Director, Agricultural Programs - Posting No. 1413

Date Posted

October 17, 2008

Employer

College of the Sequoias

Location

Tulare, CA

Job Description

Description of Position
College of the Sequoias is seeking a Director of
Agricultural Programs. Under the direction of the Dean of
Career and Technical Education, the Director is an
academic administrator responsible for supervising the
college’s agriculture, dairy, dairy processing plant,
horticulture and equine and animal science instructional
programs.
The Director will work with the Agriculture Division Chair
and provide daily supervision of these programs and the
assigned faculty and staff by providing monitoring of
program resources and finances, supervision of all
personnel, planning for facility maintenance, guidance of
curriculum development and program review processes,
and overall management of all COS farm properties and
equipment.
The Director will have the unique opportunity to facilitate
the planning and design of an entirely new agriculture
facility planned for a new COS campus in Tulare, CA.
Additionally, the Director will be responsible for planning
and implementing all aspects of the physical relocation of
the facilities, faculty and staff from the current facilities to
the new campus. The Director will monitor all Agriculture
Enterprise contracts and projects working with the
Agriculture Enterprise Coordinator. 

Job Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
Any combination equivalent to:
• Master’s degree in agriculture, agriculture sciences or
education with a specialization in agriculture, or
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the above and a Master’s
degree in agriculture business, natural resources,
animal science, plant science, soil science, forestry,
pomology, agricultural viticulture or enology or related
experience in the agriculture industry, and
• Demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the
diverse academic, social, economic, cultural, disability,
and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
Licenses and Other Requirements
• Valid driver’s license.
• An incumbent must be insurable at the “standard rate”
by the employer’s insurance carrier at all times while
employed in this classification by the College of the
Sequoias. 

Salary

Salary is at Range M-26 ($84,094-$124,244 annually).

Contact Information

Application Procedure:

Applicants must submit the following materials which must
be received by Human Resource Services on or before the
application deadline,
November 14, 2008 by 4:30 p.m.
• Completed COS administrative application form
• Diversity statement (included in application packet)
• Cover letter
• Resume
• Statement (1000 to 1500 words) which discusses your
interest in this position and addresses your competence
in 5 of the areas of responsibility listed under the
Description of Position.
• Unofficial copies of transcripts of college/university
work. Official transcripts are required for employment.
• Two (2) recent letters of recommendation
addressing pertinent experience or equivalent competencies.
Send to:
Human Resource Services
Linda Reis
Position 3490–m–01–9
College of the Sequoias
915 S. Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93277–2234 

Phone - (559) 730-3867

Fax - Not Available

Cell Phone - Not Available

Email - Not Available

Website - www.cos.edu