Responsibilities:

• Program Administration: Provide overall operational leadership of the Campus Farm; plan, organize, coordinate and evaluate daily operations supporting teaching, research and outreach.                    (20%)

• Independent Judgement: Exercise independent judgment in prioritizing work, allocating resources, coordinating competing instructional needs, and resolving operational issues with minimal supervision. This includes overall responsibility for the animals, facilities, and equipment on the Campus Farm, while working closely with department students, staff, and faculty.            (15%)

• Personnel Leadership: Assign work, provide day-to-day supervision, train, coach, evaluate performance, and participate in recruitment and onboarding of staff (Ag Worker II & Coordinator, Technical Research Operations) and student employees, as appropriate. This includes student clubs and organizations that use the Campus Farm facilities and animals (primarily the UM Equestrian Club and Block and Bridle Club).           (15%)

• Compliance and Animal Care: Ensure compliance with university policies, IACUC protocols, safety standards, farm SOPS, accurate animal health records, and applicable regulatory requirements; identify and implement corrective actions where needed. This includes  providing high-quality animal care to animals located on the campus farm: a small and highly visible instructional and research facility adjacent to the Animal Sciences building on the College Park campus. The facility permanently houses 4-6 horses, a small (20 ewe) breeding flock of sheep, and 6-20 dairy goats to support the undergraduate teaching program. Other animal species, including beef, dairy cattle, swine, and poultry, are housed temporarily as dictated by the instructional and research needs of the department).                       (25%)

• Instructional Coordination: Coordinate animal availability, laboratory logistics, and instructional schedules in collaboration with faculty; independently facilitate laboratory instruction as assigned.      (10%)

• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary operational liaison with faculty, researchers, students, University farm managers, and external visitors - acting as a public representative for the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and offering public tours to local student educational groups and campus visitors. The program coordinator also maintains communication and working relationships with other UMCP farm facilities, locations, managers, and AGNR faculty and staff.        (5%)

• Budget & Resources: Monitor operational supply needs, recommend purchases and equipment replacement priorities, and coordinate resource utilization. This includes storage/inventory oversight and managing the routine repair and maintenance of facilities, farm equipment, and vehicles.       (10%)

Preferred Qualifications:

A master’s degree in animal sciences is preferred. In addition, previous supervisory experience is highly preferred.

Physical Demands of the Position:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis.
• This position requires the employee to work outdoors often. Job duties may occur during very hot, cold, or inclement weather. The working environment may contain allergens (e.g., animal dander, dust, mold, and grass).

Required Application Materials: Resume, Cover Letter, Professional References

Best Consideration Date: 08/05/2026

Posting Close Date: N/A

Open Until Filled: Yes