Instructor/Extension Agent II to Associate Professor/Extension Agent IV

The University of Guam is looking for an individual who is interested in new challenges and opportunities for professional and personal growth. This position calls for someone who is self-motivated and adaptable, intelligent, possesses a global vision and who is interested in working in a dynamic, multi-cultural institution. This position is a 12-month tenure track Extension faculty position in horticulture under Agriculture and Natural Resource Programs to focus on tropical vegetable and fruit production issues. The successful applicant will have as his/her primary role “Extension and Community Outreach” and will be expected to plan, organize, implement and evaluate non-formal Extension education programs in tropical horticulture for Guam and the Western Pacific. These programs are driven by needs assessments conducted under 5-year federally approved Plans of Work (POW). As a tenure track Extension faculty the successful applicant must also be willing to support the teaching and research efforts of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS). As a tenure track faculty, the successful applicant must meet the tenure requirements to develop a portfolio of accomplishments that reflect a minimum of 25% Creative Scholarly Activities or Research and 15% University and Community Service as well as a minimum of 50% within the primary endeavor (Extension and Community Outreach) during the first five years of the tenure track appointment. The Extension faculty works as a member of the University of Guam Cooperative Extension Service team and as a representative of the University of Guam. The successful candidate will work under the ANR Extension Unit and provides leadership support for Horticulture issues and programs (farmer and gardener) and works across the various Extension Plan of Work areas.