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County Extension Director and Agriculture/Natural Resources Program Extension/Extension Agent II - IV
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60355013 - AG-MIAMI-DADE
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Dade
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| We are looking for candidates with academic and people skills who work well in teams, honor their commitments, and innovate in a rapidly changing world. The academic program focus of this Extension Agent position is Agriculture/Natural Resources. As the CED (about 70% of your time), you will lead the total Miami-Dade extension program. As the Agent (about 30% of your time), you will lead through the design, implementation, and evaluation of agricultural education programs designed to assist clientele in small farm management in a resource‐efficient and environmentally sensitive manner. |
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Biological Scientist II
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60790000 - AG-TREC-HOMESTEAD
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Dade
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| This is a full-time benefit position in Homestead, Florida open to current UF employees ONLY.
The employee will conduct and assist with laboratory experiments, ensuring execution aligns with biogeochemistry research goals at the University of Florida- Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida. Duties will include organizing and leading the collection of plant, gas, water, and sediment samples from rivers, lakes, estuaries, and coastal areas. as well as wetlands and analyzing samples for nutrients, chlorophyll, plant, and algal biomass, stable isotopes, and dissolved gasses. The employee is also responsible for running and maintaining instrumentation (e.g., MIMS, spectrophotometer). Other responsibilities include general lab maintenance, including ordering supplies, inventory, and compliance with health and safety protocols, assisting students, and visiting scientists with lab and field experiments. Duties may entail supporting extension programs (workshops, field trips and public outreach events) related to coastal resilience. Driving for overnight and day trips is required. The employee must have leadership abilities, motivation, attention to detail, basic background knowledge of biogeochemistry and ability to work well independently and as part of a team. |