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Statewide Livestock Specialist

University of Nevada, Reno

Location: Fallon, Nevada
Application Deadline: 2024-05-15

Statewide Livestock Specialist


The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a Statewide Livestock Specialist, located in the Churchill County office in Fallon, Nevada. We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about helping Livestock producers, especially bovine and small ruminants, learn and improve their industry.

Required Qualifications

  • Lecturer II-Master’s degree, with either BS or MS in Animal Science or other related degree program
  • Teaching Assistant Professor-A Ph.D. in Animal Science or other related degree program
  • Assistant Professor-A Ph.D. in Animal Science or other related degree program

Preferred Qualifications
At least two years of experience in community education programming

Responsibilities Include
The primary role of the Livestock Specialist is to establish community-based education programming to better the livestock industry in Nevada. Duties include assessing community needs, developing and implementing relevant educational programming, and documenting programming impacts. Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) education will be part of the duties.
An EEO/AA institution

Deadline-This posting is open until filled. Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made. 

For more information, contact Linda Brown at brownl@unr.edu