Assistant​/Associate Extension Agent; Agriculture & Natural Resources

Job Posting

Title:

Assistant/Associate Extension Agent (Agriculture & Natural Resources)

Faculty

LSUAG PL4 - Northeast Region (Melissa D Cater ))

0101 Madison Parish Extension Office

Academic

Work Location: The area to be served includes Madison and Tensas parishes. The domicile for this position is the Madison Parish Extension Office located in Tallulah, Louisiana. Madison parish has over 15,000 acres in cotton and over 165,000 acres in grains. Tensas parish has over 26,000 acres in cotton and over 126,000 acres in grains.

Position

Description:

This is a non-tenure track, agent level position (100% Extension ANR). The Agent will be expected to become familiar with other major commodities in the domicile parish and work with and support other agents assigned to that parish for those commodities. The Agent will provide stakeholders with research-based information and educational opportunities through a variety of delivery methods including on-farm visits, area-wide demonstrations, workshops, field days, and other educational meetings.

The agent will establish advisory committees to identify clientele needs, develop extension programming, implement a system of program evaluation, and report program accomplishments and impacts annually. The Agent will disseminate LSU AgCenter recommendations through a variety of avenues which could include newsletters, factsheets, social media postings, newspaper and other popular press articles. In addition, the Agent will contribute to the web page of assigned parishes and assist in providing pesticide re-certification training.

Involvement and participation with agricultural based organizations and associations such as Farm Bureau, Cattlemen’s Association, and Master Gardener groups is expected for the agent to become fully engaged in the agricultural community. As an Extension employee, the agent must be willing to continue professional development and remain current with agriculture and natural resources research and its application to programming. The incumbent is expected to be an effective team player, work cooperatively with other Extension faculty at the parish, region and state levels and perform other tasks that may be assigned by supervisor(s).

The agent will work under the administrative supervision and direction of the parish chair and regional director. In order to attend and conduct training to meet the needs of clientele, this position requires some overnight travel and work on evenings and weekends.

A baccalaureate degree in agronomy, crop science, soil science, agribusiness, agricultural sciences, pest management, biological sciences, agricultural education, or closely related areas. Must have an undergraduate degree with an overall grade‑point average of at least 2.5 (all GPA requirements based on a 4.0 system) and a 3.0 for graduate work attempted, if any, or master’s degree with an overall grade‑point average of at least 3.0 or a current grade‑point average of at least 3.0 on at least 12 hours of graduate credit.

The applicant must demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills. A Master’s degree in a field listed above is desired. Knowledge of public relations and the ability to cope with change are highly desirable characteristics. The ability to work with and through others is essential as is the ability to function with minimum supervision.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The LSU AgCenter has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options.

• Retirement
• Multiple medical insurance options
• Supplemental insurances (dental, life, long‑term disability, accident, vision, long‑term care, etc.)
• Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some childcare and medical expenses)
• University holidays (14 per year, typically includes a week off at Christmas)
• Generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Possible educational leave and tuition exemption for coursework at campuses of the LSU System

Specific benefits depend on job…