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Join Cochise County Cooperative Extension at The University of Arizona as a Horticulture Agent in Willcox, Arizona. Combine your passion for plants with a rewarding career in community outreach. In this role, you'll collaborate with a dedicated team to develop and deliver impactful agricultural education programs. Focus on commercial fruit, nut, vine, and vegetable production, while enjoying day-to-day tasks that blend teaching, research, and community engagement. Benefit from professional development opportunities, including implementing applied research, producing scholarly Extension publications, and presenting at conferences. This is your chance to contribute to the community, empower others through education, and grow your career at a prestigious university.
Apply now and improve lives, communities, and the economy!
Another Source’s client, Cochise County Cooperative Extension at The University of Arizona, is recruiting a Horticulture Agent to join their team in Willcox, Arizona. Experience gained through internships, research projects, assistantships, fieldwork, or relevant part-time jobs while pursuing your Master’s degree will count as applicable experience. This is a great opportunity to collaborate, teach, and enhance the lives of the community!
This position is internally titled Area Assistant/Associate Agent Commercial Horticulture.
Here’s a little about Cochise County Cooperative Extension at The University of Arizona and the position they are recruiting for:
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension is one of the pillars of The Division of Agriculture, Life & Veterinary Sciences & Cooperative Extension. We are about "Improving Lives, Communities and the Economy" by serving as a statewide network of knowledgeable faculty and staff that provides lifelong educational programs for all Arizonans. We are part of a nationwide educational network of scientists and educators who help people solve problems and put knowledge to use. Arizona Cooperative Extension provides a link between the university and the citizens of this state.
From seed funding to sustainable growth, every economy has its roots in agriculture. The importance of agriculture and its contributions to the citizens and the state of Arizona, the 3rd largest producing state of fresh market vegetables, cannot be overlooked.
Learn more about Cochise County Cooperative Extension here: Cochise | Cooperative Extension | The University of Arizona
What’s in it for you:
The University of Arizona offers a comprehensive compensation and benefit package including health, dental, and vision insurance plans; paid vacation, sick leave and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans. The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocation services, please click here.
The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $57-62K.
About the Role: As the Assistant/Associate Extension Agent position you will work with a dynamic team of professionals developing and delivering community outreach programs that provide research-based, objective informal agriculture education in Cochise and Graham Counties. The primary focus of the position will be to develop and deliver education and assistance in the areas of commercial fruit, nut, vine, and vegetable production, small-scale horticulture, and specialty crop production. In addition to outreach, you will develop and conduct applied research, produce scholarly Extension publications, present at conferences and meetings, and pursue grant funding to support research and program work.
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