Administrator 2-Rank Assoc Dir

• lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of research-based education and outreach programs that align with the team’s mission.
• supervise and support program faculty and staff, providing guidance on program planning, delivery, and evaluation while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.
• work across Extension, university units, and external partners to identify emerging issues, integrate current fire science into programming, and ensure alignment with stakeholder and community needs.
• build and maintain partnerships with state, tribal, and federal agencies; non-governmental organizations; and other relevant groups to enhance program reach and impact.
• serve as a key representative of the program at state, regional, and national levels, contributing leadership, expertise, and coordination in advancing wildfire policy, preparedness, and resilience efforts.

Why OSU?

• Master’s degree in natural resources management, social sciences, or other related fields.
• Demonstrated experience providing informal education regarding wildland fire.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams effectively through collaborative decision-making and respectful engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders and communities, such as natural resource professionals, wildland fire managers, Tribal Nations, industry representatives, agency personnel, students, private landowners, and the general public.
• Demonstrated strengths in interpersonal, written and oral communication.

• Knowledge of Oregon ecosystems, natural resources, and wildland fire issues and needs.
• Experience supervising a team with diverse skills, interests, and work styles while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.
• Experience participating in multi-stakeholder collaboratives pertaining to natural resources.
• Experience developing and delivering educational programs to audiences with varying technical backgrounds.
• Demonstrated capacity to produce scholarly outputs, including peer-reviewed publications, Extension materials, or professional presentations.
• Track record of securing external funding through grants, contracts, or partnerships, and managing a budget.
• Demonstrated commitment to creating respectful, safe, and inclusive work and learning environments, including active efforts to engage historically marginalized or underserved communities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with media representatives and respond to public inquiries or concerns.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to lead strategic planning efforts, set short and long-range goals and objectives, manage time, work under pressure and manage multiple projects effectively.

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