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General Consultant, Extension

PageUp Desc Code: AGR - General Consultant, Extension

Function: AGR - Agriculture & Life Sciences

Sub-function: Extension

Discipline: Extension

Career Track: General Administration

Career Track Level: Individual Contributor - Level 4


Agriculture & Life Sciences: Agriculture and Life Sciences manages programs, facilities, and sites devoted to improving soil, crop, plant, animal, and environmental resources. Operations include farms, arboretums, greenhouses, branch facilities, forests, gardens, and related areas. Supports education, research, and community programs.

Extension: Extension provides leadership in determining, implementing, and evaluating educational programs which are designed to solve social, economic, and environmental problems in agriculture and natural resources. The agent is an educator, an information provider, a needs assessor, a problem-solving resource for clientele, and networks with the agricultural industry, specialists, extension agents, and agency representatives.

General Administration: Roles that are in administrative/ professional non-student facing functions.

Individual Contributor: In an individual contributor role, the positions work is primarily achieved through individual efforts or by participating as part of a team. Individual contributors may: Coordinate, influence, or review the work of others. Be the authority on a given program or process. Lead teams. A range of knowledge, complexity, autonomy, and impact may be needed to achieve results at certain levels. Individual contributor roles are reflected in the Academic Administration, Development, General Administration, Technical/STEM, and C1-C4 of the Clinical tracks.

Level 4: Advanced: These positions require an elevated level of experience and education, act independently, and provide team leadership and mentorship.