SNAPPLUS SOFTWARE OUTREACH SPECIALIST
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
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- Madison
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Job Details
Job no: 217973-AS
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department:CALS/HORTICULTURE/NPM
Location: Madison
Categories: Agricultural, Animal, Biological and Life Sciences, Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement
Wisconsin's Nutrient and Pest Management (NPM) Program is an education outreach team that works with a wide range of partners to promote agricultural practices for protecting water quality while maintaining or improving farm profitability. The University of Wisconsin NPM Program (https://ipcm.wisc.edu/) serves Wisconsin farmers and the agricultural professionals who assist them in making management decisions. The program links farmers and researchers to exchange knowledge on the profitability, practicality, and environmental impact of crop production practices and cropping systems.
The main goal of the Nutrient Management-SnapPlus Software Outreach Specialist position is to increase delivery and adoption of farm nutrient management plans through innovative education on the SnapPlus nutrient management planning software program (https://snapplus.wisc.edu/). Candidates must possess the ability to learn, use, and educate others on SnapPlus.
The UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is committed to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements of our excellence and fundamental components of a positive and enriching learning and working environment for all students, faculty, and staff.
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
B.S. in Soil Science, Agronomy, or other closely-related field required. M.S. in Soil Science, Agronomy or other closely-related field preferred.
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:* Must have at least 2 years of experience related to crop nutrient management.
* Experience in both formal and non-formal outreach programming is desired.
* Existing knowledge and experience with the SnapPlus nutrient management planning software program is expected.
* A working knowledge of the University of Wisconsin nutrient management guidelines for field crops is preferred.
* Candidates must possess strong computer skills.
* Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills are essential.
* Familiarity with word processing, presentation, and database software is essential.
* Ability to organize and work productively with indirect supervision in a highly visible public sector environment.
* Ability to plan collaboratively, execute independently, and take personal responsibility to help team efforts succeed.
* Candidate should also have excellent organizational and time management skills.
* Extensive travel required. Occasional work on evenings and weekends.
* This position will be located within the NPM Program office suite on the UW-Madison campus at 445 Henry Mall, room 318.
* Ability to be approved to drive State of Wisconsin vehicles is highly desired. Candidate may need to make individual arrangements for transportation adequate to meet the position's responsibilities and essential job functions.
* For specific questions regarding the qualifications or job duties, contact Scott Sturgul at 608-262-7486 or ssturgul@wisc.edu.
A074360-COL OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES/HORTICULTURE/NPM
Work Type:Full Time: 100%
Appointment Type, Duration:Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:Minimum $38,276 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Submit a cover letter, resume/CV and names of three references via Jobs@UW website.
To ensure consideration, application must be received by: January 31, 2020
Scott Sturgul
ssturgul@wisc.edu
608-262-7486
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
OUTREACH SPECIALIST(S92DN) or ASSOC OUTREACH SPEC(S92FN)
Employment Class:Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:217973-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Spring 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/.
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.
Applications Open: Dec 23 2019 Central Standard Time
Applications Close:Feb 14 2020 11:55 PM Central Standard Time
Organization
In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities, and many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research and public service. Spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, the campus is located in the city of Madison.
The university trace
s its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.
From those humble beginnings, the university has grown into a large, diverse community, with about 40,000 students enrolled each year. These students represent every state in the nation, as well as countries from around the globe, making for a truly international population.
UW–Madison is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 comprehensive universities, 13 freshman-sophomore transfer colleges and an extension service. One of two doctorate-granting universities in the system, UW–Madison’s specific mission is to provide “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve an
d transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help insure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.”
The university achieves these ends through innovative programs of research, teaching and public service. Throughout its history, UW–Madison has sought to bring the power of learning into the daily lives of its students through innovations such as residential learning communities and service-learning opportunities. Students also participate freely in research, which has led to life-improving inventions ranging from more fuel-efficient engines to cutting-edge genetic therapies.
The Wisconsin Idea
Students, faculty and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea,” first started by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared that he would “never be content until the beneficent influence of the university [is] available to every home in the state.” The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state’s industries and government.
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