Extension Agent, Ag; Assistant, Associate

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number PG190910CE

Position Number

Position Number NE-

Position Type

Position Type NC Cooperative Extension

Department Information

Job City & State

Department

System Information

Working Title

Working Title Extension Agent, Ag (Assistant, Associate, or Full)

Appointment

Appointment 12 Month Recurring

Job Type

Job Type Full-Time
- Permanent

FTE

FTE 1.00

Position Overview

NC Cooperative Extension in Pitt County is seeking an Agriculture Extension Agent. The Ag Agent is a member of the staff of North Carolina Cooperative Extension ( NCCE ) and provides leadership for the development, implementation and evaluation of an effective educational program to meet the needs of the county population in the following areas of field crops (tobacco, corn, cotton, peanut, small grains and soybeans) and pesticide education.

This position will function as the county pesticide coordinator and be responsible for providing educational training opportunities for private, public, and commercial operators to obtain and maintain their licenses. The agent will be expected to develop specific educational programs and to collaborate with other agencies, groups, and organizations in order to more effectively reach intended audiences throughout the county.

The position may be hired at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Agent level if the selected candidate meets the required qualifications.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit

Are you looking for a rewarding career that will let you give back to your community? NC State Extension extends research-based knowledge to all North Carolinians, helping them transform science into everyday solutions that improve their lives and grow our state. We are a model of excellence in non-formal, research-based education that advances agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, youth and communities, while creating prosperity for all North Carolinians.

Working for NC State Extension allows you to teach without being tied to a classroom or school bell.

North Carolina Cooperative Extension gives our residents easy access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, Cooperative Extension field faculty deliver unbiased, research-based information to North Carolina residents.

Pitt County is the economic hub of northeastern North Carolina, home of East Carolina University and the ECU Health Medical Center, and is now considered an urban county. However, it remains the thirteenth largest agriculture economy in North Carolina with 367 farms and over 150,000 acres in farmland. With cash receipts, Pitt ranks fifth in the state in peanuts, sixth in soybeans, seventh in cotton and in the top twenty for corn and wheat in North Carolina.

Pitt County ranks 8th in the state in overall crop production.

To learn more about the NCCE Pitt County Center go to

For more information on Pitt County, you may visit their website at

Although our employees are based in county offices across North Carolina, they enjoy the same benefits of being part of the NC State University community.

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