Asst Director 4-H Development Associate/Full Professor
The Ohio State UniversityAbout the role
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Job Title:
Asst Director 4-H Development Associate/Full ProfessorDepartment:
FAES | Extension AdministrationAssistant Director, 4-H Youth Development, Associate or Full Professor Department of Extension
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
The Ohio State University
Position Overview
- Distribution of Effort: 100% Administration
- Position Track: Tenure
The Ohio State University seeks applicants for the position of Assistant Extension Director and State Program Leader for 4-H Youth Development. This is a full-time, twelve-month faculty-based administrative position in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. The successful candidate will be expected to provide overall direction and administrative leadership to our premier statewide youth development program that currently reaches approximately 180,000 youth across the state of Ohio. The position is based in Columbus, Ohio on The Ohio State University Campus. The position reports to the Associate Dean and Director of OSU Extension and serves as a member of OSU Extension’s Administrative Cabinet.
Position Location
Statewide and Columbus, Ohio based
Position Description
The Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development program will lead the 4-H programs offered in all of Ohio's 88 counties and are administered through the local county Extension office. Guidance and support to local programs is provided by a state-level office located in the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. In general, youth five through eighteen years of age may participate in programs offered by Ohio 4-H. The Assistant Director is expected to set the strategic direction of Ohio 4-H and work to develop buy-in among Ohio 4-H faculty, staff and stakeholders. Once the strategic direction is established, the Assistant Director will develop a process to establish goals and expectations for Ohio 4-H. To accomplish these goals and reach these expectations, the Assistant Director will be expected to establish productive and healthy relationships with internal and external partners of Ohio 4-H, including but not limited to: other Extension program areas, CFAES administration and central support units, CFAES academic units, units throughout the university with ties to 4-H and youth development, university compliance units, county commissioners, fair organizations/boards, and local organizations across OSU Extension’s Statewide Campus. The Assistant Director will also be expected to develop and maintain a state-level unit with a keen focus on supporting local/county 4-H programming.
The incumbent will ensure 4-H programs are based on evidence-informed practices of the field of youth development. Evidence-informed practice involves the application of knowledge derived from relevant research in a manner that respects and values the perspectives of commun
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