Jobs

All applications for employment with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County and other county extension associations must be submitted through the Cornell University Employment system (see information at left). We do post available job and internship opportunities on this page when they become available, with links to the Cornell website, for your convenience.

Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator

Animal, Vegetable or Mineral… Cornell Cooperative Extension- Clinton County is seeking a proactive, creative, collaborative person, to join our Extension team as an Agriculture Educator. The responsibilities of the Agriculture Educator include program delivery of local ag centric programs, event planning, execution and evaluation of specific Agriculture events; and serving as the Cornell Cooperative Extension- Clinton County representative at various local and regional agriculture events and meetings. Ag Educator would support farm production and marketing, to help increase the number of farms and farm profitability through workshops, clinics, business planning, production, and marketing. The Ag Educator would develop pathways to a strong farmer-consumer connection that would support a strong local foods system in which consumers identify and appreciate the value of local products, locally produced foods, value added, forestry that are purchased, used, or consumed locally. Reducing food and local ag products miles that are available in our communities and by reducing our carbon footprint build our local economy by keeping dollars circulating in Clinton County. Through special events, farm tours, publications, and classroom outreach, CCE of Clinton County connects community with the farmers who grow our food. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS: PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING

All applicants must apply online by close of day on May 17, 2024 to be considered for this position. All applicants must complete an application online, which includes: cover letter, resume and three (3) references.

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Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator

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The Cornell Willsboro Research Farm (48 Farrell Rd., Willsboro, NY) is seeking applicants for three positions – one is permanent, and the other two are temporary (late spring, summer, early fall). Applicants must be 18 years old or older.

The Willsboro Research Farm encompasses 352 acres, with an additional 40 acres of research fields at the Miner Institute in Chazy, NY. Research projects are diverse and include breeding, horticulture, and crop and soil science research on small grains, corn, biofuel grasses, grapes, high tunnel production, and much more. The farm is managed by Cornell University Agriculture Experiment Station (CUAES) as a site for interdisciplinary applied research. All positions cooperatively support agricultural research, teaching, and extension projects in accordance with the Land Grant Mission.

FIELD ASSISTANT II (full-time, permanent): As the Field Assistant II you will participate in most phases of research and production to support 10+ faculty research programs. You will be most successful in this role if you have a High School Diploma with 2 years’ experience in commercial or research farming or equivalent combination of education and experience. For complete details and application visit this link.

TEMPORARY AGRICULTURAL WORKER/FIELD ASSISTANT (full-time, temporary/seasonal): The temporary summer field assistant will help maintain the horticultural and agronomic field experiments at the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm with planting, weeding, harvesting a range of crops including strawberries, juneberries, honeyberries, Aronia berries, elderberries, forage and grain sorghums, sprouting broccoli and cabbage. Assist with data and sample collection and processing. This is a full-time, 39-hour per week, 5-month appointment (May - October). For complete details and application visit this link.

TEMPORARY AGRICULTURAL WORKER/FIELD ASSISTANT (part-time, temporary/seasonal): The temporary summer field assistant will help maintain the horticultural and agronomic field experiments at the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm with planting, weeding, harvesting a range of crops including strawberries, juneberries, honeyberries, Aronia berries, elderberries, forage and grain sorghums, sprouting broccoli and cabbage. Assist with data and sample collection and processing. This is a part-time, 19-hour per week, 5- month appointment (May – October). For complete details and application visit this link.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. They strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

For the three positions with The Cornell Willsboro Research Farm, please call Mike Davis, Cornell Willsboro Research Farm Research Associate, at 518-963-7492 if you have any questions.

Last updated April 19, 2024