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2023-24 Call for Cooperative Extension Positions

The 2023-24 Call for Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Positions was announced in September 2023. On May 24, 2024, Vice President Humiston announced the positions to be released, see the ANR Update blog. UC ANR doesn’t just refill past positions, instead identifies priority positions to address the most pressing needs, including California’s emerging and future needs.

The final list of the approved 29 Advisor positions and 20 Specialist positions are listed in the tables below. The UCCE Advisor positions will be released for recruitment in small batches over the next several months to facilitate engagement of various selection committees. The UCCE Specialists will be released to campuses for recruitment upon completion of the Memorandums of Agreements (MOAs) currently being renewed between UC ANR and the campuses/host sites.

Rebuilding the UCCE footprint continues to be a priority for UC ANR to provide the expertise needed to improve the lives of all Californians consistently and significantly. The historic 2021-22 state budget increase allowed UC ANR to release over 100 UCCE academic positions to date. UC ANR also continues to pursue non-traditionally funded positions as a complementary strategy to grow the programmatic footprint. There are UC ANR resources on: how to develop co-funded positions and shared benefits of funding partnerships.

 

NEW ADVISOR POSITIONS

Discipline/Specialty Counties Served Office Location
4-H Youth Development: College and Career Readiness Lake and Mendocino To be determined (TBD)
4-H Youth Development: College and Career Readiness Alameda and Contra Costa Alameda
4-H Youth Development: College and Career Readiness San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura TBD
4-H Youth Development: Leadership and Civic Engagement Modoc, Lassen, Plumas and Sierra Lassen
Agricultural Workforce Development San Joaquin Valley TBD
Agronomy Sacramento, Solano and Yolo  Yolo
Avocado, Citrus, and Subtropical Fruits Riverside and San Diego San Diego
Citrus and Pistachio Kern, Kings and Tulare Tulare
Commensal Rodents & Urban Wildlife Integrated Pest Management Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara Santa Clara
Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Resiliency San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura TBD
Environmental Horticulture Riverside and San Bernardino TBD
Environmental Horticulture & Controlled Environment Agriculture Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo and Santa Cruz TBD
Field and Vegetable Crops Integrated Pest Management Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare West Side REC
Food Systems Los Angeles and Ventura Ventura
Fruit Postharvest Handling Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera and Tulare Lindcove REC
Horticulture and Small Farms Nevada and Placer Placer
Livestock and Natural Resources Lake and Mendocino Mendocino
Livestock and Natural Resources San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz San Benito
Livestock and Natural Resources Shasta and Trinity Shasta
Low Desert Weed Management   Imperial and Riverside Imperial
Nutrient Management & Forage Systems Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Stanislaus
One Health Integrated Produce Safety Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz TBD
Orchard Systems: Almond, Apricots, Peaches, and Pistachio San Joaquin and Stanislaus Stanislaus
Orchard Systems: Apples, Cherries, Olives, and Walnuts San Joaquin and Stanislaus San Joaquin
Outdoor Recreation/Connected Communities Lassen, Plumas and Sierra Plumas
Vegetable Crops Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter and Yuba Colusa
Vegetable Crop and Weed Science Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Monterey
Viticulture and Tree Fruit Sacramento, Solano and Yolo Sacramento
Weed Science Marin, Napa and Sonoma Sonoma

 

NEW SPECIALIST POSITIONS

Discipline/Specialty             Host / Location
Agricultural Acarologist            UC Riverside Dept. of Entomology / Kearney REC
Agricultural Economics: Small Farms and Rural Economic Development UC Santa Cruz Department of Economics; Center for Agroecology
Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources Computational Data Science UC San Diego Supercomputer Center
Agricultural Waste Management and Bioenergy Production UC Merced Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Agricultural Policy               UC ANR / California Dept. of Food and Agriculture
Agricultural Technology Workforce Development UC ANR / TBD
Beef Cattle Production Systems       UC Davis Dept. of Animal Science
 Climate Resilient Orchard Systems     UC Davis Dept. of Plant Sciences
Climate Resilient Rural Community Development UC Berkeley ESPM
Coastal Hydrology Agriculture and Water Resilience UC Santa Cruz Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences; Center for Agroecology
Coastal Produce Safety Systems      UC ANR / USDA ARS Salinas
Field Trials and Testbeds Design and Operation UC ANR VINE / Kearney and Westside RECs
Food Safety/Drones/Remote Sensing UC Santa Cruz Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering/ Monterey Bay Education,Science and Technology Center (MBEST)
Groundwater Quantity and Quality      UC Merced Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering / West Side REC
Mental and Emotional Health in Youth Families and Communities UC Davis Dept. of Human Ecology
Oak Woodland Management and Conservation UC ANR / Hopland REC
Organic Production: ANR OAI Academic Director UC Merced Dept. of Life and Environmental Sciences
Outdoor Recreation              UC ANR / CA Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Recycled Water Reuse and Brackish Water Desalination UC Davis Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources; Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Sustainable Dairy Cattle Nutrition      UC Davis Dept. of Animal Science

 

Process Information

Link to the 2023-24 Call for Positions process flowchart with more details

Resources

Submittal groups were expected to work collaboratively across the UC ANR network and seek external stakeholder input. See list below.

For CE Advisor Positions:

For CE Specialist Positions:

Submission

  • Regional team leads for County Directors and REC Directors: Use the Universal Review System (URS) accessed from the ANR Portal.
  • UC Campus Provosts or Chancellors: Email proposals directly to UC ANR Associate Vice President of Research and Cooperative Extension, Brent Hales at Brent.Hales@ucop.edu. For any questions, please contact Brent. For more information regarding how appointments will be handled between UC ANR and UC campuses other than UCB, UCD, and UCR, there is a Memorandum of Understandingand the APM guidelines. The proposals will be added to URS by UC ANR so they appear on this web page, and display as "submitted by" Brent Hales.

 

UCCE Programmatic Footprint Maps:

  • Link to maps
  • These maps illustrate current positions for UCCE Advisors, UCCE Specialists, other UCCE Academics, and Community Educators, as well as the UCCE Advisor and Specialist positions under-recruitment. Secondary data layers provide county level data with relevant information that, when coupled with local knowledge, can help illuminate gaps/needs to inform UCCE position proposal development and future hiring.
  • Recording to maps overview and demo (30 minutes)

 

For overall process questions, contact Katherine Webb-Martinez at katherine.webb-martinez@ucop.edu or (510) 987-0029.

For questions about using the Universal Review System (URS), contact Chris Hanson at christopher.hanson@ucop.edu.

 

Call For Positions

This proposal has been formally submitted for the 2024 cycle.

Position Details

56 Urban Horticulture Specialist

This position will provide regional support and statewide leadership for research and extension in horticulture for urban agricultural and natural systems. A Ph.D. in Horticulture, Plant Science, Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, or a closely related field is required.  The Cooperative Extension (CE) Specialist will develop and conduct an innovative applied research and extension program working across disciplines to support the development of farming systems, community gardens and green centers in urban spaces. The research will integrate the use of cutting-edge technologies to optimize local food production in a resource-limited environment. Extension and outreach efforts will be delivered to a diverse clientele, to raise awareness about climate adaptation in urban environments and enhance environmental literacy and equity of local urban communities.

Proposed Headquarters

UCR Department of Botany and Plant Sciences

Proposed Area of Coverage

Statewide

Contacts

Associated Documents

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