Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor

Requisition ID: 2024-7848

of Openings: 1

Location: US-UT-Junction Category: Faculty Position Type: Benefited Full-Time Job Classification: Faculty College: Extension Department: Extension Home and Community Advertised Salary: Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits.

Overview Utah State University Extension invites applications for a County Extension faculty position in the Home and Community Department. This is a 12-month, fiscal-year appointment, non-tenure track Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor position. Extension faculty develop, implement, evaluate, and coordinate research-based educational programs to enhance quality of life for youth and adults. Extension faculty also recruit, train, and supervise volunteer leaders and serve as a liaison between local clientele, other resource agencies, and Utah State University administrators, faculty, and programs. This Extension position includes university responsibilities and is based in Piute County.

An office will be provided at the USU Extension office in Circleville, UT.

Rank will be commensurate with experience, qualifications and current rank

The estimated start date for this position is July 1, 2024. Applications must be received by May 20, 2024

We welcome candidates with knowledge in one or more home and community program areas, appropriate to the county needs, including, but not limited to:

• Family and consumer sciences
• Health and wellness
• Positive psychology and solution-focused mental health
• Suicide prevention
• Food science, preservation and safety
• Diabetes education
• Nutrition
• Gerontology, human development, family studies
• Finance education
• Economic and community development
• Workforce development
• Entrepreneurship/business development
• Public health
• Social work More information about Utah State University Extension and the Home and Community Department can be found here:

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Extension activities in the Home and Community field
• Conduct a community needs assessment to adapt and bring in programming  needed to serve the community
• Develop, implement, and evaluate programs for adults and youth
• Develop partnerships and employ innovative approaches to reach clientele and new audiences
• Pursue internal and external funding to support Extension programming
• Document impacts and produce scholarly publications based on Extension programming
• Manage budgets, personnel, and volunteers
• Serve diverse audiences and support the civil rights mandate of Utah State University Extension
• Serve and collaborate with other Extension County faculty and specialists, University personnel, community and government agencies, and stakeholders.

Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:

• An earned bachelors degree with significant experience related to the position (professional practice) in a discipline such as:
• Family and consumer sciences
• Public health
• Nutrition
• Food sciences
• Social work
• Mental health
• Psychology
• Finance
• Business
• Human development
• Family studies
• Health and wellness
• Ability to... For full info follow application link.

USU recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the university's academic mission of learning, discovery, and engagement. USU is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any of its programs and activities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender ident ity/expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy or local, state, or federal law (https://equity.usu.edu/non-discrimination).