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EXHIBIT `"A►► Position # 00014064 Fruit Crops Extension Agent I, 11,9 III or IV ( Multi-county) University of Florida/IFAS Extension at St . Lucie County Fort Pierce, Florida (South Extension District) Closing date : 4 weeks after initial posting date Position Summary There are approximately 127, 000 acres of citrus managed by 600 different producers on Florida's Treasure Coast ( Indian River, St . Lucie, and Martin counties) . The successful fruit crops extension agent will develop , implement, evaluate and promote comprehensive educational programs to help producers and landowners more effectively interpret and use findings of current science and technology. This agent will be expected to teach the most effective strategies to deal with Integrated Pest Management ( IPM ), Best Management Practices ( BMPs) to protect water quality, water management ( e. g. , irrigation, drainage, policy) , labor ( e . g. , laws, relations, shortage, productivity) , business (e . g., management, marketing, risk management ) and other related topics . The agent will also help producers and landowners explore the viability of alternative land uses and enterprises. The agent must develop effective working relationship's with the citrus grower organizations, other producer groups, advisory committees, community leaders, media, related state and local agencies, and the general public. The successful candidate will work with other county extension faculty in the South District, other citrus agents, and extension specialists and researchers located at the Citrus Research and Education Center ( Lake Alfred ) , the Indian River Research and Education Center ( Ft . Pierce ), other centers in central and south Florida, and the main Univ. of Florida campus (Gainesville ) . All extension agents also devote at least 5% of their extension programming to the OF/IFAS 4- H Youth Development program . Qualifications This position requires a Bachelor's degree ( Master' s degree preferred ) with a strong academic background in plant science, horticultural science, crop science, entomology, plant pathology, soil and water science, agricultural and biological `engineering, or a closely . related field . The successful candidate must be capable of joining and working with other regional citrus experts . A background check and a drug test will be required prior to employment . Experience working in multicultural settings and coursework/training on multicultural topics are also desirable . Extension programming is a cooperative undertaking between county administration and the institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida . As such both partners are involved in the supervision of the office and contribute to the salary and support resources . The home base for this position is St . Lucie County ( http ://www. stlucieco . eov), which is a southeastern Florida coastal county with a population "'of more than 200, 000. 5 r ii