Open Rank Extension Educator - WCS - Precision Ag (ENREEC) (Open to WCS Faculty Only)

Programmatic Responsibilities

• Exemplifies positive and professional behavior and attitude towards colleagues, clients, and partner organizations.
• Develops and delivers proactive, innovative, and engaging educational programs and products, using teaching methods and strategies that have significant reach, engagement, and impact in your county, accountability region, and, as appropriate, statewide and nationally.
• Establishes and sustains a strong local and regional clientele base and programming portfolio that is documented and shared with colleagues.
• Employs innovative strategies and technologies to design, develop, implement, and assess programs for a strong Extension education program/engagement at the county, accountability region, and statewide levels.
• Engages and teaches in a collaborative learning and problem-solving environment, working with assistants, educators, and specialists to encourage learners to adopt research-based decision-making information.
• Delves deeply into current and emerging agricultural challenges in your assigned region and across Nebraska, identifying and addressing high-priority issues where Extension is particularly well positioned to contribute.
• Fosters a culture of collaboration with local, regional, and statewide leaders that nurtures and strengthens positive relationships among the University, its partners, and the people we serve.
• Engages local, regional, and statewide partners to identify and address high-priority issues where Extension is particularly well positioned to contribute.
• Collaborates with specialists and research faculty to conduct applied and validation research (e.g., on-farm, ranch, or community) that can be amplified via multiple engagement platforms.
• Shows robust contributions to multidisciplinary team settings with Extension professionals and other internal and external partners to translate and convey the latest research-based information.
• Creates ongoing programming revenue that supports the viability of individuals, teams, units, and the System.
• Leads and contributes value to high-performing Extension programming teams.
• Engages in personal and professional development opportunities that enhance knowledge, skills, and competencies relevant to your role.
• Conducts need assessments, identifies priorities, develops various program and engagement platforms to connect with a variety of audiences, measure program impact, and report the results in your annual report as well as to Extension boards, County Commissioners and Supervisors, State Senators, key stakeholders, at professional meetings, and in professional and Extension publications when appropriate.
• Participates in teams comprised of assistants, educators, specialists, other staff or faculty, industry, and community leaders. These teams focus on current or future needs or strengths and strategize in program areas where you contribute.
• Cultivates open and welcoming learning environments.
• Completes PEARS data entry and reporting requirements.
• Fulfills annual IANR reporting requirements, including an individual impact report.

Organizational Citizenship / Lead Educator Role

• Coordinates with Unit Head/Director/Program Area Leaders/Engagement Zone Coordinators and other Extension professionals on campus, at REECs, and statewide as appropriate to build a robust Nebraska Extension presence.
• Cultivates a culture of collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders that builds positive relationships between the University and our partners.
• Supports engagement of advisory or policy groups such as Unit Advisory Committees, REEC Advisory Committee, Program Advisory Committees, commodity associations, Natural Resources Districts, and others as appropriate.
• Understands and adheres to Equal Employment Opportunity compliance efforts.
• Accepts committee assignments, reporting responsibilities, and other special ad hoc assignments as requested at the administrative unit, college/division, institute, and/or university level.