[LTER-sbc_all] Fwd: USC Sea Grant is Hiring a Coastal Extension Specialist

Wed Feb 23 14:20:41 PST 2022

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From: USC Sea Grant <lshore at usc.edu>
Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 2:14 PM
Subject: USC Sea Grant is Hiring a Coastal Extension Specialist
To: Jenny Dugan <jenny.dugan at lifesci.ucsb.edu>

The USC Sea Grant Program is seeking an experienced outreach professional
to lead our coastal resilience extension efforts.
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                        February 23, 2022
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*USC Sea Grant is Seeking a Coastal Extension Specialist *

The USC Sea Grant Program is seeking an experienced outreach professional
to lead coastal resilience extension efforts. The Extension Specialist will
serve an integral role in interpreting and disseminating Sea Grant research
findings on coastal and climate change issues, working with a wide range of
entities in the regional AdaptLA program, and developing new outreach
programs to meet the information needs of local, state and federal
agencies, and interest groups.
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*Job Description: *

We are interested in an individual who is comfortable in public settings
and in engaging a wide variety of stakeholders, and whose fundamental
interest is in wise management of our marine and coastal resources. The
ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of climate science and coastal
impacts, especially sea level rise, and the ability to comprehend and
disseminate accompanying model data. They will help coastal communities
develop and implement strategies for understanding how the challenges
associated with adapting to impacts such as sea level rise can be addressed
through planning, policy, and project approaches.

The Extension Specialist will lead collaborations across a variety of
scales including with colleagues at the USC Sea Grant Program and extension
professionals in the National Sea Grant College Program network. They will
work with numerous stakeholder groups including municipal authorities,
state agency officials, landowner and watershed groups, NGOs, and others
concerned with natural resource and hazard management in marine and coastal
regions. The Specialist will work with faculty, scientists and other
extension professionals to provide training, develop collaborative
programs, maintain and develop new partnerships with private marine and
coastal industries, and share approaches to managing the nation’s coastal
resources. Internally, the Specialist will participate in the solicitation
and review cycle for Sea Grant research, conveying stakeholder priorities
and linking them with the research community, and be responsible for
periodically reporting project updates and progress reports, and needs,
metrics and/or outcomes for programmatic reporting.

This position requires travel throughout Southern California, with
occasional trips to meetings and conferences in California and the US. The
specialist will perform other related duties as assigned or requested and
the university reserves the right to add or change duties at any time. This
is a full-time, grant funded position.

*Preferred Qualifications:*

   - A Master’s or Ph.D. degree in oceanography, climate science, marine
   and coastal resources, environmental policy or management, coastal
   engineering, geology, planning, or related fields focusing on coastal
   resilience.
   - A minimum of 5 years’ experience working with community stakeholders
   to address coastal and/or marine resource vulnerabilities and adaptation
   strategies.
   - Excellent personal engagement and communication skills, written and
   oral, and ability to effectively convey complex scientific information to
   lay audiences.
   - Strong understanding of issues related to the marine environment,
   coastal processes, sand replenishment; extensive knowledge of sea level
   rise adaptation strategies is highly desirable. Experience/training in GIS
   preferred.
   - Broad knowledge of coastal management policy and practices, including
   the California Coastal Act and Local Coastal Programs.
   - Proficiency in developing workshops and presentations, facilitating
   groups, and coordinating councils, boards, commissions, agencies and
   stakeholder groups.
   - Experience in grant writing and managing grants and grant-funded
   projects and studies.
   - Excellent project management skills and demonstrated ability to work
   successfully within a team setting as well as independently on projects,
   grants and outreach across a wide range of settings and groups.

*Minimum Education:* Bachelor's degree, Combined experience/education as
substitute for minimum education Minimum Experience: 2 Years Minimum Field
of Expertise: Directly related project or administrative experience.

*The University of Southern California is an Equal Opportunity Employer
that Values Diversity.*
*USC Sea Grant contributes to solving the problems of the urban ocean,
while recognizing the opportunities for coastal commerce, recreation, and
improving the quality of life in coastal regions such as Southern
California. *

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