North Carolina State University
Mountain Livestock Specialist
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Job Description
- Req#: 193775
- Working in cross-disciplinary teams with faculty in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine and the staff at the Mountain Research Station to serve as a resource for the regional livestock extension programs.
- Assist with the Waynesville Central Bull Test
- Contribute to regional youth livestock programs
- Participate in the development of an educational focus at the new WNC Regional Livestock Center
- Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, and external constituents.
The Mountain Livestock Specialist will serve in a professional faculty role at the rank of Extension Assistant Professor, and will be expected to develop an extension program designed to enhance livestock production including practices that improve production efficiency while adding value to cattle and small ruminant operations (as well as other livestock species in pasture-based production systems). Areas of expertise of the Mountain Livestock Specialist should be one of the following: cattle nutrition and management, forage or pasture management, or beef systems management to address the cattle industry on a holistic basis.
Additional responsibilities will include
The key to success will be cultivating relationships with stakeholders that are mutually beneficial for the department, college, and university.
The Mountain Livestock Specialist will develop an innovative applied research program on the Mountain Research Station and Upper Mountain Research Station (Laurel Springs) that will impact livestock production in the region and complement their extension program. These two research stations are owned and operated by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the development of a successful research program will require a close relationship with the staff of that agency.
Exceptional oral and written communication and a demonstrated ability to broadly communicate science with a variety of audiences are essential. It will also be expected to obtain competitive grant funding and produce peer-reviewed extension and research publications.
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