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Opportunities with Extension

Job Openings

UConn Extension is hiring! We have several positions open. Please visit the individual position links for full descriptions and information on how to apply:

 

Visit jobs.uconn.edu for all the latest job openings.

Browse Cooperative Extension System jobs available nationally on the Extension Jobs Board.

Partner Job Openings

Connecticut Farm Bureau Association (CFBA)is seeking an Executive Director, full-time, 30-40 hours/week reporting directly to the CFBA President. The Executive Director is responsible for the management of the CT Farm Bureau with duties and responsibilities including administration, financial, advocacy and policy, membership recruitment and retention, outreach, and working with the board of directors to develop a strategic vision and implement programs and policies. The ideal candidate will have a passion for CT agriculture, be a person of high integrity, a positive attitude, and possess the ability to work independently and as team member to further the mission of CFBA. For more information, or to apply, please contact CFBA President Paul Larson, PaulL@cfba.org. 

Extension Internship Opportunities

    Get paid while learning and working in a career-oriented role. Most of these roles are for an average 18-20 hours per week over the 10 week summer period with some requiring a bit of weekend and/or evening hours, although these circumstances vary by position. Some of these positions for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.

    UConn Extension is the premiere public engagement program at the University of Connecticut. Extension has eight offices in strategic locations statewide as well as the Sea Grant office at the Avery Point campus and the administrative office on the Storrs campus. Extension programs cover the full spectrum of topics related to food, health and sustainability. Programs delivered by Extension reach individuals, communities, and businesses in each of the 169 municipalities across the state. Extension has approximately 100 faculty and staff in the Department of Extension with another 20 faculty and staff with partial Extension appointments in the academic departments of the UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources.

    • Food
    • Health
    • Nutrition
    • Sustainability
    • Research
    • Agribusiness
    • Youth Education
    • Community Development
    • Marketing

    Learn where Extension offices are located across the state so you can apply to an internship that is close to where you will be living this summer.

    Internship Timeline

    Applications due in March

    Selected interns notified in April

    Internship starts: in May or later

    How to Apply

    Internships are available to current UConn freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Any students in this category are eligible to apply for and be selected for these internships.

    (Complete applications will include a completed application form, résumé and current transcript submitted through the Application Form on HandShake)

    Join HandShake and Apply

    • Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
    • Current UConn freshmen, sophomores, & juniors are eligible to apply for and be selected for this program.

    Please contact Stacey.Lackman@uconn.edu with any questions.

     

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