A. Program Development:

• Plan, implement, and evaluate field research, conduct systematic analysis of state-wide data and other resources, including clientele and stakeholder input, and historical information to identify community assets, program needs, and outreach education opportunities.
• Needs and opportunities may include assessing soil plant relationships regarding nutrients, reducing the level of inputs such as pesticides, fertilizers, and irrigation water while maintaining profitability and sustainability in both the short and long-term agricultural production systems in the desert Southwest, especially against the backdrop of a variable and changing climate and conservation of our natural resources.

B. Extramural funding:

• The successful candidate is expected to write grants and obtain extramural funding to support program activities from federal, state, local sources, commodity associations, and industry. Excellence will be demonstrated by measuring and documenting outcomes and impacts of the Extension program and by contributions to the discipline of agronomy. 

C. Leadership:

• Overall, the candidate is expected to provide leadership and national recognition for independent and collaborative scholarly activity and excellence in Cooperative Extension in the field of agronomy. The candidate is expected to collaborate with scientists from other disciplines, as well as those in the region working with similar cropping systems, the grower community, crop consultants, and other stakeholders to solve important crop production problems.

D. Publications: 

• Scholarly and creative outputs, including impactful intellectual works that are communicated to appropriate audiences, are expected from the faculty in this position; examples include, but are not limited to, peer-reviewed journal and Extension publications, workshops, field days, and media.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated Extension, teaching, applied research and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills including the effective use of media.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member with other professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to lead groups and to plan, organize, evaluate, manage, and delegate details associated with program management.
• Ability to work independently with evidence of good time management skills.
• Understand the need for and knowledge of how to secure external funding support for research and Extension. Commitment to unit, college, and institutional values.
• Demonstrated ability to secure external funding support for applied research and Extension programs.
• Demonstrated skills in diagnosing problems in agronomic production systems.
• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to the basic philosophy of Extension and the Land Grant University system.
• Demonstrated understanding of needs and impact assessment techniques and their application to Extension programs.