Agriculture Extension Associate

Job Title

Agriculture Extension Associate

RE52880

Hunter Recruitment Extension Associate

81090:
Forestry and Natural Resources

Lexington, KY

42

$/hour

Staff

Full-Time

BA

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No experience required.

None

Some walking/hiking; sitting for extended periods of time; some lifting/carrying objects up to 25 lbs.

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, with some evening and weekends.

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources seeks an Agriculture Extension Associate
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This position will assist in Forestry and Natural Resources Extension activities, including, but not limited to:

• Conducting hunter recruitment, shooting sports and game processing programming aimed at engaging and recruiting the public in these activities
• Create surveys to determine program effectiveness and administer those surveys to attendees and utilize collected information to better align resources and programming efforts
• Creation and preparation of education materials, aid in grant reporting requirements
• Oversight and coordination of activities with collaborators including Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and associated non-government organizations
• Providing support to others working on aligned projects including Cook Wild KY
• Performing related tasks as they arise

The Extension Associate will participate in extension and outreach activities and participate in professional development activities, as well as attend relevant and agreed-upon scientific and outreach conferences.
This is a grant-funded, three-year position renewed annually
.

No

01/29/2026

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