Area Agent - Field Crops (Assistant, Associate, or Full Agent

Posting Details

Position Information

• Posting Number: PG190876CE
• Position Number: NC
  - -0726
• Position Type: NC Cooperative Extension

• Job City & State: Oxford, NC
• Department: Granville County Extension

• Working Title: Area Agent
  - Field Crops (Assistant, Associate, or Full Agent)
• Appointment: 12 Month Recurring
• Job Type: Full-Time
  - Permanent
• FTE: 1.00

Essential Job Duties

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 the 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.

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• Paid time off
• Paid tuition
• Health Insurance
• Flexible Scheduling
• Retirement Savings
• Supplemental Benefits Programs
• Wolf Perks!

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

The agent in this position will have educational responsibilities in all phases of field crop production for Granville and Person Counties. The successful candidate must be able to conduct educational programs that focus on the profitability and sustainability of North Carolina field crops, utilizing best practices based on research to include the adoption of proven technology, business, and financial practices. The successful candidate will be responsible for applied research development in the program area.

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 citizens.

This position provides leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of an effective educational program to meet the needs of both counties in the area of field crops. 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 and market educational programs with measurable impacts and to collaborate with other agencies, groups, and organizations in order to more effectively reach intended audiences throughout the counties.

Number of Permanent Employees this Position Supervises: N/A

Percent of Time Spent: N/A

• Work Schedule:
  
  8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday
  - Friday; nights and weekends as required
• Minimum Experience/Education
  • A Bachelor’s degree with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 overall or a 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale) in the job related field. The minimum GPA requirement will be waived for NCCE Program Associates with a Bachelor’s degree.
  • A Bachelor’s degree and the completion of at least one-half of coursework in a Master’s degree curriculum with a cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher with at least one of the degrees in the job related field.
  • Completion of a Master’s degree with at least one of the degrees in the job related field.
• Department Required Skills A bachelor’s degree in crop science, agronomy, or a…