Precision Agriculture Technologies Extension Specialist - Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Location: Jackson, TN • Open date: September 26, 2024

About the role

Develop, deliver, and evaluate an externally funded row-crop Precision Agriculture Technology Extension Program using innovative teaching methods tailored to a diverse audience—producers, Extension Agents, professional consultants, and state, regional, national, and international leaders. Secure extramural funding to support an applied research program in row-crop Precision Agriculture Technologies that advances BESS graduate student education and results in peer-reviewed publications. Collaborate with BESS Research and Extension faculty and industry partners to translate and teach advancements in Precision Agriculture Technologies to producers. Publish timely, relevant peer-reviewed Extension and journal articles, as well as BESS Extension fact sheets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and field-test or demonstrate row-crop Precision Agriculture Technologies within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on areas such as crop sensing systems, “smart” sprayers/applicators for nutrients, herbicides, and pesticides, harvesters, and field mapping and yield monitoring systems.
• Build collaborative and advisory relationships with agricultural producers, BESS Research and Extension faculty, Extension Agents and Specialists, and equipment manufacturers.
• Provide leadership to state-level 4-H youth programs, including the 4-H Electric Camp.
• Participate in service activities of the Department, Institute, University, and profession.

Requirements

• Ph.D., or ABD with an expected completion date before August 1, 2025, in Biosystems, Biological, or Agricultural Engineering (preferred). Ph.D. in other disciplines will be considered only if the applicant holds a BS or MS in Engineering or Engineering Technology/Mechanization.
• Professional Engineer license or eligibility is desired.
• For Assistant Professor: demonstrated ability to conduct Extension Outreach and Education and publish peer-reviewed journal and Extension articles focused on the development, application, and evaluation of row-crop Precision Agriculture Technologies.
• For Associate Professor: demonstrated development of an externally funded Extension and Applied Research Program in row-crop Precision Agriculture Technologies.