Job Description
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University’s second largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: We believe that achieving next-generation scientific breakthroughs requires an understanding of the world’s complex, interlocking systems. We believe that access to nutritious food and a healthy environment is a fundamental human right. We believe that ensuring a prosperous global future depends on the ability to support local people and communities everywhere. By working in and across multiple scientific areas, CALS can address challenges and opportunities of the greatest relevance, here in New York, across the nation, and around the world.Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) provides the educational outreach functions for Cornell University’s role as New York State’s Land Grant University. The Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program provides educational programs and information to growers and agri-business professionals, arming them with the knowledge to profitably produce and market safe and healthful horticultural crops, contributing to the viability of farms and the economic wellbeing of New York State. What You Will DoAs the Small Fruit Specialist, you will provide commercial small fruit growers/producers and industry representatives with the knowledge and resources necessary to maximize quality, profitability, and sustainability of the small fruit and vegetable industries in Eastern New York. Other responsibilities include:
Responsibilities + Skills
Ability to define, conduct and interpret applied research and demonstration projects.Successful experience obtaining new funding, including grants and industry support.Strong leadership and teamwork skills
Education
2+ years of relevant work experience in Agribusiness, Crop Production, Cooperative Extension, Adult Education, or closely related fields.Experience in conducting, interpreting, evaluating, and communicating the results of applied research.Knowledge of the philosophy, objectives, and operation of an informal education system such as Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Experience