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Food Safety & Nutrition Extension
Associate
Clemson, SC
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Job location:
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Upstate
SC, SC 29634 United States
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Requisition code:
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Date posted:
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09/21/12
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Job type:
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Full-Time
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Compensation:
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Commensurate
with education and experience. Health, Dental, Life Insurance.
Eligibility to participate in the SC state retirement system.
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Job
Classification
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Job Category:
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Food Science / Food Processing
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Job Description
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Job description:
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Job Purpose:
The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service is charged with
meeting the increasing demands of these companies to produce safe,
nutritious, and globally competitive food products. This position will
support the South Carolina food manufacturing industry and food business
entrepreneurs in providing greater economic development for new innovative
food products and/or other value added agricultural products.
Position Description: Clemson
Extension Associate
Primary position responsibilities
are:
• Statewide food safety program
development
o Creation of new innovative food
safety programs that may utilize media and distance technology for SC food
processors and potential food entrepreneurs.
o Primary contact for county agents
assisting entrepreneurs and businesses in the food safety program area.
o Support the State Extension Food Safety
Program Team Leader on other food safety and biosecurity educational
programs.
• Coordinate food product testing
for SC food industry (20%): Coordinate product testing for SC food
processors and entrepreneurs producing low acid canned foods (LACF),
acidified canned foods, acid canned foods and other food products.
• Develop and coordinate
applicable food safety training programs to strengthen the knowledge and
expertise of county agents working in the food safety program area.
• Serve as a member of the
Extension Food Safety & Nutrition Program team and work collaboratively
with members of other Extension program teams focused on economic
development
• Participate in in-service
training, professional development and activities related to the food
safety & nutrition program team.
• Assess and document program
impacts such as participant certification, knowledge gain, intent to change
or adopt practices, and/or practice or behavior change. Report program
value and impact through CUMIS and other communication means such as
marketing brochures, web sites, and case statements.
• Seek external sources of funding
to help support program delivery. External funding may come from generated
funds (fees for programs), grants, contracts, gifts.
This person will work under the
direction of the Extension Food Safety Program Team Leader in cooperation
with appropriate Extension faculty in the Department of Food, Nutrition
& Packaging Sciences and with the members of the Food Safety &
Nutrition agent team.
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Job
Requirements
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Education, training, experience:
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Position
requirements:
• Earned B.S. degree in Food
Science, Food Technology, Family & Consumer Sciences or related field
required; earned M.S. preferred.
• Expertise in food safety
extension programming preferred.
• Excellent organizational and
communication skills
• Ability to work with appropriate
professionals in a collegial team atmosphere.
• Ability to work with multiple
public extension audiences in South Carolina.
• Knowledge of basic food product
analysis techniques and equipment operation a plus.
Position Location: Successful
candidate will select a home base at the Anderson, Greenville, or
Spartanburg County Extension office and will travel to the Clemson
University campus an average of 2 days weekly.
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