Farm Business Management Educator

Cornell Cooperative Extension Rensselaer County (Troy, NY) is searching for a full time Resource Educator.  This position interacts with the public through delivery of program and through individual clientele assistance in the assigned subject matter area. Assists supervisor in activities to foster Extension programs with community leaders and discover best practices and integration of new tools and material with relevant staff at Cornell University.  Provide advice and education in assigned subject-matter field as a representative of the County, and State Extension System.

Collaboration in development and delivery of educational programs with other members of the Rensselaer Cornell Cooperative Extension team, colleagues in regional and statewide programs, and Cornell faculty related to field crop production and integrated pest management is required.

This person provide commercial producers with the knowledge and resources necessary to assess production, management and marketing practices through business analysis and economic decision-making that will enhance profitability and sustain the industry in Rensselaer County.  Primary emphasis will be in the field of dairy and field crops, but not preclude emerging opportunities in other disciplines of agriculture production.

For details, please see http://hosts.cce.cornell.edu/admin/careerops/pa498.htm

Qualifications

Masters Degree required. Subject matter major in agriculture and/or business is required with the appropriate combination from BS and MS degree. Two years of relevant experience in Cooperative Extension, Agribusiness, Adult Education, or a closely related field preferred. Coursework in areas of agriculture combined with adult education, farm business management, human resource management, economics of production, finance, marketing, computer science, and communications preferred.

Familiarity with record keeping and analytical software such as Quicken, QuickBooks, AgCheck, Cornell Dairy Farm Business Summary and FinPak preferred.

APPLICATIONS will be reviewed beginning on 11/13/2009, or until an acceptable pool of applicants has been identified.

Send letter of intent, resume, and transcripts to PA#498, Box 26, Kennedy Hall, Cornell U, Ithaca, NY 14853.

**Individuals who bring a diverse perspective and are supportive of diversity are strongly encouraged to apply. EOE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  http://www.cce.cornell.edu

Job -Cooperative Extension

Organization -Rensselaer Cnty Coop Ext Assn

Schedule -Full-time

Please refer to job code 185009 when responding to this ad.

Category:	Education/Training
	> Teacher
Location:	Ithaca, NY
County:	Tompkins County
ZIP Code:	14850
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	Cornell University
Phone:	email only please
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