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Position Summary:

• Administers and coordinates the development of outreach efforts within the urban and community forestry program, with additional limited effort within state and Private lands forestry based on funding revenue commitments.
• Serves as a liaison between program and industry professionals and to state agencies impacting lands management and urban tree canopy.
• Serves as a linkage between: Students and professional organizations, professional groups and volunteer groups (for outreach training), state agency to volunteer training through extension-level programming.
• Oversees the day-to-day administration of programs, outreach product development, and/or processes regarding the planning, preparation, evaluation, and control of communications, events, records, statistics, reports, and documents.
• Works with undergraduate summer interns with NJ DEP Urban and Community Forestry. The position may assist in applied research support activities/studies and assists in translating research into actionable informants/supports within outreach programs by working with research authors.
• Reviews curriculum workbooks and writes draft edits.
• Develops and distributes the annual program calendar, operational processes, and program effectiveness evaluation with supervisor for grant impact reporting purposes.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with various public and private institutions and agencies to assess program requirements, modifications, or innovations.
• Work is consistent with an understanding of the mission, vision, role, and goals of the administrative, academic, or research unit.
• Carries out routine and semi-routine work within work parameters for the unit and under general supervision upon completion.
• Performs professional level work that requires knowledge of program coordination and the application and use of concepts, theories, and terminology of the organization and national standards within the work area.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree preferably in the areas of forestry/urban forestry, ecology, urban planning or plant biology (focus on tree biology), or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Office-clerical tools and computer platform software MS Office and Adobe Premiere suite
• I-Tree.
• Forest Vegetation Simulator
• Tree pruners, saws, shovels and planting tools
• AV equipment for tech assistance in meetings.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to work in the field in all weather.
• Walking or travelling distances while talking to audiences in field workshop or volunteer event settings.

Posting Number: 23ST0520

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