Communications Specialist - Part-time

The University of New Hampshire is hiring a part-time Communications Specialist for the ADAPT Agroforestry Project. The role involves developing communication materials, including a newsletter, to promote climate-smart agriculture practices in New England. Candidates should have experience in communications, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently and in teams. The position is based in Durham, NH and is not remote.
p style="text-align:left"USNH Employees should apply within a href="https://wd5.myworkday.com/usnh/d/home.htmld" target="_blank"Workday/a through the a href="https://wd5.myworkday.com/usnh/d/task/2998$46522.htmld#backheader#61;true" target="_blank"Jobs Hub/a app/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/ppspanThe UNH ADAPT Agroforestry Project, led by Dr. Heidi Asbjornsen in partnership with an interdisciplinary team of researchers at UNH, Dartmouth and Yale, is seeking to fill a position for a Communications Specialist for multiple aspects of communication. The ADAPT project—Promoting Climate-Smart and Sustainable Agriculture in New England through Regionally Adapted Agroforestry Systems—encourages broad adoption of agroforestry practices in New England through research, education and extension. Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees with crops and/or livestock. The project’s work is focused specifically on three agroforestry practices: silvopasture, food forests, and forest farming. The Communications Specialist will lead efforts on developing our newsletter and other aspects of communication. This position is not considered essential staff./span/pp/ppbspanDuties/Responsibilities/span/b/pp/ppuOffice Work /u(100%)/pullipLeading development and release of the ADAPT newsletter, “The New England Agroforester.”/p/lilipAssisting with other aspects of communication as needed./p/li/ulp/ppbMinimum Qualifications/b/pp/pdivpuKnowledge, Skills amp; Abilities/u:/pdivullipExperience with communications and writing/p/lilipGood communication and interpersonal skills/p/lilipAbility to work well both independently and as a member of a team/p/lilipStrong work ethic, including a high level of reliability, commitment, and attention to detail/p/li/ul/div/divp/pdivpuPreferred Qualifications/u:/p/divdivullipExperience with communication of projects in the natural resources field/p/lilipEducation and experience with agroforestry, agriculture, and/or forestry/p/li/ul/divp/pp/ppThe University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry./pp/ppbEEO Statement/b/ppThe University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status./pp/pp style="text-align:left"uLocation:/u/ph3/h3p style="text-align:inherit"/pDurhamp style="text-align:left"uSalary Grade:/u/pAdjunct Hourly Staff 00
p style="text-align:left"USNH Employees should apply within a href="https://wd5.myworkday.com/usnh/d/home.htmld" target="_blank"Workday/a through the a href="https://wd5.myworkday.com/usnh/d/task/2998$46522.htmld#backheader#61;true" target="_blank"Jobs Hub/a app/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/ppspanThe UNH ADAPT Agroforestry Project, led by Dr. Heidi Asbjornsen in partnership with an interdisciplinary team of researchers at UNH, Dartmouth and Yale, is seeking to fill a position for a Communications Specialist for multiple aspects of communication. The ADAPT project—Promoting Climate-Smart and Sustainable Agriculture in New England through Regionally Adapted Agroforestry Systems—encourages broad adoption of agroforestry practices in New England through research, education and extension. Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees with crops and/or livestock. The project’s work is focused specifically on three agroforestry practices: silvopasture, food forests, and forest farming. The Communications Specialist will lead efforts on developing our newsletter and other aspects of communication. This position is not considered essential staff./span/pp/ppbspanDuties/Responsibilities/span/b/pp/ppuOffice Work /u(100%)/pullipLeading development and release of the ADAPT newsletter, “The New England Agroforester.”/p/lilipAssisting with other aspects of communication as needed./p/li/ulp/ppbMinimum Qualifications/b/pp/pdivpuKnowledge, Skills amp; Abilities/u:/pdivullipExperience with communications and writing/p/lilipGood communication and interpersonal skills/p/lilipAbility to work well both independently and as a member of a team/p/lilipStrong work ethic, including a high level of reliability, commitment, and attention to detail/p/li/ul/div/divp/pdivpuPreferred Qualifications/u:/p/divdivullipExperience with communication of projects in the natural resources field/p/lilipEducation and experience with agroforestry, agriculture, and/or forestry/p/li/ul/divp/pp/ppThe University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry./pp/ppbEEO Statement/b/ppThe University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status./pp/pp style="text-align:left"uLocation:/u/ph3/h3p style="text-align:inherit"/pDurhamp style="text-align:left"uSalary Grade:/u/pAdjunct Hourly Staff 00