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Director, Agriculture Programs

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Position overview

Salary range: The salary range for this position is $68,090-$120,145. “Off-scale salaries”, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience.

Position description

Within UC Davis, the Division of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) is a $40M self-supporting academic division reporting to the Provost. The CPE team includes 170 academic and professional staff who collectively serve 50,000 enrollees from all 50 states and more than 100 countries each year. As the lifelong learning arm of the campus, CPE has one of the university’s most extensive educational portfolios, offering academic and non-credit professional certificates, on-campus programs for international students, contract programs for government and corporate clients, conferences and boot camps in a wide array of topical areas. CPE plays a critical role in advancing the university’s outreach mission in service of non-traditional adult learners, and serves as an innovation hub to pioneer new models that may be scaled across the campus.

OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION:
This position oversees and advances a world-class portfolio of educational and training programs in the agricultural sector (e.g., winemaking, brewing, sensory science) designed to prepare adult learners for upskilling, reskilling, career transition and advancement. The director is responsible for ensuring the academic integrity and sustainability of an existing portfolio, recommending a portfolio growth strategy in alignment with the divisional strategic plan, and evaluating and proposing new program initiatives. The director is first and foremost an educational leader—bringing a commitment to inclusive education, an understanding of the needs of professional adult learners, and the capacity to work with faculty, subject matter experts, and instructional designers to develop educational experiences that support the needs of learners and employers. Given the self-supporting nature of the division and portfolio, the director is also a capable administrative professional—with strong business acumen, managerial competence, an entrepreneurial drive, and the capacity to work effectively in a complex and highly collaborative environment.

Appointment:
This is a full-time academic term appointment with an initial 1-year appointment, eligible for continued reappointment. UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education is unable to sponsor a work visa (H-1B) to fill this position. Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate that they are legally authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits:
UC Davis provides 14 paid holidays, 24 days accrued vacation and 12 days accrued sick leave. Position eligible for full benefits/retirement package. For more information about our extensive benefits please visit http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html. To learn more about UC Davis and our local communities please visit: https://frontdoor.ucdavis.edu/.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

-Earned graduate degree in related field of study (e.g., agricultural and environmental science, agricultural and resource economics, food science, plant science, biological and agricultural engineering, viticulture and enology). Will consider other relevant domains when in combination with highly relevant professional experience.

-Three years of experience in program development, program management, or training and development.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

-Knowledge of adult learning principles, and experience applying those principles to the design of pedagogically-sound applied learning experiences.

-Familiarity and experience with multiple teaching and learning modalities (e.g., in-person, hybrid and online).

-Experience leading and managing people.

-Experience guiding the work of faculty, subject matter experts or trainers.

-Experience with networking, industry outreach, partnership development.

-Experience with budgeting, forecasting and managing financial performance.

-Evidence of creativity and innovation in educational programming.

Preferred qualifications (other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)

-Experience in a self-supporting or entrepreneurial context.

-Experience working effectively in collaborative and complex organizations.

-Experience using quantitative and qualitative data to assess new educational opportunities.

-Evidence of commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Cover Letter

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Please share how your past, present, and future activities have or will contribute to UC Davis’ mission of promoting equity and inclusion or have shaped your perspective on this issue. Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants.

    Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a statement and why one is requested.

  • Supplemental Question - Please provide your answers to the following TWO questions:

    -Please describe your experience in adult learning, and the design of pedagogically-sound educational programs for working professional adults.

    -Please describe your experience with entrepreneurial or self-support initiatives.

Apply link: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF05671

Help contact: dlprigge@ucdavis.edu

About UC Davis

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus (http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals’ with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

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Job location

Davis, California (Hybrid Remote)