Position Summary
Position Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To provide leadership in extension education and outreach programming to assist existing and potential livestock producers of cattle, swine, small ruminants, and poultry in Maui County. Emphasis will be on beef cattle, range and pasture production and management, swine and small ruminants (sheep, goats). Responsibilities may also include bison and poultry.
- Develop multi-disciplinary, collaborative partnerships with Maui County and other CTAHR faculty, government/community agencies, livestock associations, and stakeholder groups.
- Collaborate with other agents, specialists, and researchers to develop and conduct applied research and extension outreach programs and projects, transfer research-based information and technology to stakeholders, and foster and enhance the livestock industries, including small livestock operations.
- Develop extension education programming that uses a variety of teaching methods and tools such as social media resources, distance education technology, as well as traditional field day programs and workshops for stakeholders to foster and enhance the livestock industries.
- Advise and be responsible for the 4-H/Youth Livestock projects, clubs, volunteers, and local fair board within Maui County, individually and in collaboration with other 4-H/Youth development faculty.
- Support and provide Livestock Quality Assurance training to adult and youth audiences.
- Seek, obtain, and manage external funding sources to support programming efforts, including grants and contracts, and practice cost recovery.
- Conduct scholarly and extension activities at the county, state, and national levels.
- Participate in county, department, college, and university service/governance.
- Work with stakeholders and attend meetings that may occur after normal working hours and/or weekends at off-site locations.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Master’s degree from a college or university of recognized standing, with major work in animal science, range management, or a related field
- At least three years of successful experience in Cooperative Extension work or equivalent in a closely related field.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and to assume responsibility for developing a collaborative extension program that applies Extension teaching methods.
- Ability to work harmoniously with other agents in an integrated Extension system, and with related agencies.
- Ability to travel independently to various geographical locations in a timely manner. Requirement may be fulfilled by a valid Hawai’i Driver’s License (Class 3), comparable driver’s license, or other means of transportation that meets position needs.
Contact Name
Melelani Oshiro