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New Mexico State University
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New Mexico State University
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| Department: | College of Ag - Extension Economics - San Juan County *Extended Review Date* | |||||
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| Rank: | Assistant Professor | |||||
| Date Position Advertised: | December 14, 2012 | |||||
| Salary: | Commensurate with education and experience | |||||
| Qualifications: | New Mexico State University is the state’s land-grant university, serving the educational needs of New Mexico’s diverse population through comprehensive programs of education, research, extension education, and public service. NMSU offers 67certificate, 59 associate, 86 bachelor’s, 53 master’s, 21 doctoral, and 4 specialist in education and 3 doctor of education degree programs. NMSU serves approximately 14,495 undergraduate and 3,529 graduate students on the main campus in Las Cruces, NM. NMSU is a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution and is home to the only Honors College in New Mexico.
The Cooperative Extension Service provides the people of New Mexico with practical, research-based knowledge and programs to improve their quality of life. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS- - Master's degree (in hand by hire date) required. At least one degree must be in Home Economics, Family and Consumer Science, Nutrition, Health Education, Family and Child Development, Extension Education or related field. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- - Satisfactory experience in Extension or related field demonstrating ability to work with adults and youth preferred. - Ability to relate effectively to people of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, income and education levels in order to develop informal educational programs that meet their needs. - Ability to communicate orally and in writing as well as teach effectively required. - Ability to implement educational experiences for both adults and youth in furtherance of the mission of Extension required. - Ability to provide the leadership role in management of volunteer organizations including recruitment, training and support of volunteers. - Successful candidate must have basic computer skills. | |||||
| Examples of Duties: | RESPONSIBILITIES-
- Provide leadership and guidance to Extension educational programs in the family and consumer sciences. - Programming to focus primarily on adult audiences including the general public, special interest groups and outside agencies throughout San Juan County. Provide programming to and assistance with 4-H and other youth audiences. - Recruit, train and support volunteer adult and youth leaders. - Collaborate with other Extension Agents, with State Extension Specialists, the Northern District Department Head and other administrators as well as outside agencies and organizations in planning and implementing the total Extension program. - Maintain a favorable public image and gain acceptance for self, Extension and New Mexico State University among county citizens. - Administratively responsible to the County Program Director and through him/her to the Northern District Department Head. - Provide timely reports as required. | |||||
| Benefits Offered: | Competitive benefits are available, see http-//hr.nmsu.edu/benefits/ for complete description. | |||||
| Special Conditions: | POSITION AVAILABLE-
County Extension Home Economist Tenure Track, 12 month Rank of Assistant Professor SALARY- Commensurate with education and experience POSTION CONDITIONS- Position is for San Juan County, headquarters in Aztec, NM. Must live in county where employed and willing to work odd hours as needed. Personal auto required; reimbursed at IRS rates. Valid driver’s license required. Offer of employment contingent upon verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United States. All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent on the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by federal law, state law, and NMSU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a criminal history check. | |||||
| Reply to/Deadline for Applications: | *Extended Review Date*
TO APPLY- SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST; RESUME OR VITAE; UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS, AND NAMES, ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THREE REFERENCES. SCREENING OF APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO- 5/17/13. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE MAY BE CONSIDERED. SUBMIT MATERIALS TO- Dr. Jeff Bader, Northern District Department Head Cooperative Extension Service 4001 Office Court, Suite 308 Santa Fe, NM 87507 Telephone- (505) 983-4615 Email- northern@nmsu.edu | |||||
NMSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
Offer of employment is contingent upon verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United States.