Extension Support Specialist for HAASTEP, New York City

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement. With our main campus located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City. Cornell Cooperative Extension programs serve all of New York's counties and the five boroughs of New York City.Cornell Human Ecology explores the complexity of human life. We bring together a wide range of perspectives to understand the full context of the human experience and improve lives at every scale, from cells to society. Our research and academic programs focus on the interaction of humans with their biological, economic, social and physical environments. Using Cornell's far-reaching extension network and the college's translational research methods, we deliver our findings directly to communities and families, ensuring that our work reaches those who need it most.Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC (CUCE-NYC) engages NYC communities in experiential learning opportunities. CUCE-NYC's programs are the fruit of a long-standing partnership of Cornell Cooperative Extension, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the College of Human Ecology to support extension education in NYC. CUCE-NYC offers programs in Nutrition & Health, Family & Youth Development, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. CUCE-NYC engages Cornell programs, students and faculty to partner with NYC communities in generating, using and translating cutting edge research.

Our Mission

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) connects communities with research from Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the College of Human Ecology to enrich and empower New York state neighbors, local businesses, towns and cities. With a presence in all New York state counties and the five boroughs of New York City, local CCE offices provide programming and resources tailored to the needs of their communities.

What You Will Do

This new Extension Support Specialist (ESS-1) position provides essential services for the Hydroponics, Aquaculture, and Aquaponics Science and Technology Education Program (HAASTEP) of Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC (CUCE-NYC). Primarily based at HAASTEP's Learning Labs at the NYC Department of Education's Food and Finance High School (FFHS) located in the Park West Educational Campus, the ESS-1 will plan, develop, implement and maintain aquaculture, hydroponics, greenhouse aquaponics, and related programming with/for high school students at the FFHS Learning Labs. The ESS-1 will also plan, develop and implement programming at select schools and community organizations throughout NYC.

Across all locations, responsibilities include maintaining, and in some cases designing and building, the hydroponic/aquaculture/aquaponics systems on which the program relies. Maintenance includes propagating, growing, harvesting, and distributing a wide range of food plants and care of fish. The physical hydroponic/aquaculture/aquaponics systems provide the context and infrastructure essential to the core mission of HAASTEP and CUCE-NYC: engaging and teaching youth, teachers, and youth service workers about STEM, team science, food systems, and the many factors contributing to food sovereignty and understanding environmental sustainability using hands-on learning. Engaging teachers and youth workers and providing them with professional development and technical support are key elements in ensuring the program's reach and implementation in multiple sites throughout NYC.

This position involves close collaboration with Cornell faculty and subject matter experts based in Ithaca, NY, and reports to CUCE-NYC's Executive Director. It will require occasional travel.

There are 2-3 available openings for this fully onsite, benefits eligible, term position. The term date is September 30, 2025, with the possibility of annual renewal.

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$64,350.00 - $90,057.00

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Contract College

No visa sponsorship or relocation assistance are provided for this position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in US without sponsorship. Employment will end upon the expiration of work authorization in the US. Continued employment in this position is subject to eligibility to work in accordance with US immigration laws.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal relations skills.
• Passion for the work conducted by HAASTEP and CUCE-NYC.
• Experience and demonstrated capability collaborating with diverse colleagues and community partners.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.
• Strong technical and subject matter expertise in controlled environment agriculture and/or aquaculture.
• Ability to integrate hydroponics/aquaponics/aquaculture expertise with hands-on STEM education and positive youth development programming.
• Knowledge of food systems and urban agriculture.
• Experience teaching youth and adults.
• Ability to form and sustain partnerships that will ensure quality engagement of teachers, schools, and community organizations.
• Analytic and problem-solving ability.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Flexibility.
• Capacity to engage in collaborative planning and program development.
• Basic computer skills and strong competency using Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to speak and understand conversational Spanish in addition to English.
• Knowledge of other locally spoken language or languages.
• Familiarity and/or experience related to key aspects of CUCE-NYC programming such as nutrition & health, 4-H/youth development, parenting education, and urban gardening.

Benefits

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
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• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

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