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Posts Tagged: Specialists
ANR releases 16 UCCE Specialist positions
I am delighted to announce 16 UCCE Specialist positions will be recruited over the next 12 months. This is in addition to the five UCCE Specialist positions released last fall and two additional co-funded UCCE Specialist positions since May 2021 (one located at the Kearney REC in partnership with UC Merced and one position to be recruited in partnership with UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine). To date, 106 UCCE Specialist and Advisor positions have been released since this time in 2021 to grow the UCCE footprint, thanks to the increased 2021-22 state funding. We are positioned to make an even bigger difference in the lives of Californians by having so many more boots on the ground!
We currently have UCCE Specialists located on six campuses (UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced), RECs and in county offices. We are excited to strengthen partnerships with additional UC campuses by placing UCCE Specialists on the following campuses for the first time: UC Irvine and UCLA. We look forward to working with UCCE Specialist positions on these campuses to strengthen the UC ANR network and further our mission.
I want to commend our long-term campus partners at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and UC Riverside for helping departments on their campuses that are new to UC ANR understand the value of UC Specialists. We now have a position in UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. I also want to again thank the Program Teams for their review and input on the UCCE Specialist proposals. The Program Team prioritization and stakeholder engagement described in the proposals were critical to informing the release of these positions.
The positions below are organized in numerical order; clicking on the link will go to the full position description. Alterations to the original proposals are noted in parentheses, where applicable.
62 Climate Resilience and Labor Specialist, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
74 Nutrition and Health Equity Specialist, UC Davis CAES Department of Nutrition
76 Regenerative Agriculture Specialist, UC Merced Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
78 Soil Health Specialist, UC Davis CAES Department of Land, Air and Water Resources
85 Water Equity and Adaptation Policy Specialist, UC Los Angeles Luskin Center for Innovation
The full list UCCE positions released is posted on the 2021-22 Release of UCCE Positions web page. More about the process is available on the 2021 Call for Positions web page.
Thank you to all who have, or will, participate in the recruitment process! Information on all UC ANR jobs open for recruitment can be found at https://ucanr.edu/About/Jobs; please help us find great candidates for these positions! I look forward to meeting our new and recent hires, in person, as we emerge from this pandemic.
Glenda Humiston
Vice President
Travel funds available for UCCE specialists to collaborate
ANR will be making additional travel support available for UC Cooperative Extension specialists to collaborate with ANR academics off-campus, including UCCE advisors in the counties and ANR academics at the research and extension centers in FY 2017/18.
With the level of funds available, each specialist may apply for up to $2,500 for FY 2017/18 (travel reports must be submitted within 45 days of travel, and funds must be expended by June 30, 2018). These travel funds must be used by the UCCE specialists only and cannot be used for out-of-state travel.
UC ANR values the work of AES faculty across the three partner campuses. As the recognized lead for the California Agriculture Experiment Station, UC ANR receives federal Hatch funds to support the AES mission and distributes those funds to the three partner campuses to manage and support AES faculty. In recognition of the importance of the partnership between UC ANR academics and AES faculty, UC ANR is expanding the travel support program to include AES faculty as part of a pilot program. Upon completion of a request, UC ANR will support travel by AES faculty to meet and work with UC ANR county-based or REC-based academics. Support is limited to $1,000 per AES faculty member with a cap on the total pool of funds available set at $25,000 for FY17-18. Additional support may be available through the campuses; AES faculty should consult their departments or colleges to determine if additional support is available. Travel support must be used by the AES faculty member for his/her own travel to plan and execute research or present research findings at meetings hosted by UC ANR academics.
Completing a short online survey is the only step in accessing these funds.
A brief survey form is accessible from your ANR Portal. The survey asks
• Name and title of academic requesting support
• Project/Program name
• Brief project description (one paragraph)
• Collaborating advisors
While there is no deadline for applications for these travel funds, they must be expended in the current fiscal year.
"We are pleased that we are able to take this step to assist in meeting an identified need," said Wendy Powers, associate vice president.
UCCE specialists may apply for funds directly at http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=18400.
View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.
This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.
Travel funds available for CE specialists to collaborate with CE advisors
ANR will be making additional travel support available for UC Cooperative Extension specialists to collaborate with UCCE advisors in FY 2016/17. With the level of funds available, each specialist may apply for up to $2,500 for FY 2016/17 (funds must be expended by June 30, 2017). These travel funds must be utilized by the UCCE specialists only and cannot be used for out-of-state travel.
Completing a short online survey is the only step in accessing these funds.
A brief survey form will be accessible from your ANR Portal. The survey will ask
- Name and title of specialist requesting support
- Project/Program name
- Brief project description (one paragraph)
- Collaborating advisors
While there is no deadline for applications for these travel funds, they must be expended in the current fiscal year. We are pleased that we are able to take this step to assist in meeting an identified need.
UCCE specialists may apply for funds directly at http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=18400.
Wendy Powers
Associate Vice President
View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.
This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.
Travel funds again available for CE specialists to collaborate with CE advisors
ANR will be making additional travel support available for UC Cooperative Extension specialists to collaborate with UCCE advisors in FY 2015/16. With the level of funds available, each specialist may apply for up to $2,500 for FY 2015/16 (funds must be expended by June 30, 2016). These travel funds must be utilized by the UCCE specialists only and cannot be used for out-of-state travel.
