POSITION X2326 Extension Specialist, Dairy Management

LOCATION The University of Tennessee, Institute of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Resource Economics

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Salary is commensurate with training and experience. This is a grant-funded position. Continued employment is contingent upon performance and funding. Benefits include group hospitalization and life insurance; State Employees Retirement; Workers' Compensation; sick and annual leave; numerous University of Tennessee and state benefits programs, including liberal time off for holidays and longevity pay after three years of service; reimbursement for official travel.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Work with regional, county, state Extension staff, and other personnel that are a part of the Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative (SDBII) to provide support to dairy producers across 12 Southeast states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia). This position will cooperate with SDBII personnel in planning, developing, coordinating, implementing, reporting SBDII activities surrounding dairy farm and financial management, dairy economics, and dairy marketing.