Agricultural Practice Impact Analyst
Start Date: May 1, 2024
Job Type: Full Time, Exempt with benefits
To Apply: Please send your cover letter and resume to JOBS@suscon.org, and include “Agricultural Practice Impact Analyst” in the subject line.
Sustainable Conservation (a leading non-profit in its field) advances the collaborative stewardship of California’s land, air, and water for the benefit of nature and people. Every day, we bring together businesses, landowners, and government in some of the most productive yet economically disadvantaged parts of California, to steward the resources on which we all depend in ways that are just and make economic sense. Please visit www.suscon.org to learn more about our work.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Sustainable Conservation has an exciting opportunity that will play a key role in helping expand the impact of our long-standing Waste Not program. This program helps improve drinking water quality in the San Joaquin Valley by identifying and scaling on-farm solutions that reduce nitrate leaching to groundwater. We are seeking an experienced Agricultural Practice Impact Analyst to provide critical support in understanding, evaluating, and communicating the effectiveness of different practices on dairies and farms operating in the San Joaquin Valley.
Under the guidance of the Waste Not program’s Project Director and in collaboration with other team members and our external partners, the Agricultural Practice Impact Analyst will: · support on-farm implementation, evaluation and expansion of an innovative manure subsurface drip irrigation system; · evaluate and address barriers to the production and sale of manure compost; and · assess the environmental and economic opportunities for transforming dairy manure into different value-added products.
The Agricultural Practice Impact Analyst will work in both field and office settings. The ideal candidate will bring farming and agronomic experience, strong analytical and writing skills, and a passion for helping growers understand practices that are good for their business and for the environment and communities.
Location: This role will be based out of our Modesto, or Sacramento office. Our teams work in a hybrid work environment with an option to work remotely a few days a week. The role will require frequent travel in the San Joaquin Valley area in addition to periodic travel throughout the state. If you live anywhere in San Joaquin Valley Area, we encourage you to apply (Relocation is not required if you live anywhere in San Joaquin Valley Area).