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The California Sea Grant College Program is seeking to expand its extension program.

The Extension Director will work at a program-wide level to develop new and maintain ongoing partnerships and collaborative opportunities for the CASG extension program within the state of California and nationally. CASG currently employs a network of eight full-time Extension Specialists distributed throughout California who work individually and as part of a team. CASG Extension Specialists develop their own programs of integrated outreach, education and research, based on their expertise and the needs of the communities that they serve. They then apply that expertise and/or collaborate with other experts to address coastal and marine issues. Rather than conducting his/her own outreach and research, the Director of Extension will support and grow the capabilities of the extension program.

The new, full-time position of Director of Extension, will be based in La Jolla, California at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.

Major duties and responsibilities: 

• Provides vision and leadership for comprehensive extension programs that address critical marine and coastal issues for California’s diverse clientele.
• Demonstrates commitment, passion and leadership to interdisciplinary approaches and interconnectivity among academia, government and private sector groups to address critical marine and coastal issues.
• Explores opportunities to expand programs and develop new partnerships within UCSD, other California universities, federal, state and local agencies, non-profit organizations and the private sector.
• Builds and maintains effective external relationships with outside organizations, groups, and other federal, state and local agencies related to the marine and coastal needs of California.
• Collaboratively works with counterparts at the regional, national, and international level ensuring strong visibility of California Sea Grant Extension.
• Uses strategic vision to identify and facilitate both traditional and new sources of external support in the form of grants, contracts and extramural funding in collaboration with Sea Grant staff and stakeholders to further the mission of extension programs.

Application Deadline: October 15, 2015

View more information and apply here.