Working Title: 4-H STEM Specialist (100%)
Official Title: Faculty (rank to be determined)
Geographic Areas Served: Statewide
Office Location: Lowell Center, 610 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53703
Type of Appointment:
This is a probationary tenure-track faculty appointment within the University of Wisconsin-Extension Department of Youth Development. During the probationary period, faculty members may receive renewed probationary appointments. At the end of the period, faculty members may be promoted to the ranks of tenured faculty. Standards of excellence and scholarship are expected to be met throughout a faculty member's career.
Purpose and Primary Focus of Position:
As a faculty member of University of Wisconsin-Extension, the 4-H STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Specialist is responsible for leading a statewide initiative to increase Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development's capacity to meet youth development educational needs related to STEM. Backed by University research, the Specialist incorporates pertinent findings from the social, human and behavioral sciences and the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines as a basis for educational programs to support the positive development of youth. The Specialist works closely with county Extension faculty and staff and 4-H volunteers in planning, implementing and evaluating local and state educational programs to increase STEM-related competence in Wisconsin youth. Information about current programming is available on the Wisconsin 4-H SET website. (http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/set/ )
For more information about the position, see http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hr/listing.cfm?PVL=C10019
