Recruitment/Posting Title County Agent III (Assistant Professor) - Commercial Agriculture - Burlington County Department Agric & Natural Resources Salary Annual Salary Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is searching for a community-engaged scholar to provide leadership, educational programming, and applied research-based information in commercial agricultural production, with a preference for knowledge and familiarity of vegetable production. This is a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of County Agent III (equivalent to Assistant Professor). This position is located at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County, 2 Academy Drive, Westampton, NJ. Agriculture and Natural Resource Agents are expected to demonstrate excellence in extension practice, teaching, and service. Key duties include providing leadership in assessing local needs to design, implement, and evaluate relevant programming in commercial agronomic or horticultural crop production, collaborating with agricultural producers and commercial commodity organizations, agencies, and internal ANR and NJAES working groups, and developing strategies to maximize the effectiveness of teaching and engagement, programmatic impact within Extension Practice, and service in appropriate service roles, utilizing a variety of delivery modes. Rutgers Cooperative Extension is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive organization, which empowers all staff to contribute towards a vision for success. Rutgers University and the ANR Department have a strong commitment to attracting diverse faculty and providing excellence in community engagement following the Rutgers Diversity Strategic Plan (https://diversity.rutgers.edu/university-plan), the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Diversity Plan https://execdeanagriculture.rutgers.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/), and Rutgers Cooperative Extension Diversity Equity plan (https://njaes.rutgers.edu/extension/diversity-equity-inclusion/rce-strategic-plan-for-diversity-equity-inclusion.pdf) which is why we encourage candidates from diverse, underrepresented communities to apply.

Position Status Full Time Posting Number 24FA1307 Posting Open Date 12/11/2024 Posting Close Date 01/13/2025