+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Job Title | Educator, Area Agriculture | | | -Southwest MS Counties | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | FLSA Status | Exempt | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posted Salary Range | Commensurate With Experience | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Employment Status | Full Time | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Department | College of Agriculture and | | | Applied Sciences | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Job Summary | | | | | | | The primary responsibility of the | | | Educator, Area Agriculture will | | | be to support the state | | | coordinator in various aspects of | | | integrating Sustainable | | | Agriculture Research and | | | Education ( | | | | | | SARE) into our state outreach | | | program. | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Knowledge Skills and Abilities | | | | | | | The goal is to enhance awareness | | | and encourage the adoption of | | | sustainable agriculture practices | | | among limited-resource farmers | | | across a multi-county region in | | | southwest and central | | | Mississippi. | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Essential Job Functions | - - Assist the state | | | coordinator in organizing | | | training activities | | | (workshops, ï¬?eld days, | | | etc.) set forth in  | | | SARE programs. | | | - Assist state coordinator | | | in establishing farm | | | trials that address state | | | and local needs at off | | | campus centers and model | | | farms. | | | - Maintain the sustainable | | | agriculture materials | | | generated by the project. | | | · Assist with the | | | promotion of all  | | | SARE-related programs and | | | projects. | | | - Assist with the | | | collection of data, | | | evaluation and reports. | | | - Assist with grant | | | writing, budgeting, and | | | provide input in the | | | development of | | | educational programs. · | | | Provide communication and | | | seek additional contacts | | | with stakeholders. | | | - Serve as a Sustainable | | | Agriculture liaison for | | | the 1890 institutions. | | | - Provide a link with | | | National, Regional, and | | | other State  | | | SARE programs. | | | - Prepare extension | | | outreach materials like | | | fact sheets, trifolds, | | | brochures for | | | disseminating information | | | to the limited resources | | | farmers. | | | - Ability to work both | | | independently and | | | collaboratively. | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | | Other Duties | | | | | | | | | | | | - Support extension program and | | | assist with new extension | | | curriculum development. | | | - Make presentations orally or | | | on posters of applied | | | research results at | | | conferences or meetings. | | | - Work with clientele across a | | | wide range of socio-economic | | | classes. | | | - Develop and maintain