Link to job posting: Forester/Rural Forestry Coordinator | Kansas State University (k-state.edu)
Anticipated Salary: $74,000 – $82,000
As the Rural Forestry Coordinator of the Kansas Forest Service (KFS) at Kansas State University, you will provide leadership, coordination, technical and educational support for the Rural Forestry Program (RFP) staff and RFP partners. RFP assists landowners in active management and planning of forests, woodlands, windbreaks, and riparian forests through technical assistance from professional foresters.
Your responsibilities will be to:
- Guide direction of the Rural Forestry Program
- Plan, staff, evaluate, and direct work of employees within the RFP
- Promote the RFP and KFS through outreach and education
- Represent the RFP with federal, state, local, and private resource agencies
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in forestry, natural resources, or closely-related degree.
- 3-5 years of administration and leadership responsibilities.
- Effective written and oral communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in forestry, natural resources, or closely-related degree.
- 8-10 years of administration and leadership responsibilities.
- Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Society of American Foresters Certified Forester accreditation.
Other Requirements:
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment
- All K-State employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless granted an exemption by the university) by December 8, 2021 or their first day of employment, whichever is later, pursuant to the federal executive order for federal contractors. To learn more about this requirement and potential exemptions, please visit K-State’s COVID-19 website.
Please submit the following documents:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Professional references