well as farm SOPs per IACUC teaching and use protocols; and finally, facilitate the instruction of courses or animal laboratory sections as needed.# **Minimum Qualifications**Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.Experience: One (1) year of agricultural, animal handling, animal feeding, and general animal care experience.Other: Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education. Knowledge of animal handling, feeding and general care.Knowledge of farm equipment.Skill in oral and written communication.Skill in the use of Microsoft Office products.Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.Ability to multitask while demonstrating a commitment to customer service and sensitivity to a culturally and ethnically diverse community.# **Additional Job Details**## Responsibilities:* **Program Administration**: Provide overall operational leadership of the Campus Farm; plan, organize, coordinate and evaluate daily operations supporting teaching, research and outreach. (20%)* **Independent Judgement**: Exercise independent judgment in prioritizing work, allocating resources, coordinating competing instructional needs, and resolving operational issues with minimal supervision. This includes overall responsibility for the animals, facilities, and equipment on the Campus Farm, while working closely with department students, staff, and faculty. (15%)* **Personnel Leadership**: Assign work, provide day-to-day supervision, train, coach, evaluate performance, and participate in recruitment and onboarding of staff (Ag Worker II & Coordinator, Technical Research Operations) and student employees, as appropriate. This includes student clubs and organizations that use the Campus Farm facilities and animals (primarily the UM Equestrian Club and Block and Bridle Club). (15%)* **Compliance and Animal Care**: Ensure compliance with university policies, IACUC protocols, safety standards, farm SOPS, accurate animal health records, and applicable regulatory requirements; identify and implement corrective actions where needed. This includes providing high-quality animal care to animals located on the campus farm: *a small and highly visible instructional and research facility adjacent to the Animal Sciences building on the College Park campus. The facility permanently houses 4-6 horses, a small (20 ewe) breeding flock of sheep, and 6-20 dairy goats to support the undergraduate teaching program. Other animal species, including beef, dairy cattle, swine, and poultry, are housed temporarily as dictated by the instructional and research needs of the department).* (25%)* **Instructional Coordination**: Coordinate animal availability, laboratory logistics, and instructional schedules in collaboration with faculty; independently facilitate laboratory instruction as assigned. (10%)* **Stakeholder Engagement**: Serve as the primary operational liaison with faculty, researchers, students, University farm managers, and external visitors - acting as a public representative for the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and offering public tours to local student educational groups and campus visitors. The program coordinator also maintains communication and working relationships with other UMCP farm facilities, locations, managers, and AGNR faculty and staff. (5%)* **Budget & Resources**: Monitor operational supply needs, recommend purchases and equipment replacement priorities, and coordinate resource utilization. This includes storage/inventory oversight and managing the routine repair and maintenance of facilities, farm equipment, and vehicles. (10%)## Preferred Qualifications:A master’s degree in animal sciences is preferred. In addition, previous supervisory experience is highly preferred.## Physical Demands of the Position:* Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis.* This position requires the employee to work outdoors often. Job duties may occur during very hot, cold, or inclement weather. The working environment may contain allergens (e.g., animal dander, dust, mold, and grass).**Required Application Materials:** Resume, Cover Letter, Professional References **Best Consideration Date:** 08/05/2026 **Posting Close Date:** N/A **Open Until Filled:** Yes# **Job Risks**Animal Handling# **Financial Disclosure Required**NoFor more information on Financial Disclosure, please visit Maryland's State Ethics Commission website.# **Department**AGNR-Animal & Avian Sciences# **Worker Sub-Type**Staff Regular# **Salary Range**$51942.00 - $62330.40