Oregon State University – Extension and Engagement – Agriculture and Master Gardener Coordinato

Agriculture and Master Gardener Coordinator for Josephine County

We are seeking a dynamic, community-engaged professional to serve as the Agriculture & Master Gardener Coordinator with the Oregon State University Extension Service in Josephine County, Oregon.

This community-centered position connects residents with practical, research-based education in community and commercial horticulture while providing leadership and coordination for the Josephine County Master Gardener volunteer program.

This is a 12‑month, full‑time, county-based position located in Grants Pass, Oregon. The starting salary range is $62,000-$67,000, commensurate with education, skills, and experience.

• Assess the needs of farming communities within Josephine County and design engaged non‑credit educational programs to address identified gaps and issues.
• Collaborate with OSU’s Extension state academic and professional faculty, professional colleagues, Master Gardener volunteers, and community partners to develop and deliver, and/or organize and host, a wide range of community and commercial horticultural non‑credit educational programs to audiences from broad and diverse backgrounds and cultural identities.
• Provide local expertise for gardeners in the Rogue River Valley and across Josephine County, and grow expertise in regionally relevant horticulture topics, such as water‑wise gardening, orchard operations including integrated pest management, crop production, marketing, food systems, and natural resource conservation and enhancement.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the state to support the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of statewide farm food safety non‑credit educational programs that may include classes, workshops, short courses, seminars, webinars, field tours, web‑based instructional modules, videos, etc.
• Implement and maintain a robust fee‑based programming that enables cost‑recovery for community and commercial horticulture programs; and solicit external funding to support and enhance these programs.
• Respond to routine phone, correspondence, and walk‑in questions regarding gardening and natural resource management in Josephine County, working with a broad and diverse audience such as current and potential Master Gardeners and the general public, in partnership with agriculture and natural resources academic and professional faculty assigned to the region.
• Provide Extension programming and instruction utilizing current approved principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
• Serve as an active member of the Community Horticulture Working Group, contributing to the development of innovative program practices and educational materials.
• Participate in group activities with other Extension agriculture academic and professional faculty across the state to collectively address emerging community issues related to community and commercial horticulture. This may include participating in projects that attract programmatic funding.
• Meet the information needs of local and regional audiences by accessing information from a variety of sources and disseminating through appropriate mechanisms (e.g., web, newsletter, newspaper, radio, television, internet, presentations, etc.).
• Organize, utilize, and maintain a program advisory committee and/or network.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an annual plan of work that addresses urban, community, and commercial horticultural non‑credit educational needs.
• Document the impact and effectiveness of non‑credit educational programs and volunteer management activities.
• Conduct and coordinate local pesticide recertification efforts for stakeholders as well as answer any pesticide related questions from the public.
• Maintain Oregon Department of Agriculture Pesticide Consultant License throughout employment to stay up to date with the science of pesticides and answer pesticide related questions.
• Coordinate and design/implement/deliver/evaluate the Master Gardener Extension programs and materials as well as support for all gardening related education in Josephine County, which will require frequent traveling/driving within the county and…