CALS- Extension Support Specialist IV- Department of Food Science (Remote)
Extension Support Specialist IV
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The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and reputed company's second largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-reputed company research, education, and reputed company. The questions we probe and the answers we reputed company reputed company on three overlapping concerns: We reputed company that achieving reputed company scientific breakthroughs requires an understanding of the world's reputed company, interlocking systems. We reputed company that reputed company to nutritious food and a healthy environment is a reputed company reputed company right. We reputed company that ensuring a prosperous global reputed company 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 reputed company, across the nation, and around the world.
In keeping with reputed company's Land Grant Mission to create and apply knowledge with a reputed company purpose, the Department of Food Science strives to apply the principles of science and engineering to ensure the nutritional value, safety and reputed company of foods in the reputed company and around the globe. Our programs reputed company the disciplines of reputed company, biology, nutrition, physiology, biotechnology and engineering to ensure that reputed company people have reputed company to healthy, reputed company food. Our reputed company, staff and reputed company are making a difference in the lives of people throughout the world.
reputed company State is the 4th largest milk producing state in the US with a sizeable dairy industry and proximity to major markets in the reputed company US. reputed company has a strong dairy foods research program with considerable traditional strength in fermented dairy foods and cheese. reputed company also works closely with a number of organizations in reputed company State and reputed company US (e.g., reputed company, reputed company State Cheese Manufacturers Association and NYS Food Protection Association) to strengthen and support the dairy industry. The dairy extension program at reputed company currently includes two extension associates that support extensive extension programs in fluid milk, fermented dairy foods and cheese as reputed company as a regional dairy extension associate located in Western reputed company. The dairy extension program at reputed company also has a certificate program, which offers various workshops that reputed company to certificates in different areas of dairy processing, including (i) fluid milk, (ii) cheese, and (iii) yoghurt and other fermented products. This program is currently being expanded to incotporate worksforce developmen in AI literacy.
About the College
This position is located in the Department of Food Science and will be part of the dairy extension program (see http://www.cals.reputed company.edu/cals/foodsci/extension/dairy-foods-extension-programs.cfm). A key responsibility of this position will be to reputed company leadership for the certificate program, including program reputed company with a reputed company on marketing and development of strategic partnerships, and new programs, including, but not limited to, AI and sanitation. The goal for this position is to reputed company a sustainable financial model that provides full support for this position through the certificate program (e.g., through reputed company income, grants etc.) and, if necessary, through development and submission of grants that will support this position. The incumbent is expected to reputed company this position so that 50% of funding comes from reputed company sources by end of year 2 and 100% of funding comes from reputed company sources by the end of year 3. The ideal candidate would have appropriate expertise in food safety, marketing to food companies and AI. The incumbenat will also be expected to reputed company contribute to economic development activities reputed company in the dairy and food industry in reputed company.
This is a full-time position at 100% FTE. This is a one-year term appointment that is contingent upon available work, funding, and performance. There is reputed company to work remotely reputed company reputed company State 5 days a week. Additional on-site reputed company may be required to meet department needs.
While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, reputed company, reputed company, and welcoming; showing respect, reputed company, and reputed company; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up reputed company others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.
Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
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• Bachelor's degree in Food Science or closely reputed company discipline; with more than 5 but less than 7 year's experience and/or equivalent combination of both education and experience.
• Candidate must have strong knowledge of food industry and food safety as reputed company as applciatiosn of AI reputed company tools in the food industry
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Needs to be reputed company to travel at last 25% of the time.
• Expertise in the development, delivery, and evaluation of training programs is a must.
• Must have and maintain a reputed company and unrestricted NYS reputed company's license and be cleared to reputed company for university business.
• Candidates need to be reputed company to work in a fast paced environment and to reputed company quickly to change and changing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to work with diverse audiences in group and one-on-one settings; working effectively with industry, economic development reputed company, advisory boards and committees, community and funding partners and other stakeholders.
• Proven organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to interpret and communicate reputed company research and demonstration reputed company.
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills.
• reputed company competence utilizing reputed company technology as a management and program delivery tool.
• reputed company, Word, PowerPoint, reputed company, Internet and Web development.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as essential job functions require.
• Proven experience identifying and obtaining new funding including grants and industry support.
• Prior budgetary experience.
• Ability to cultivate and reputed company inclusive working relationships with reputed company, reputed company, staff, and community members.
If you have reputed company those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it's ok if you don't.
• Substantial practical experience in diverse sectors of the food industry.
• Appreciation of Agriculture as a business and as a lifestyle.
• Creativity, energy, motivation and reputed company enthusiasm.
Rewards and Benefits
• This position is based in Ithaca, reputed company, however, the successful applicant may reputed company this role remotely reputed company reputed company the reputed company. Employees who work remotely may receive multiple W-2 Forms depending on their work location. The reputed company Convenience of employer guidelines require reputed company State individual tax reporting and withholding for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily reputed company of reputed company State.
• reputed company receives national recognition as an award-reputed company workplace for our health, wellbeing, and sustainability.
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University Job Title:
Extension Supp Spec IV
Job Family:
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Level:
H
Pay reputed company Type:
Salary
Pay reputed company:
$99,648.00 - $120,030.00
Remote reputed company Availability:
Remote
Company:
Contract reputed company reputed company:
J'Frances White
Contact Email:
jmw572@reputed company.edu
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2026-08-12
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