Company description

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources connects the power of UC research in agriculture, natural resources, nutrition and youth development with local communities to improve the lives of all Californians.

Job description

Associate Director for Sustainable Food Economies (Academic Coordinator III)

UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (UC SAREP)
The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) invites applications for an Associate Director for Sustainable Food Economies (Academic Coordinator III) for the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (UC SAREP). The Associate Director will provide statewide leadership and coordination supporting local and regional food systems in California, with a focus on economic opportunities for diverse farm and food businesses. The Associate Director will lead UC SAREP’s food systems programs and will direct the UC Master Food Preserver (MFP) Program, with guidance from the UC SAREP Director.

The Associate Director for Sustainable Food Economies will have a location headquarters either at the UC ANR facility in Davis, CA or the Hansen Research and Extension Center in Camarillo, CA. This position will support current programs such as education and technical support for food hubs, agritourism, and institutional procurement and will pursue new opportunities to integrate statewide programming across the food supply chain, working collaboratively within an expanded statewide program. The Associate Director will work to increase sustainability within California food systems, such as by decreasing food waste, supporting food sovereignty, and increasing equitable access to healthy, sustainably produced foods for local communities, and will enhance support for a diversity of sustainable farm and food businesses involved in local and regional marketing, aggregation, transportation, processing, preservation, and procurement of crops and food products.  

UC SAREP is a statewide program of UC ANR with a mission for research and education supporting agriculture and food systems that are economically viable, conserve natural resources and biodiversity, and enhance quality of life and equity in California communities. We envision a farming and food system that supports resilience through diversified production, marketing, and distribution systems; values all food system workers and supports their wellbeing; contributes to the health and vitality of urban, rural and Tribal communities; uses resources in a way that protects the environment in trust for future generations; and reflects the ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity of California. UC SAREP supports the UC ANR Small Farms Network, UC Master Food Preservers, and UC Organic Agriculture Institute and works to find synergies and develop interdisciplinary and cross-program collaborations from production to marketing along the food supply chain.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. 

Compensation

this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $99,253.00 - $176,381.00

Application instructions

Deadline

November 18, 2024