Career Opportunities
What are you looking for?
- If you like working with students outside the school classroom ...
- If you want to work with agricultural producers and help Georgia's agricultural industry and econmy grow ...
- If you are interested in helping Georgians be fit, healthy and financially secure ...
- If you want to help Georgians learn to take better care of natural resources and their environment ...
Extension may be the place for you!
Exciting. Rewarding. Relevant.
Whether you want to work outside, have a job that gets you out into the community helping others or build a career that counts, UGA Cooperative Extension has a wide variety of career opportunities that will help you meet your goals while building a better future for those around you.
We have offices and education centers in almost every Georgia county, so you have options of where you want to live and work.
We have a faculty promotion system that rewards you for the steps you take in building your career.
As a UGA faculty member, you will enjoy outstanding benefits like few other careers can offer.
Career opportunities with UGA Extension include traditional county extension agents in agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences and 4-H youth development. There are also area agents who focus on one specialty such as blueberries, Vidalia onions, livestock/poultry, water quality, energy education and commercial horticulture.
UGA Extension also has faculty in academic departments in Athens, Griffin, Statesboro and Tifton. They work with researchers to provide technical expertise to support county agents and develop educational materials for agents and the public.
If you are interested in a career with UGA Cooperative Extension, view our job openings.
If you are a college student interested in a career in Extension, completing an internship will put you a big step ahead of the competition. View more information about Georgia Cooperative Extension Internships.
