Extension Instructor or Extension Educator H Youth Development; Garden

Extension Instructor Or Open Rank Extension Educator - 4-H Youth Development (Garden County)

This position is based in Oshkosh, NE, with the geographic accountability region of Garden and Morrill Counties. The major responsibility of this position is to provide regional leadership for Nebraska Extension's 4-H and Youth Development Program. This extension professional is expected to interact closely with 4-H clientele in these communities and deliver programs in their geographic area.

The Positive Youth Development – 4-H extension professional will contribute to the integrated (extension, research, and teaching) land-grant mission of the home unit and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) as an effective scholar and citizen, including supporting student recruitment and IANR science literacy.

This twelve-month, non-tenure track 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 credit hours per year. Once the master's degree is earned within that period, the position will advance to an assistant extension educator appointment.

The position requires exemplary professional behavior and attitude towards colleagues, clients, and partner organizations. It involves developing and delivering educational programs and products, establishing and sustaining a strong local and regional clientele base, employing innovative strategies and technologies to design, develop, implement, and assess programs, engaging and teaching in a collaborative learning and problem-solving environment, collaborating with specialists and research faculty to conduct applied and validation research, showing robust contributions to multidisciplinary team settings, engaging local, regional, and statewide partners to identify and address high-priority issues, fostering a culture of collaboration with local, regional and statewide leaders, employing entrepreneurial practices to obtain funding and partnerships, creating ongoing programming revenue, leading and contributing value to high-performing Extension programming teams, engaging in personal and professional development opportunities, supporting youth development programs, conducting need assessments, identifying priorities, developing various program and engagement platforms, measuring program impact, and reporting the results.

The position also involves serving in, contributing to, or supporting the specific Lead Educator roles, coordinating with Engagement Zone Coordinator(s) and other Extension professionals locally and in accountability region to develop a robust Nebraska Extension presence, cooperating with local faculty and staff in a team environment to promote Extension's educational opportunities and impact in the host county, cultivating a culture of collaboration with local leaders and community members, supporting engagement of advisory or policy groups, understanding and adhering to Equal Employment Opportunity compliance efforts, accepting committee assignments, reporting responsibilities, and other special ad hoc assignments as requested, and recognizing that collaboration and participation in teams enhances creativity, innovation, impact, and a sense of belonging.

Minimum required qualifications include a master's degree in youth development, education, or a closely related field (extension educator) or a bachelor's degree in youth…