Department:
Extension and Engagement
Special Instructions to Applicants:
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by November 12, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) Curriculum Vitae/Resume. (Finalists will be required to give an open presentation which may include the distribution of their redacted curriculum vitae/resume and a short biography.)
2) Cover letter that addresses each required qualification.
Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.
For additional information please contact:
Richard Riggs
Richard.riggs@oregonstate.edu
Job Summary:
The Division of Extension and Engagement is seeking an Associate Vice Provost for Extension and Associate Director. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position located in Corvallis, Oregon, and reports to the Vice Provost for Extension and Engagement/Director of the OSU Extension Service.
The mission of the OSU Division of Extension and Engagement (division) is to work with communities throughout Oregon to support lifelong learning and co-create innovative solutions to address local challenges. Together, we envision a future where Oregon’s people, communities and ecosystems prosper.
The Associate Vice Provost for Extension and Associate Director (AVPE/AD) provides executive leadership for the OSU Extension Service (OES) and works closely with the Associate Vice Provost for Programs and Engagement as part of the division’s Executive Leadership Team.
The AVPE/AD has administrative responsibility for the operations of OES which includes the strategic plan implementation; OES budget, working in collaboration with the division’s Executive Director of Fiscal Operations; central administrative staffing; and the creation, improvement, and/or revision of OES rules and procedures. The AVPE/AD will remain informed of issues regarding county operations, budgets and staffing and will seek opportunities to create greater collaboration and integration across program areas and regions in the state of Oregon.
Key Responsibilities:
The AVPE/AD:
Builds, sustains and implements a compelling vision for Extension across the state of Oregon, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Provides administrative oversight of the OSU Extension Service.
Builds collaboration and support for accessibility and inclusion for OSU Extension Service.
Working under the direction of the VPEE/Director, may engage with stakeholders including elected officials, governmental agency leaders, and leaders in the local communities and community organizations within Oregon and OSU Colleges.
Supports the regional directors’ efforts to build and maintain strong relationships with county partners, and is a vital part of legislative planning and process.
Supports the regional directors with developing, implementing and sustaining the tax service districts in Oregon counties to support local OES programs.
The AVPE/AD provides leadership for the following:
Regional Directors
Employee Lifecycle Director
Staff Development Specialist
Conference & Events activities
The AVPE/AD may serve as the VPEE designee and/or participate and collaborate within regional and national Extension and Engagement organizations/activities; and with local, statewide, regional and national governing entities.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
Terminal or doctoral degree in business administration, business management, law, higher education, accounting, finance, public policy, or Extension disciplines, such as agriculture, forestry, natural resources, public health, nutrition, and youth development.
Five (5) years of experience in a director role or management-level leadership position with a successful…