Field Specialist in Agricultural Business and Urban Agriculture - Clay County

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to preserve all substantive info. We need to decide sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe qualifications), Qualifications (maybe academic), Skills (maybe abilities), Benefits (if any), Pay (salary range), Schedule (maybe 12-month appointment). Also maybe "Location" but not a required heading; could be part of About the role. We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". So only include if content present. Let's extract content: - Location: Kansas City, Missouri, primarily serves Clay, Jackson and Platte Counties in the Urban West Region with additional service across the state as needed. - Specialist Emphasis: Agricultural Business and Urban Agriculture. Description of work. - Core duties: list of duties (Educate, Create, Connect) and Professional Expectations list. - Additional Expectations: travel, driver's license, reimbursement, outside normal hours. - MU Extension Leadership Received: supervision info. - MU Extension Information: mission statement. - University Information: description. - Qualifications: Academic qualifications include earned master’s degree, MBA, Ph.D., or other applicable terminal degree in list of fields. - Candidates Will Be Evaluated On: list of knowledge/experience/abilities. - Anticipated Hiring Range: minimum starting salary $58,000, final salary based on qualifications/experience. - Application Materials: list (but we should remove application instructions per rule: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should drop Application Materials section. - Sponsorship Information: Employment visa sponsorship not available. - Benefit Eligibility: truncated? The text ends abruptly: "Benefit Eligibility This". Probably incomplete; we may ignore as no substantive content. Thus we have substantive content for About the role (description), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe qualifications?), Qualifications (academic), Skills (abilities), Benefits (maybe none explicit; we have benefit eligibility incomplete, but we could note "Benefit Eligibility" but it's incomplete; better to omit if not specific). Pay: we have salary range. Schedule: 12-month appointment. We need to use

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  for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we will not have a heading for the title. We'll produce something like:

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  But we have many duties; we can break into Educate, Create, Connect subpoints maybe as list items. We need to preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet point from the posting. Let's extract duties list: From "CORE DUTIES OF MU EXTENSION SPECIALISTS Duties MU Extension Specialists deliver the University of Missouri to all Missourians. They serve all Missourians by bringing research-based solutions to work on local problems. MU Extension Specialists teach new and foundational concepts, link people to resources, support partner organizations, participate in research, train volunteers, evaluate programs, foster innovation, and serve communities. MU Extension Specialists work as a team to expand educational attainment, foster economic development, and improve health outcomes. These core duties fall into three major areas: Educate, Create, and Connect. Educate. MU Extension specialists design, conduct, and evaluate educational programs. MU Extension specialists teach research-based information via meetings, in-person, and online courses, continuing education classes, technical assistance, volunteer training, media, websites, consultation, and other educational methods. They provide educational programs that support the individual, organizational, and community goals of Missouri’s learners and clients.Create. MU Extension specialists develop innovative and research-informed educational products, services, materials, and other scholarly works. These include curricula, publications, presentations, educational tools, websites, and similar resources. MU Extension specialists obtain and use extramural funding to support creative works. MU Extension specialists contribute to the scholarship of Extension and Engagement by evaluating programs that result in learning and behavior changes that impact individuals and communities.Connect. MU Extension specialists engage with learners, stakeholders, volunteers, and communities, including county extension councils, government officials and agencies, partners, and University and professional organizations. MU Extension specialists listen and respond with care. MU Extension specialists intentionally foster engaged partnerships and robust connections to the wide array of programs offered by the whole University of Missouri System." Then "Professional Expectations" list: Engage with stakeholders..., Create an annual plan-of-work..., Provide a monthly report..., Attend at least one county extension council meeting..., Collaborate with campus-based specialists..., Effectively work with supervisors..., Demonstrate competency in communication..., Offer timely, research-based information during times of natural disasters..., Represent the University of Missouri on boards..., Participate in professional development events..., Other duties and responsibilities as assigned... Then "Additional Expectations": travel regularly, driver's license, vehicle, wireless telephone/data service, reimbursement, programs outside normal business hours, expect to attend events as needed. We need to include all these as responsibilities. We could group them under Responsibilities heading as a list. For Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: The posting has "Qualifications" section with academic qualifications and "Candidates Will Be Evaluated On" list (knowledge, experience, understanding, ability, effective teaching strategies, ability to collaborate). Those could be split into Qualifications (academic) and Skills (abilities). Or we could treat "Qualifications" as academic, and "Skills" as the abilities list. We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract: Academic qualifications: earned master’s degree, MBA, Ph.D., or other applicable terminal degree in agricultural economics, agricultural business, agricultural marketing, business administration, business management, finance, urban agriculture, food systems, community development, or a closely related field at time of appointment. Candidates Will Be Evaluated On: - Knowledge of agricultural business, farm financial management, enterprise development, marketing, risk management, and/or local food systems. - Experience working with diverse audiences, including producers, entrepreneurs, community organizations, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and agricultural or food-based businesses. - Understanding of urban agriculture, small-scale farming, local food systems, direct marketing, and the opportunities and constraints facing agricultural enterprises in metropolitan areas. - Ability to provide practical technical assistance in business plans, marketing plans, feasibility studies, enterprise budgets, pricing strategies, recordkeeping, grant or financing readiness, and related decision-making tools. - Effective and innovative teaching strategies that engage others, including strong listening, written, and oral communication skills. - Ability to collaborate with Extension colleagues, community partners, local governments, economic development organizations, and agricultural support entities. We could treat these as Skills (or Requirements). The heading "Requirements" could contain these evaluation criteria. "Qualifications" could contain academic degree requirement. "Skills" could maybe be redundant; but we can still include if we have content. However we should prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Maybe combine Qualifications and Skills into one "Qualifications" section that includes both academic and evaluative criteria. But the instruction says use headings for those specific categories if content exists. We could have both Qualifications and Skills sections if we have distinct content. But we risk thin sections. Let's see: Academic qualifications is a clear bullet list; the evaluation criteria is also a list. Could be separate. We could do:

