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Extension Educator II - Nutrition Education Program - Springfield, MA (Hybrid Opportunity)

Advertised: Feb 13 2024 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: May 12 2024 Eastern Daylight Time

The Extension Educator II will plan, conduct and evaluate educational workshops and training sessions with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligible youth and adults for SNAP-ED in the Springfield region, as detailed in the Annual SNAP-ED Program Plan. This position is based out of the Springfield, MA Extension Office.

Senior Research & Administration Manager - Water Resources Research Center (Hybrid Opportunity)

Advertised: Jan 18 2024 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Apr 17 2024 Eastern Daylight Time

The Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), a unit of the Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment in the College of Natural Sciences, supports research, education, and outreach on water resources issues of state, regional, and national importance as part of the national system of institutes authorized under the Water Resources Research Act of 1964. Established in 1965, the Center encourages an interdisciplinary approach to resolving state and regional water problems and has involved the University system and many other Massachusetts colleges and universities in its research. The WRRC’s Research Grant Program stimulates and funds research on water resources throughout higher education institutions in Massachusetts. Several of WRRC’s long-term projects have provided consistent water resource data over many years. These include the Mass. Acid Rain Monitoring Project, a volunteer-staffed monitoring effort since 1984 with a 40,000-sample database, and the Blackstone River Water Quality Study, a comprehensive multi-state monitoring and analysis project since 2004. 

The Senior Research and Administration Manager is responsible for the operation of the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) and its programs by securing Center base funding through proposal writing, leading the WRRC’s Research Grant Program, overseeing budget and program administration, partnering with faculty on grant proposals to and contracts with the WRRC and writing annual and other reports.

Director - UMass Cranberry Station / Extension Associate/Full Professor

Advertised: Jan 8 2024 Eastern Standard Time

The University of Massachusetts is seeking an experienced scientist, innovative leader and Extension educator to serve in a full-time, 12-month appointment as Extension Associate or Full Professor and Director of the UMass Cranberry Station located in East Wareham, Massachusetts. The Director will provide: 1) vision, support, and coordination in planning, developing and implementing departmental programs in research and extension in accordance with the Land Grant Mission; 2) leadership in recruiting and fostering academic growth and professional development of faculty, staff, and students; 3) administration of human, physical and financial resources; and 4) promotion of external funding opportunities. The successful candidate will report to the Director of the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment.

Extension Educator III - Pollinators (Hybrid Opportunity)

Advertised: Nov 15 2023 Eastern Standard Time

The Extension Educator III - Pollinators develops and maintains current scientific knowledge of pollinators and pollinator habitat and provides expertise on these topics to internal and external stakeholders and develops and delivers Extension educational programs, publications and services to address the statewide need for research-based information on pollinators and their habitat in settings including rural and urban farms, professionally-managed lawns and landscapes, and home yards and gardens. 

Extension Educator II - Nutrition Education Program (Auburn)

Advertised: Sep 22 2023 Eastern Daylight Time

Plan, conduct and evaluate educational workshops and training sessions with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligible youth and adults for SNAP-ED in the Worcester region, as detailed in the Annual SNAP-ED Program Plan. Work with the collaborating organizations in the delivery of programs at the assigned program sites. Assist project leader with project management, including budgeting, as assigned. Assist with applied scholarly or creative activity, or research as applicable.  Prepare required plans and reports.  Seek continued funding support for the program through collaboration with community organizations.