Vegetable Production Outreach Educator (Hybrid)

University of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation and holidays

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Health/insurance

Job summary

The UW dMadison Extension’s Diversified Vegetable Educator position focuses on working with diversified vegetable producers to solve production challenges and deliver research-based outreach and education that improves sustainability and profitability. This Dane County role emphasizes collaboration with Extension colleagues, producers, and researchers to shape programs and respond to emerging needs.

The main office is in Madison, with some programming across Dane County and potential remote

Qualifications

• Three or more years relevant professional experience in vegetable and/or annual specialty crop production systems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, through a variety of technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
• Demonstrated skills in interpreting, utilizing, and applying evidence-based information and research findings.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program.
• Communicates plans, activities, and achievements to Area Extension Director, Program Managers, County Partners and relevant Stakeholders through the reporting portal and verbal updates.
• Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members.
• Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials.
• May assist with the monitoring of outreach program budget spending.
• Develops and evaluates curriculum and programs and provides recommendations for improvement.
• Leads the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures through oversight of day-to-day activities for program staff and student and community volunteers.
• Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program.

Skills

Vegetable production experience

Outreach program development

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

The UW dMadison Extension’s Diversified Vegetable Educator position focuses on working with diversified vegetable producers to solve production challenges and deliver research-based outreach and education that improves sustainability and profitability. This Dane County role emphasizes collaboration with Extension colleagues, producers, and researchers to shape programs and respond to emerging needs.

The main office is in Madison, with some programming across Dane County and potential remote