Job - academic professional with primary responsibility for the development, delivery, and evaluation of educational programs (USA)

The Extension Educator serves as a regular, full time, 12 month academic professional with primary responsibility for the development, delivery, and evaluation of educational programs supporting the mission of the University of Illinois Extension. Community and Economic Development Educators support one of the four core Extension program areas and within that program area may focus on one or more of the following interdisciplinary initiatives: Energy and the Environment; Food Safety and Security; Economic Development and Workforce Preparedness; Family Health, Financial Security and Wellness; Youth Development. Programmatic objectives of Extension Educators will be consistent with national and statewide initiatives considered of significant importance to residents of the state of Illinois.

Extension Educators will be expected to deliver research-based educational programs and to work within team settings that may consist of other Extension Educators, community college professionals, and faculty within and outside of the College of ACES. The establishment of professional networks as well as the development of relationships with key stakeholder groups is vital to the success of Extension Educators. Extension Educators will be expected to deliver educational programs not only within their assigned multi-county unit, but as requested, to clientele within other units



The Extension Educator, Community and Economic Development (Community Development and Planning) is expected to concentrate programmatically in Community Development and Planning. Educators in Community and Economic Development will provide education to community leaders aimed at improving the community business climate. This area includes programming in strategic planning and strategic doing, workforce development, community decision support tools, land use planning education, community infrastructure needs such as energy, housing,  quantity and quality of community water supplies,  education funding issues, and many other issues faced by community leaders

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