Fryar Center Associate Marketing Director
 University of Arkansas | |
 United States, Arkansas, Fayetteville | |
| 346 North West Avenue (Show on map) | |
 Mar 11, 2025 | |
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Closing Date: 04/12/2025 Type of Position:ResearchWorkstudy Position: Work Shift: Sponsorship Available: The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is a state wide campus, with faculty based on University campuses, at Research and Extension Centers and in every Arkansas county. It consists of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) and the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service (CES), and is home to more than 1400 employees. The Division was established in 1959 and is headed by the Vice-President for Agriculture. The Division headquarters is located in Little Rock with the rest of the University of Arkansas System Administration. As an employer, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. To apply for the position, please click the Apply link/button. If you have a disability and need assistance with the hiring process and require reasonable accommodations, please contact the Division's Office of Inclusion, Access, and Compliance at compliance@uada.edu. For general application assistance or if you have questions about a job posting, please contact Human Resources at 501-671-2219 or 479-502-9820. Department:AEAB | Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessDepartment's Website: The primary goal of this position is to promote the Center's mission to industry, academia, and government. The Center is strategically placed to provide global leadership in risk management, applying an industry-informed scholarship model that includes research, teaching, and outreach. The position will require: *Collaborate with Center faculty on research, teaching, and outreach to implement the industry-informed learning model. This would require familiarizing faculty with research expertise and programs, and making them aware of important industry and government risk-related issues/topics/research ideas that need to be addressed. Potential research collaborations are encouraged. *Help to secure private funding from industry to fund the Center's mission *Organize and coordinate Center workshops for extension events in collaboration with the Southern Risk Management Education Center and Department extension faculty *Organize and coordinate academic/industry conferences to showcase Center research *Organize and coordinate an annual alumni event. This would include creating and maintaining an alumni database of former students now working in agribusiness and/or a risk field *Organize and coordinate Advisory Board meetings. *Organize and coordinate visiting scholar academic seminars and industry guest speaker visits. *Attend industry and academic conferences to promote the Center and to generate research ideas *Make industry connections to provide students with internship opportunities. Some internships could be designed to include research collaborations between industry and the Center. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: The position requires a Bachelor's degree in agricultural economics/agribusiness, business, economics, or related field from a nationally recognized and accredited institution plus three (3) years of relevant professional experience. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills and collegiality. Additional Information: Salary Information: Required Documents to Apply: Optional Documents: Recruitment Contact Information: llnalley@uark.edu All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Sitehttps://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS Please do not send to listed recruitment contact. Pre-employment Screening Requirements:Criminal Background Check, Motor Vehicle Reports CheckThe University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture may conduct pre-employment background checks on certain positions for applicants being considered for employment. The background checks may include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal background check or arrest pending adjudication information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absences of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a consistent, non-discriminatory manner consistent with the state and federal law. The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual preference, or pregnancy. Federal law prohibits the University from discriminating on these bases. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Constant Physical Activity:Hearing, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Repetitive Motion, Talking Frequent Physical Activity:Feeling, Grasping Occasional Physical Activity:Driving, Walking Benefits Eligible:Yes | |