  Qualifications

  Academic qualifications include an earned master’s degree, MBA, Ph.D., or other applicable terminal degree in agricultural economics, agricultural business, agricultural marketing, business administration, business management, finance, urban agriculture, food systems, community development, or a closely related field at time of appointment.

  Skills

  • Knowledge of agricultural business, farm financial management, enterprise development, marketing, risk management, and/or local food systems.
  • Experience working with diverse audiences, including producers, entrepreneurs, community organizations, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and agricultural or food-based businesses.
  • Understanding of urban agriculture, small-scale farming, local food systems, direct marketing, and the opportunities and constraints facing agricultural enterprises in metropolitan areas.
  • Ability to provide practical technical assistance in business plans, marketing plans, feasibility studies, enterprise budgets, pricing strategies, recordkeeping, grant or financing readiness, and related decision-making tools.
  • Effective and innovative teaching strategies that engage others, including strong listening, written, and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to collaborate with Extension colleagues, community partners, local governments, economic development organizations, and agricultural support entities.
  That seems fine. Now Benefits: The posting has "Benefit Eligibility This" incomplete; no clear benefit details. So we should not create Benefits section. Pay: we have "Anticipated Hiring Range This position offers a minimum starting salary of $58,000, with the final salary determined based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience." So we can create Pay section. Schedule: "This position is a 12-month, ranked, non-tenure track appointment..." So we can create Schedule section. Also we might include Location in About the role. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like "MU Extension Leadership Received", "MU Extension Information", "University Information". Those are substantive? They describe mission and supervision. Could be considered part of About the role or maybe separate sections like "Supervision" but not in prescribed headings. Since only allowed headings are the list, we should fold that info into About the role or maybe Responsibilities? The instruction: "Use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., implying those are examples but we should use those headings only. It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". So we can use those headings; we shouldn't create other headings like "Supervision". So we need to incorporate supervision info into About the role or Responsibilities maybe. Similarly, mission statement can go in About the role. Thus About the role paragraph will include location, emphasis, mission, supervision, etc. Now we need to ensure we don't repeat job title. Not include "Assistant/Associate/Full Extension Professional" as heading. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "The Assistant/Associate/Full Extension Professional position is located in Kansas City, Missouri, primarily serving Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties in the Urban West Region with additional statewide service as needed. The specialist focuses on Agricultural Business and Urban Agriculture, planning, teaching, and evaluating educational programs that help farm and food businesses start, grow, and succeed in the Kansas City area. This includes business planning, marketing, risk management, and support for urban and nearby agricultural businesses, working with urban farms, small farms, market gardeners, beginning farmers, nonprofit agriculture groups, community farms, food entrepreneurs, local food businesses, value-added food producers, and other agricultural businesses serving city and metro-area markets. The role involves delivering research-based information on topics such as farm and business financial management, business plans, budgets, marketing plans, feasibility studies, pricing, recordkeeping, taxes, regulations, risk management, access to loans or grants, land access, leases, farm transition, value-added agriculture, and technologies like controlled-environment agriculture, high tunnels, small-scale irrigation, hydroponics, aquaponics, sensors, farm management software, online marketing tools, digital recordkeeping, food safety technology, etc. The specialist provides technical assistance, collaborates with state specialists and local partners, helps connect clients with regional and statewide partners, and delivers educational programs via workshops, tours, demonstrations, one-on-one visits, short courses, technical assistance projects, online