This position is located off campus at the Western Maryland Research amp Education Center located in Keedysville MDThe Natural Resources Specialist serves statewide and provides leadership for educational program development delivery and evaluation on a variety of natural resources and environmental sciences topics including forest management soil and water conservation environmental science topics and other related issues Stakeholders include woodland and farmland owners natural resource professionals government agencies nonprofit organizations UME volunteer audiences such as Master Naturalists and Master Gardeners youth and others The Specialist will facilitate partnerships with university colleagues local state and federal agencies forestrynatural resource associations nonprofit organizations and others to develop relevant educational products and programs The Specialist will be part of College of Agriculture amp Natural Resources AGNR and University of Maryland Extension UME and work closely with the Environment and Natural Resource team to provide leadership for natural resource and environmental management related programs It is the responsibility of the Specialist to be self motivated and work intentionally and collaboratively with partners to increase the visibility and reach of Extension programs that are specifically designed to meet the needs of diverse audiences The Specialist will use a variety of delivery and communication strategies appropriate for the intended target audience including but not limited to conferences workshops classes demonstration projects websites webinars social media publications and mass media The faculty member will be on track for tenure and promotion to a higher rank in accordance with UMD policy and UME tenure guidelines within the timeframe defined and will perform teaching scholarship and service requirements of a University of Maryland faculty member In carrying out these duties the individual reports to the Program Leader amp Assistant Director Environmental Natural Resources and Sea Grant ProgramThe Specialist will report to the Assistant Director and Program Leader of the Environmental and Natural Resource Program