Extension Instructor or Extension Educator - HLES; Scotts Bluff

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Employment Website Extension Instructor or Open Rank Extension Educator - HLES (Scotts Bluff County)
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Position Information

Position Information

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Working Title

Working Title Extension Instructor or Open Rank Extension Educator - HLES (Scotts Bluff County)

Department

Department NE Ext Engagement Zone 1-12350

Requisition Number

Requisition Number F_260045

Posting Open Date

Posting Open Date 07/27/2026

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) 10/16/2026

Posting Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Description of Work

OVERVIEW
This is a full-time, 12-month non-tenure track position based in Scottsbluff, NE, with a geographic accountability region including Banner, Box Bute, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux Counties. This education professional’s primary responsibility is to develop and deliver educational programs and resources in horticulture or related fields. They will be an active participant in the Horticulture, Landscape, and Environmental Systems ( HLES ) program and one or more of its focus teams, as well as other state-wide and multidisciplinary teams.

They will be expected to interact closely with individuals, homeowners, producers, institutions, and organizations working in communities to deliver programs in their geographic area as well as statewide based on the intentions of the statewide team.

Nebraska thrives when there are robust, thriving communities. Nebraska Extension’s role is to catalyze opportunities for communities and individuals within communities to make informed decisions that are supported by research. Extension is a co-solution development centric organization. Core to this role is the ability to engage clientele in learning and sharing opportunities. Expected outcomes include:
1) engagement strategies based on lasting and trusted relationships with clientele and associated business and industry leaders that positively impact communities,
2) educational opportunities that result in better stewardship of resources that enhances quality of life, and
3) engagement in education that results in solutions that are sustainable and, where applicable, include a financial and well-being component.

The HLES Extension professional will contribute to the integrated (extension, research, and teaching) land-grant mission of the home unit and IANR as an effective scholar and citizen. In HLES we educate and engage Nebraskans, from youth and home gardeners and homeowners to commercial growers, industry, partner organizations, and local leaders and stakeholders that impact communities and sustainably manage community spaces.

This position carries the title of open rank extension educator or extension instructor, depending on the candidate’s level of education. Those possessing a graduate level degree in the requested area of instruction will be considered for an open rank educator position, a full-time, promo table, non-tenure track appointment. Those in possession of an undergraduate degree in the requested area of instruction will be considered for an instructor position, a full-time, non-promo table, non-tenure track appointment that will be renewed annually for a maximum of five years in the appointment.

If hired as an instructor, the incumbent will be expected to make satisfactory progress towards and complete a master’s degree within the initial five-year appointment period. As part of the Nebraska benefits package, UNL offers tuition remission for full-time employees, up to 15…