Extension Instructor or Extension Educator - Ag Profitability; Scotts Bluff

Position Information

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Working Title

Working Title Extension Instructor or Open Rank Extension Educator
- Ag Profitability (Scotts Bluff Co.)

Department

Department NE Ext Engagement Zone 1-12350

Requisition Number

Requisition Number F_260129

Posting Open Date

Posting Open Date 10/28/2026

Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date)

Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date) 11/30/2026

Posting Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Description of Work

This position is based in Scottsbluff, NE, with the geographic accountability region of Scotts Bluff, Box Butte, Dawes, Sioux, Sheridan, Kimball, Cherry, Grant, Hooker, Blaine, Thomas, Garden, Deuel, Cheyenne, Morrill, and Banner Counties. This position is part of a team of agricultural economists working throughout Nebraska addressing issues of local, regional, and statewide importance to ranchers and farmers. Primary responsibilities are developing and delivering a coordinated, proactive and effective extension program in Nebraska in livestock and crop production system economics, that: a) improves profitability and sustainability, b) enhances resiliency to cyclical swings in production input costs and market prices, c) expands producer awareness and confidence in using risk and strategic management tools, and d) assists livestock and crop producers in applying financial management and marketing strategies that will enable them to improve their economic decision making.

The incumbent is an active participant in developing solution-based scholarly resources as a member of the state-wide Agricultural Economics/Farm and Ranch Management team and a key member of the Center for Agricultural Profitability ( CAP ).

Programmatic Responsibilities (approximately 80%):

• Exemplifies positive and professional behavior and attitude towards colleagues, clients, and partner organizations.
• Develops and delivers proactive, innovative, and engaging educational programs and products, using teaching methods and strategies that have significant reach, engagement, and impact in your county, accountability region, and, as appropriate, statewide and nationally.
• Establishes and sustains a strong local and regional clientele base and programming portfolio that is documented and shared with colleagues.
• Employs innovative strategies and technologies to design, develop, implement, and assess programs for a strong Extension education program/engagement at the county, accountability region, and statewide levels.
• Engages and teaches in a collaborative learning and problem-solving environment, working with assistants, educators, and specialists to encourage learners to adopt research-based decision-making information.
• Deliberately engages and works closely with one or more Extension specialists to fulfill your extension responsibilities.
• Collaborates with specialists and research faculty to conduct applied and validation research (e.g., on-farm/ranch, business, or community) that can be amplified via multiple engagement platforms.
• Shows robust contributions to multidisciplinary team settings with Extension…