Position Overview Location Headquarters. Housed at University of California - Irvine, and appointed through UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR). Purpose. The Cooperative Extension (CE) specialist in Water Quality, Health and Justice will deliver a collaborative, multifaceted research and outreach program focused on needs and issues related to water resource and quality management, treatment and reuse, and low impact development, within the context of health and social equity. The CE specialist will develop multi-disciplinary collaborations with other UC and outside researchers to address needs and seek out opportunities to bring private-sector partners and other stakeholders into these c