Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health – Carroll County, MO

Hiring Department

University of Missouri (MU) Office of Extension and Engagement. Health & Human Sciences Extension.

MU

TITLE:

Assistant/Associate/Full Extension Professional

LOCATION: Carrollton, Missouri, primarily serves Carroll County and Lafayette, Ray, and Saline Counties in the Northwest Region, with additional service across the state as needed.

SPECIALIST EMPHASIS: The Nutrition and Health Specialist is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating educational programs in nutrition, health, community health, food safety, food resource management, and physical activity promotion education for Missourians.

Position is a 12‑month, ranked, non‑tenure track appointment at the rank of assistant, associate, or full Extension Professional, working title Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health Education. Workload distribution 90% Extension Teaching and 10% Traditional Service. Appointment renewable annually at the discretion of the University, contingent on performance, funding, and priorities.

• Design, conduct, and evaluate educational programs. Deliver research-based information through meetings, in‑person and online courses, continuing education classes, technical assistance, volunteer training, media, websites, consultation, and other educational methods.
• Develop innovative and research‑informed educational products, services, materials, and other scholarly works, including curricula, publications, presentations, educational tools, websites, and similar resources, and obtain extramural funding to support these works.
• Engage with learners, stakeholders, volunteers, and communities, including county extension councils, government officials, partners, and university and professional organizations, to build partnerships and promote the range of university programs.

• Engage with councils, commissions, legislators, and stakeholders in all coverage counties to identify educational needs and collaborate with partners to meet those needs.
• Create an annual plan‑of‑work that reflects local needs and aligns with statewide program area efforts; provide monthly reports of impact to county extension council, supervisors, county commissioners, and others; attend at least one county extension council meeting each month and provide an oral update.
• Collaborate with campus‑based specialists on research projects and deliver findings via demonstrations, field days, courses, workshops, consultations, publications, and appropriate media.
• Work in collaboration with other specialists in counties of responsibility to serve the headquarters county, ensuring commission receive promotional materials in advance of programming.
• Effectively work with supervisors, other specialists, and local leaders to complete administrative tasks as needed.
• Demonstrate competency in communication, educational programming, subject‑matter knowledge, educational delivery, volunteer management, grant acquisition, teamwork, interpersonal relationships, organizational knowledge, leadership, and professionalism.
• Offer timely, research‑based information during times of natural disasters or similar events.
• Represent the University of Missouri on boards and committees as assigned.
• Participate in professional development events to improve technical and leadership skills.
• Other duties assigned to support the mission of MU Extension.

• Events often occur outside normal business hours; expect to attend as needed.
• Travel regularly throughout Missouri and occasionally to out‑of‑state locations; must have a valid Missouri driver’s license, a legally operating vehicle, and wireless telephone/data service for university use; reimbursement per university…