Extension Educator - Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Organization

University of Minnesota Extension

Job Posted

November 18, 2024

Job status

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Job Type

Job Duration

Job Compensation Type

Remote

No

Contact Name

Nathan Meyer

Contact Email

meyer179@umn.edu

Contact Phone

2183404238

Deadline to Apply

Location

Cloquet, MN
United States
We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our team who possesses expertise and hands-on experience working with individuals and communities to understand and prepare for the challenges of climate change. The Climate Adaptation and Resilience Extension Educator will collaborate closely with an Arrowhead Regional Development Commission climate planner, and provide education and technical assistance for regional planning efforts to help communities across Minnesota’s Lake Superior coastal region prepare for climate-driven threats like extreme weather events, changing temperature and precipitation, and increased chances for plant disease and pest damage.

Summary

We are seeking an individual who can connect and engage with the diverse range of community leaders and other community members from the Lake Superior coastal area, and collaborate with a statewide team of MCAP applied research and Extension Educators and faculty to bring in-depth climate change and adaptation science to assist these audiences in understanding and responding to the impacts of a changing climate. This will include serving as a trusted resource and educator capable of translating global, regional, and local climate information to be both useful and used by coastal communities to understand climate-related threats and engaged in developing regional resilience plans and collaboration-building strategies to reduce their climate-related risks and increase community resilience. 

This position will work closely on a NOAA-funded Regional Resilience planning project with a variety of partners including Saint Louis County, Arrowhead Regional Development Commission, 1854 Treaty Authority, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Carlton County, City of Duluth, Cook County, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Lake County, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program, Minnesota Sea Grant, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and others.

Compensation Information

Pay Range: $58,000-68,000 annually; depending on education/qualifications/experience.