Director of Community Outreach and Engagement

Director of Community Outreach and EngagementJoin to apply for the Director of Community Outreach and Engagement role at Inside Higher EdThe Director, Outreach and Engagement, Protect One Health in Ohio (OHIO) determines objectives and implements the operational strategy for the outreach and engagement components of the initiative. This initiative is highly-visible to the Ohio Governor’s Office and Legislature and has long-term implications for the College of Veterinary this role, the Director develops and coordinates complex, cross-functional engagement and educational programs across the College that are aimed at increasing the number of veterinary students originating from rural Ohio, increasing the number of veterinary students who pursue large animal veterinary medicine positions; and incentivizing these newly minted veterinarians to return to and remain in veterinary practices in rural Ohio.The Outreach and Engagement Director is the principle liaison for the Protect OHIO with agricultural stakeholders and rural communities. They leverage their expertise in veterinary medicine and their extensive relationships with stakeholders to identify opportunities and implement outreach, recruitment, and education events with future veterinary students in rural Ohio.The Director has broad knowledge and expertise in veterinary medicine with a focus on population medicine in food animals and/or equine. They are familiar with common agricultural practices in Ohio across a variety of livestock and poultry species and can help interested students identify opportunities to gain hands-on experience with these animals.Required Qualifications:DVM degree or equivalent.Minimum of 12 years in veterinary medicine with a focus on population medicine in food animals and/or equine.Previous supervisory experience.Evidence of development and maintenance of collaborative relationships with agricultural stakeholders.Evidence of effective written and verbal communication skills.Understanding of the veterinary profession, especially the diversity of roles and opportunities in food animal and/or equine practice.Eligible for Ohio Limited Veterinary LicenseDesired Qualifications:15 or more years in veterinary medicine with a focus on population medicine in food animals and/or equineAt least 1 year of food animal and/or equine rural veterinary practice experience preferred.Target Salary Range: $120,000.00 - $156,800.00 per yearThe university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-10-08