Fruit Specialist - Riverhead, NY
Core
Develop and deliver research-based educational programs focused on sustainable production practices, pest and disease management, and climate resiliency for wine grape, tree fruit, and small fruit growers.
Role type
Senior IC agricultural educator and program manager
Builds
Educational programs, on-farm demonstrations, and applied research trials for local and regional growers
Domain
Agriculture + Horticulture (Viticulture, Tree Fruit, Small Fruit)
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Horticulture or agriculture expertise, grant funding acquisition, budget management, staff supervision, experimental design and interpretation, pesticide applicator licensing, independent work, team collaboration
Preferred skills
Cooperative Extension experience, viticulture/fruit science background, grant writing, business planning, labor issue management
Technologies
Data analysis tools, word processing, spreadsheet software
Responsibilities
Design and conduct scientifically sound experiments, facilitate on-farm demonstrations, manage program resources and budgets, serve as a subject matter resource to committees and clientele, seek grant funding
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management duties