ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell Small Farms Program is hiring! We are excited to share the application for our newest team member, Bilingual Agriculture Educator.
Through the efforts of the Futuro en Ag project, our farmer audience has grown to include many Spanish-first farmers. We aim to welcome new farmers and continue to expand our Spanish language educational programs and resources through this important position.
The Bilingual Agriculture Educator will be supervised by the Bilingual Program Coordinator, who will play a lead role in providing education, training, and networking opportunities for Spanish-first farmers throughout NYS. This work will include the design and implementation of educational programs aimed at creating pathways to farm career advancement, farm business ownership, and agricultural entrepreneurship for Spanish-first farmers. Additionally, a critical aspect of this work is expanding Spanish-first farmer audience engagement with the Cornell Small Farms Program through effective bilingual promotional and marketing strategies of educational opportunities.
The Bilingual Agriculture Educator is a full-time position, based on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, NY. We are currently welcoming applications and we look forward to meeting you!
If you have any further questions, contact Nicole Waters, Project Coordinator for the Cornell Small Farms Program and the Equitable Farm Futures Initiative, at nw42@cornell.edu.
Nuestro Equipo Está Creciendo: Buscamos Contratar a Educador/a Agrícola Bilingüe
El Cornell Small Farms Program (Programa de Pequeñas Empresas Agrícolas) busca contratar a un nuevo miembro del equipo. Nos complace poder compartir la solicitud para un/a Educador/a Agrícola Bilingüe.
Gracias a los esfuerzos del proyecto Futuro en Ag, nuestra audiencia de agricultores ha crecido hasta incluir a muchos agricultores hispanohablantes. Nuestro objetivo con este importante puesto es dar la bienvenida a agricultores principiantes y seguir ampliando nuestros programas y recursos educativos en español.
La Coordinadora del Programa Bilingüe desempeñará un papel principal en la provisión de oportunidades de educación, formación y creación de redes para agricultores de habla hispana en todo el Estado de Nueva York. Este trabajo incluirá el diseño y la puesta en marcha de programas educativos dirigidos a la creación de vías de desarrollo profesional agrícola, la promoción de nuevos negocios agrícolas y el espíritu empresarial agrícola para los agricultores hispanohablantes. Además, un aspecto esencial de este trabajo es ampliar el público de agricultores hispanohablantes en el Cornell Small Farms Program a través de estrategias bilingües eficaces de promoción de las oportunidades educativas.
Se trata de un puesto a tiempo completo, con sede en el campus de la Universidad de Cornell en Ithaca, NY. Ya estamos recibiendo solicitudes y ¡esperamos conocerle!
Si tiene preguntas, favor de ponerse en contacto con Nicole Waters, Coordinadora de Proyectos de Cornell Small Farms Program y de la Equitable Farm Futures Initiative, al nw42@cornell.edu.
–Cornell Small Farms Program
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