Job No. 155235
- Job Title:
- Technology in Natural Resources Specialist
- Employer:
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Oregon State University (OSU)
- Location:
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Corvallis , OR
- Posting Date:
- 24-Mar-2025
- Description:
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Job Summary
The Division of Extension and Engagement is seeking a Technology in Natural Resources Specialist. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position. Refer to the Working Conditions/Work Schedule section for information on establishing a remote work location in the state of Oregon.
This Information and Technology (IT) professional position is with the Division of Extension and Engagement’s (division) Extension Computing and Technology Unit. This dynamic and innovative Technology in Natural Resources Specialist will span boundaries to lead Extension Service efforts at the intersection of technology and natural resources for forest landowners and farmers across Oregon, and is a joint effort between the College of Agricultural Sciences’ Extension Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Program and the College of Forestry’s Extension Forestry & Natural Resources Program at Oregon State University.
This Technology in Natural Resources Specialist will be supervised by the Extension Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Program Leader. Decisions regarding this position are made collaboratively with the supervision team which includes the Executive Director for Digital Extension & Inclusion and the Extension Forestry & Natural Resources Program Leader.
This position will focus on harnessing the potential of natural resources technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance sustainability, resilience, and productivity in the natural resources arena. This Specialist will work with IT leaders of each respective college and Extension to help synthesize the application of these technologies in a way that other Extension academic and professional faculty can integrate in their daily program offerings to the stakeholders in Oregon.
This Specialist will teach, collaborate with Extension academic and professional faculty, stakeholders, and disseminate findings to advance industries reliant on agriculture and forestry; and will focus on any of a broad range of topics associated with the use of emerging technologies, including AI, to promote sustainable natural resource management.
This Specialist is responsible for designing, developing, maintaining and/or carrying out educational programming and outreach activities to serve broad and diverse populations in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. This includes complying with Civil Rights and Language/Visual Access regulations.
About the division:
The Division of Extension and Engagement (division) is core to Oregon State University’s mission. The division helps create real solutions and positive impact across Oregon and beyond. The division is aligned under the leadership of the Vice Provost for Extension and Engagement. To learn more about our division and its core units and initiatives, please visit: https://engagement.oregonstate.edu/.
The division has built the capacity and expectation for employees to use digital communications and technologies in the modern-day workplace. This reflects our demonstrable commitment to using digital communications tools and changing technologies as a primary way to raise Oregonian’s awareness of and engagement with our organization, programs and resources.
Oregon State University strives to ensure that all educational programs, services, activities, and materials we offer to the public are identified, developed, delivered, and evaluated in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. OSU division’s educational programs, services, activities, and materials are available to all people. OSU division prohibits discrimination in all its programs, services, activities, and materials. All employees are responsible for and expected to comply with Civil Rights obligations and actively work to expand access to all eligible populations.
Why OSU?
Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job!
Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.
FACTS:
• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide
• For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about
Locations:
Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.
Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.
Total Rewards Package:
Oregon State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical illness insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
- Contact information:
- Oregon State University (OSU)
- Corvallis, OR 97331
- United States
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