Completing a short online survey is the only step in accessing these funds.
A brief survey form will be accessible from your ANR Portal. The survey will ask
- Name and title of specialist requesting support
- Project/Program name
- Brief project description (one paragraph)
- Collaborating advisors
While there is no deadline for applications for these travel funds, they must be expended in the current fiscal year. We are pleased that we are able to take this step to assist in meeting an identified need.
UCCE specialists may apply for funds directly at http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=15843.
Bill Frost
Interim Vice President
View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.
This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.
VP approves UCCE positions for recruitment
To continue our aggressive effort in hiring Cooperative Extension Advisors and Specialists, I am announcing the release of positions for future rounds of hiring. These positions have been through a thorough process of proposal and review. The more than 120 proposals for these CE positions were developed in consultation with our stakeholders. The review process involved public comment (more than 900 individual comments from agricultural organizations, governmental agencies, youth and nutrition coalitions, individuals and many others), ANR Program Teams, Cooperative Extension County Directors and College and School leadership. All of the review information, along with information regarding current staffing and retirement projections, was considered by ANR Program Council in their deliberations to provide me with recommendations. My decisions in the release of these positions were based upon review of all the available information.
These positions are now in the queue and will be released for recruitment in phases over time to enable us to accomplish the search and hiring process in an orderly fashion, evaluate resources on a real-time basis, deal with unexpected changes in staffing, and address unanticipated issues as they arise. While I am providing the anticipated release dates, we will also be monitoring progress in recruitments already released to ensure that we are progressing efficiently. Although we have hired more than four dozen new Cooperative Extension Advisors and Specialists over the past three years, we currently have 20 recruitments of previously released positions either underway or still to be initiated.
So, CE advisor and specialist positions approved for hiring in 2015-2016 (location, counties or campus) are as follows:
Round 1 (Spring 2015)
Area Youth & Community Advisor (Mendocino, Lake)
Area Agronomic Cropping Systems / Nutrient Management Advisor (Kings, Tulare, Fresno)
Area Citrus Advisor (Tulare, Fresno, Madera)
Area Nutrition, Family and Consumer Science Advisor (Central Sierra Multi-County Partnership)
Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor (Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kings)
Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor (San Diego, Orange)
Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor (Siskiyou)
Beef Cattle Herd Health and Production Specialist (School of Veterinary Medicine, UCD)
Community Food Safety Specialist (College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UCD)
Integrated Urban Water Management Specialist (College of Natural and Agricultural Science, UCR)
Round 2 (Summer 2015)
Area Youth & Families Advisor (Imperial)
Area Nutrition, Family and Consumer Science Advisor (San Mateo, Santa Clara)
Area Small Farms Advisor (Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, San Benito)
Area Rice Advisor (Sutter-Yuba, Placer, Sacramento)
Area Orchard Systems Advisor (Madera, Merced)
Area Vegetable Crops Advisor (Colusa, Sutter-Yuba)
Area 4-H Youth Development Advisor (Marin, Sonoma, Napa)
Agricultural Safety & Health Specialist (College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, UCD)
Irrigation Water Management Specialist (Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center)
Quantitative Policy Analysis Specialist (College of Natural Resources, UCB)
Round 3 (Fall 2015)
Area Agronomic Cropping / Weed Science Advisor (Glenn, Butte, Tehama)
Area Agronomy Advisor (Capitol Corridor Multi-County Partnership)
Area Nutrition, Family and Consumer Science Advisor (Tulare, Kings)
Livestock and Range Economics Specialist (College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, UCD)
Aquaculture Specialist (College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, UCD)
Mechanization Engineering Specialist (College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, UCD)
Round 4 (Spring 2016)
Area Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor (Placer-Nevada, Sutter-Yuba)
Area Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor (Plumas-Sierra, Butte)
Area Nutrition, Family & Consumer Science Advisor (Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter-Yuba)
Area Vegetable Production & Irrigation Advisor (Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced)
Area Low Desert Weed Advisor (Imperial, Riverside)
Forest Products and Woody Biomass Specialist (College of Natural Resources, UCB)
Orchard Crop Entomology Specialist (College of Natural and Agricultural Science, UCR – located at KARE)
Evaluation Specialist (College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, UCD)
Round 5 (Summer 2016)
Area Sustainable Orchard Systems Advisor (Butte, Glenn, Tehama)
Area Orchard & Vineyard Systems Advisor (Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Alameda)
Community Economic Development Specialist (College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, UCD)
Dairy Cattle Production Health Management Specialist (School of Veterinary Medicine, UCD)
Round 6 (Fall 2016)
Area Desert Livestock Advisor (Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino)
Area Forestry & Natural Resources Advisor (Sutter-Yuba, Butte, Nevada
Area Livestock & Range Advisor (Ventura, Santa Barbara)
Area Dairy Systems Advisor (Sonoma, Marin, Mendocino)
Biometeorology Specialist (College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, UCD)
Barbara Allen-Diaz
Vice President
UC ANR
View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.
This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.
