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　　Boise State University is located along the banks of the Boise River anda short stroll from the state capitol. We are committed to aninnovative, transformative, and equitable educational environment thatsupports student success, and advances Idaho and the world.

　　Boise State is building an inclusive community of faculty and staffwhose unique skills, cultural contributions, work history, andperspectives create a rich and rewarding academic experience for ourstudents. Applications from individuals of all backgrounds andidentities are welcomed.

　　Learn more about Boise State and living in Idaho\'s Treasure Valley athttps://www.boisestate.edu/about/

　　Job Summary/Basic Function:

　　The Applied Science and Engagement Specialist is a new position focusedon providing decision support to agricultural stakeholders, includingfarmers, ranchers, government agencies, and non-profit representatives.The Applied Science and Engagement Specialist will work as part of ateam to deliver decision support tools that lead to the adoption ofsustainable agriculture land management practices and will have theopportunity to contribute to meaningful conservation work in SouthernIdaho and Eastern Oregon.

　　The Specialist will work as part of a diverse team of graduate students,post-docs, faculty, agency, and NGO scientists. Our team is developingscientific knowledge and cutting-edge decision-support tools, funded bythe U.S. Department of Agriculture and NASA, and the main responsibilityof the Specialist is to spearhead the communication and extension ofscientific knowledge to people on the ground who are managing the land.

　　The Specialist will oversee outreach and stakeholder engagementactivities for a suite of projects focused on two pressing agriculturalsustainability issues:

　　Adaptation to climate change using \"climate-smart\" agriculturalpractices, including beaver rewilding and other mesic restorationstrategies (for example, see https://youtu.be/I1mD5FEoRCk); and

　　Implementing systematic farmland preservation strategies to protect thehighest priority agricultural lands from urban and exurban development(for example, seehttps://www.boisestate.edu/hes/projects/farmlandloss/).

　　Department Overview:

　　The position is based in Human-Environment Systems(https://www.boisestate.edu/hes/), which is within the School of theEnvironment (https://www.boisestate.edu/environment/) at Boise StateUniversity. This is a dynamic community of faculty, researchers, andstudents committed to trans-disciplinary, team-based, actionableresearch that addresses real-world environmental challenges. Dr. JodiBrandt (https://www.boisestate.edu/hes/people/jodi-brandt/) will be theSpecialist\'s supervisor and mentor. Boise State University, powered bycreativity and innovation, stands uniquely positioned in the Northwestas a metropolitan research university of distinction. Learn more aboutBoise State and the City of Boise athttps://www.boisestate.edu/about/boise-and-beyond/.

　　The Human-Environment Systems team is working to solve complexenvironmental problems and train a new generation of students to meetthe challenges of the next century. We believe that meeting the greatenvironmental challenges facing the planet requires understanding theinterplay between the biophysical world and our societal actions. Weaspire to create knowledge and capacity to address these challenges.

　　Level Scope:

　　Fully competent and productive professional contributor who appliesacquired job skills, policies, and procedures to complete substantiveassignments/projects/tasks of moderate scope and complexity. Worksindependently with general supervision. Exercises judgment withindefined guidelines and practices to determine appropriate action. Mayprovid guidance, assistance, and training to entry-level professionals,support employees, and students

　　Essential Functions:

　　Specific activities of the Specialist include:

　　Gain a deep understanding of the knowledge and tools being developed bythe research teams, and the sustainability issues that the researchaddresses, by interacting with the project team and reading scientificpapers and other published literature.

　　Ensure that the research team\'s work is informed by on-the-ground landmanagement practices and perspectives by directly engaging with diverseagricultural stakeholders, via workshops, webinars, and 1-on-1conversations and conveying those learnings to the research teams.

　　Design creative and diverse science communication products (e.g.,training and workshop content, digital services, published materials,case studies) that effectively communicate scientific knowledge andtools to agricultural stakeholders.

　　Coordinate the activities of a CIN (Coordinated Innovation Network) tofacilitate information exchange among the research team and stakeholdergroups.

　　Take a lead role in planning, organizing and implementing events thatfacilitate engagement with the research teams and the stakeholdergroups.

　　Respond to project-related questions and requests by stakeholdersengaged in agricultural land management.

　　Provide mentorship