Outreach & Education Lead - Agricultural Software

University of Wisconsin Madison; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & paid time off

Insurance & retirement benefits

Hybrid work options

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks an Outreach Specialist within the Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences to create and deliver educational programs around SnapPlus and related tools used by Wisconsin farms. You will lead outreach materials, test features, and coordinate user support via email, phone, and meetings with farmers, agronomists, and agency staff.

This full-time, partial-remote role offers standard hours (7:45am–4:30pm) with occasional evenings or weekends and

Qualifications

• Relevant professional experience in agriculture or a closely related field.
• Experience communicating in both verbal and written formats with a broad audience such as farmers, agronomists, researchers, and government agency partners.
• Hands-on experience developing, coordinating, and delivering educational programs or curriculum.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, manage multiple tasks, establish priorities, and organize varied tasks in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program.
• Facilitate SnapPlus user support process and collaborate with team to respond to user support requests.
• May assist with the monitoring of outreach program budget spending.
• Develops and evaluates curriculum and programs and provides recommendations for improvement.
• Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program.
• Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials.
• Performs quality control and user testing for the SnapPlus software and related software tools.
• Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members.

Skills

Agriculture experience

Communication skills

Curriculum development

Task management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or related

Tools

SnapPlus software

Job description

The University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks an Outreach Specialist within the Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences to create and deliver educational programs around SnapPlus and related tools used by Wisconsin farms. You will lead outreach materials, test features, and coordinate user support via email, phone, and meetings with farmers, agronomists, and agency staff.

This full-time, partial-remote role offers standard hours (7:45am–4:30pm) with occasional evenings or weekends and