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Position Description: The Small Farm Unit is hiring a manager. The position provides leadership to Cooperative Extension program efforts, managing and coordinating on-site projects at the Small Farm Unit (SFU) in Goldsboro, NC. Management includes planning, managing, and sustaining the 30-acre land for production, education, applied-research, extension/outreach, and demonstration activities. Coordination includes maintaining frequent/routine communication between the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service (NCDA&CS), farm staff, Research Principle Investigators from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University and North Carolina State University, interns and apprentices, students, and other extension personnel.
The manager will also provide tours to visitors, and provide/maintain professional communication services such as completing reports and impact analysis of the SFU activities. Support includes working with the PIs to create plans and preparation of field plots, equipment, and facilities for specialty crops production including high tunnel operations and maintenance. It is essential for the farm manager to maintain the Small Farm Unit as an attractive educational and research center.