Vice President Glenda Humiston announced on May 24 the approval of new University of California Cooperative Extension Advisor and Specialist positions for recruitment in 2024-25. The list includes 29 UC Cooperative Extension advisor positions and 20 UCCE specialist positions.
The new positions are listed below.
UCCE Advisors:
Discipline/Specialty | Counties Served | Office Location |
4-H Youth Development: College and Career Readiness | Lake and Mendocino | TBD |
4-H Youth Development: College and Career Readiness | Alameda and Contra Costa | Alameda
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4-H Youth Development: College and Career Readiness | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura | TBD |
4-H Youth Development: Leadership and Civic Engagement | Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra | Lassen |
Agricultural Workforce Development | San Joaquin Valley | TBD |
Agronomy | Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo | Yolo |
Avocado, Citrus, and Subtropical Fruits | Riverside and San Diego | San Diego |
Citrus and Pistachio | Kern, Kings, and Tulare | Tulare |
Commensal Rodents & Urban Wildlife Integrated Pest Management | Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, San Francisco, and Santa Clara | Santa Clara |
Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Resiliency | Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz | TBD |
Environmental Horticulture | Riverside and San Bernardino | TBD |
Environmental Horticulture & Controlled Environment Agriculture | Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz | TBD |
Field and Vegetable Crops Integrated Pest Management | Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Tulare | West Side REC |
Food Systems | Los Angeles and Ventura | Ventura |
Fruit Postharvest Handling | Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, and Tulare | Lindcove REC |
Horticulture and Small Farms | Nevada and Placer | Placer |
Livestock and Natural Resources | Lake and Mendocino | Mendocino |
Livestock and Natural Resources | Marin and Sonoma | Sonoma |
Livestock and Natural Resources | Shasta and Trinity | Shasta |
Low Desert Weed Management | Imperial and Riverside | Imperial |
Nutrient Management & Forage Systems | Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus | Stanislaus |
One Health Integrated Produce Safety | Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz | TBD |
Orchard Systems: Almond, Apricots, Peaches, and Pistachio | San Joaquin and Stanislaus | Stanislaus |
Orchard Systems: Apples, Cherries, Olives, and Walnuts | San Joaquin and Stanislaus | San Joaquin |
Outdoor Recreation/Connected Communities | Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra | Plumas |
Vegetable Crops | Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, and Yuba | Colusa |
Vegetable Crop and Weed Science | Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz | Monterey |
Viticulture and Tree Fruit | Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo | Sacramento |
Weed Science | Marin, Napa, and Sonoma | Sonoma |
Specialists:
Discipline/Specialty | Host / Location |
Agricultural Acarologist | UC Riverside Dept. of Entomology / Kearney REC |
Agricultural Economics: Small Farms and Rural Economic Development | UC Santa Cruz Department of Economics; Center for Agroecology |
Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources Computational Data Science | UC San Diego Supercomputer Center |
Agricultural Waste Management and Bioenergy Production | UC Merced Dept. of Mechanical Engineering |
Agricultural Policy | UC ANR / California Dept. of Food and Agriculture |
Agricultural Technology Workforce Development | UC ANR / TBD |
Beef Cattle Production Systems | UC Davis Dept. of Animal Science |
Climate Resilient Orchard Systems | UC Davis Dept. of Plant Sciences |
Climate Resilient Rural Community Development | UC Berkeley ESPM |
Coastal Hydrology Agriculture and Water Resilience | UC Santa Cruz Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences; Center for Agroecology |
Coastal Produce Safety Systems | UC ANR / USDA ARS Salinas |
Field Trials and Testbeds Design and Operation | UC ANR VINE / Kearney and Westside RECs |
Food Safety/Drones/Remote Sensing | UC Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay Education, Science and Technology Center (MBEST) |
Groundwater Quantity and Quality | UC Merced Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering / West Side REC |
Mental and Emotional Health in Youth Families and Communities | UC Davis Dept. of Human Ecology |
Oak Woodland Management and Conservation | UC ANR / Hopland REC |
Organic Production: ANR OAI Academic Director | UC Merced Dept. of Life and Environmental Sciences |
Outdoor Recreation | UC ANR / CA Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development |
Recycled Water Reuse and Brackish Water Desalination | UC Davis Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources; Biological and Agricultural Engineering |
Sustainable Dairy Cattle Nutrition | UC Davis Dept. of Animal Science |
TheUCCEAdvisor positions will be released for recruitment in small batches over the next several months to facilitate engagement of various selection committees. TheUCCE Specialist positions will be released to campuses for recruitment upon completion of the Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) currently being renewed between UC ANR and the campuses and host sites.
"We wish to thank the UC ANR program teams, county and REC directors, leadership from the UC campuses, the Program Council, and all of our collaborative partners who assisted with this position call, submissions and reviews," Humiston said. "We truly could not be successful without your engagement and expertise."