Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice- Extension 4-H Youth Development Specialist

The primary focus of this position will be on Primary Youth (Cloverbuds), ensuring that K-2 children develop basic life skills, explore different interests, and build confidence through a supportive and playful environment. This position provides educational leadership in the development, management, implementation, and evaluation of research-based, integrative statewide Extension programs that meet the needs of limited-resource audiences. It delivers training and educational support materials for field staff and their clientele/customers in positive youth development for K-2 youth, aligning with the philosophy, policy, and overall mission, goals, and educational objectives of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Program. Specifically, it coordinates and develops formal and non-formal educational programs for Cloverbuds, which may be delivered in traditional classroom settings or community-based organizations across North Carolina.

This is a non-tenured track faculty (NTTF), twelve-month position at the rank of