Position Summary
Position Description
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides leadership and establishes goals for a relevant and effective agricultural and human resources cooperative Extension program in consultation with the administrative management team, department chairpersons, faculty, and clientele.
- Approves, monitors, and evaluates Extension projects; initiates specific projects; coordinates interdepartmental and interdisciplinary projects; and integrates Extension policies, priorities, and programs with those of the Associate Dean and Associate Director for Research and the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.
- Develops policies and budgets with the Dean’s concurrence.
- Maintains liaison with National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) partnership offices on issues relating to Cooperative Extension, including all Smith Lever funds, annual plans of work, and accomplishments, and impact/implementation reports. Represents CTAHR regionally and nationally, including attendance at the regular meetings of the Western Extension Directors Association.
- Actively seeks and encourages Extension faculty to seek external funding for Extension/research programs.
- Develops and implements, in collaboration with University resources, a faculty development program focusing on Extension faculty enhancement.
- In cooperation with the Associate Dean and Associate Director for Research, manages an internal grants program.
- Identifies Extension position priorities and position reassignments according to evolving Extension priorities.
- Participates in the administration of off-campus research/Extension centers with department chairpersons, county administrators, and CTAHR Administration.
- Oversees the Agriculture Diagnostic Service Center.
- Coordinates the Extension budget and allocations of State and Federal Extension funds.
- Participates in promotion, tenure, and post-tenure evaluation of CTAHR faculty.
- Serves on designated college, University, and national committees related to Extension outreach programs.
- Seeks involvement and leadership roles in Associate of Public and Land-grant Universities (APUL).
- Serves on advisory committees of other agencies/groups as requested and as beneficial for CTAHR.
- Maintains close communication with agriculture, natural resources, community, and family organizations to identify Extension programming needs.
- Performs other duties as necessary and as delegated by the CTAHR Dean.