Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health – Henry County, MO

About the role

The Nutrition and Health Specialist is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating educational programs in nutrition, health, community health, food safety, food resource management, and physical activity promotion education for Missourians.

Responsibilities

• Deliver research-based educational programs and services in Nutrition, Home, and Family.
• Engage with councils, commissions, legislators, and stakeholders to identify educational needs and collaborate with partners to meet those needs.
• Create an annual plan-of-work that reflects local needs and aligns with statewide program area efforts.
• Provide monthly reports of impact to county extension council assigned, supervisors, county commissioners, and others, regarding programmatic efforts.
• Attend at least one county extension council meeting each month and provide an oral update on program efforts.
• Collaborate with campus-based specialists on research projects and deliver findings via demonstrations, field days, courses, workshops, consultations, publications, and appropriate media.
• Work in collaboration with other specialists in counties of responsibility to serve the needs of the headquartered county, ensuring counties receive promotional materials in advance of programming.
• Effectively work with supervisors, other specialists, and local leaders to complete administrative tasks as needed.
• Offer timely, research-based information during times of natural disasters or similar events.
• Represent the University of Missouri on boards and committees as assigned.
• Participate in professional development events to improve both technical and leadership skills.

Requirements

• An earned PhD or master’s degree at time of appointment.
• Demonstrated ability to translate research into educational programs in nutrition, health, food science, and physical activity promotion for audiences of all age groups is critical.
• Successful administrative and leadership experience, particularly in managing fiscal, human, and data resources.
• Effective and innovative teaching strategies that engage others, including strong listening, written, and oral communication skills.
• The ability to integrate new and emerging technology into teaching strategies.
• Experience designing, conducting, and evaluating educational programs, and applying research-based knowledge in subject matter areas related to community cooperation and collaboration, capacity assessment and action planning, needs assessment, citizen participation, leadership, resource management, and volunteerism.

Qualifications

• An earned PhD or master’s degree at time of appointment.
• Candidates will be evaluated on:
• Degree in nutrition, dietetics, health, exercise physiology, food science or related area with appropriate coursework exhibited.
• Demonstrated ability to translate research into educational programs in nutrition, health, food science, and physical activity promotion for audiences of all age groups is critical.
• Ideal candidates will also have successful experiences in youth and adult education.
• Successful administrative and leadership experience, particularly in managing fiscal, human, and data resources.
• Effective and innovative teaching strategies that engage others, including strong listening, written, and oral communication skills.
• The ability to integrate new and emerging technology into teaching strategies.
• Experience designing, conducting, and evaluating educational programs, and applying research-based knowledge in subject matter areas related to community cooperation and collaboration, capacity assessment and action planning, needs assessment, citizen participation, leadership, resource management, and volunteerism.

Benefits

This position is eligible for University benefits, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses.

Pay

This position offers a minimum starting salary of $58,000, with the final salary determined based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Schedule

This is a 12-month, ranked, non-tenure track appointment at the rank of assistant, associate, or full Extension Professional. Rank will be determined at the time of appointment based on qualifications and experience in accordance with the MU Extension faculty standards.