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POSITION X2307 Extension Assistant, Vaccine Education Western Region Coordinator

LOCATION Department of Family & Consumer Sciences, UT Extension, Institute of Agriculture, The University of Tennessee, Jackson, TN

EFFECTIVE DATE 3/01/2023

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Salary is commensurate with training and experience. This is a grant-funded position. Continued employment is contingent upon performance and funding. Benefits include group hospitalization and life insurance, State Employees Retirement; Workers' Compensation; sick and annual leave; numerous University of Tennessee and state benefits programs, including liberal time off for holidays and longevity pay after three years of service; reimbursement for official travel.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Extension Specialist is responsible to the Assistant Dean for the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and works under programmatic direction of the project Principal Investigator/ Associate Professor for Community Health and Vaccine Education Project Manager. This position will be responsible for providing support to the grant-funded TN Vaccine Education program in Western Tennessee. Included activities involving delivery of current, research-based subject matter information and training to Extension agents, and community partners; developing educational materials to support programs; planning and conducting regional and statewide events and supporting curriculum development; and planning, conducting, implementing and evaluating educational program components.