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Working/Functional Title

Conservation Agronomist Extn. Educator

Position Summary

Michigan State University Extension is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive organization, which requires all staff to contribute towards a vision for success. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our work, regardless of title or position within the organization. This means that all staff at MSU Extension are dedicated to the following:

• We work together to ensure that programming is delivered to diverse audiences, produces equitable impacts for all participants, and demonstrates partnership and inclusion for all groups.
• We embrace that it is everyone's job to create a culture that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
• We ensure that every team member is prepared with the skills and resources to contribute to our welcoming and inclusive culture.
• We foster inclusion by recognizing and valuing diverse perspectives, skills, experiences, and work to create equal access to programming for communities.
• We commit to continuous learning for diversity, equity, and cultural competency, in order to achieve inclusive excellence.
• We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements to our work and are vital to the organizational culture and programmatic success of MSU Extension.
• We embrace a culture of understanding, coaching and feedback towards achieving a vision of success for the entire organization and its staff.

• *Together we will achieve success and we commit to these goals in our work, continued education, and ongoing efforts.  *

   

POSITION SUMMARY

As part of MSU Extension (MSUE) and the Agriculture and Agribusiness Institute (AABI), this position provides local as well as statewide leadership and educational programming expertise in the adoption of cropping systems to improve soil organic matter, soil microbiome, carbon sequestration and tillage practices to reduce nutrient and sediment loss. This position will have regional and statewide responsibilities and will collaborate across work teams, Institutes, and industry  groups, working with faculty, specialists, and educators for overall advancement of the needs of the Institute clientele.

In this position, you will identify, design, implement, and evaluate research-based educational programs that meet current and projected outreach needs related to the cost-effective adoption of cropping system practices that include advance fertility management, changes in tillage practices, cover crops, conservation farming and other technological innovations that will improve soil health and ecosystem services.  Through your leadership, you will work collaboratively with work team members, MSU service units, allied industry and farmers, to design, implement, deliver, and evaluate educational programming to meet high priority needs of clientele. This will include, but not be limited to organizing educational events and field days, working on agricultural decision support tools, and writing and coordination of educational publications, bulletins, and videos in collaboration with MSU Extension field staff and industry partners.

You will be expected to be an effective communicator and use a broad array of communication strategies, such as, but not limited to in-person and virtual meetings, on-farm field days, social media, digital release of educational materials and on-farm consultations. Through collaboration in research, engagement with community members, and dissemination of research-based information throu