County Extension Faculty Positions
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Northwest District
Okaloosa County - Crestview, FL - Extension Agent I - III - Commercial and Environmental Horticulture (535920)
Closing date: September 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM Eastern Time
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Crestview, FLOpen Date
May 20, 2025
Deadline
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM Eastern TimeThe University of Florida (UF), the state's flagship institution, is a land-grant university comprised of teaching, research, and extension. The UF/IFAS Florida Cooperative Extension Service is committed to the core values of integrity, excellence, responsiveness, lifelong learning, and access. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or visit Accessibility at UF.
We hire the best. A range of perspectives and experiences makes us strong. We look for candidates with both academic and people skills who work well in teams, honor their commitments, innovate in a rapidly changing world, and value respect for all individuals. Working for Florida Extension will allow you to make a positive impact in your community as you help shape future generations, growing your career while earning a competitive salary and great benefits.
University of Florida/IFAS Extension and Okaloosa County seek to fill a permanent-status accruing, full-time Extension Agent position with a self-starting, energetic, team-oriented individual. The educational responsibilities of this position encompass strong leadership with respect to the Horticulture program, including the including Florida Friendly Landscaping programs (FFL), and Green Industries Best Management Practices GI-BMP (70%), and educating clients to prepare for obtaining pesticide application licenses (25%). The additional 5% of time is dedicated to support of the 4-H youth program through horticulture work coordinated with the 4-H Agent.
What you will do:
As a Commercial and Environmental Horticulture Extension Agent, you will work jointly for UF/IFAS Extension in the Northwest Extension District and Okaloosa County in the Florida panhandle. We are looking for an individual that is a self-starting, energetic, and team-oriented leader to:
- Plan, develop, implement, teach, evaluate, and report on comprehensive horticulture extension and education programs addressing issues of importance to local stakeholders. Programs will emphasize FLL and GI-BMP practices. Stakeholders include landscape and nursery professionals, local government, public and private organizations and educational institutions, and other public adult and youth audiences.
- Develop extension programs and activities that facilitate the transfer of science and science-based tools, technologies and information to support commercial and environmental horticulture, for businesses and communities in Okaloosa County, including in partnership with key stakeholder associations and organizations.
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with various landscaping and nursery businesses, and other stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the program assistant to support educational programming.
- Create, develop, and confer with an Okaloosa County horticulture advisory committee to provide local guidance, ensuring that the local horticulture program is relevant with a high level of stakeholder engagement.
- Collaborate with agencies and other partners to respond effectively and efficiently to priority issues.
- Participate in at least one horticulture priority workgroup or action team and contribute to regional and statewide extension education programs that are relevant to Okaloosa County and local stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the County Extension Director and other horticulture extension agents to strengthen outcomes and impacts of UF/IFAS Extension across the Northwest District.
- As requested, assume other responsibilities to benefit the total UF/IFAS Extension program and Okaloosa County as assigned by the District Extension Director and County Administrator.
What you will bring (required)
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in horticulture, or a related field.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- A commitment to excellent customer service.
- Ability to possess or be able to obtain a Florida driver’s license.
- Flexibility with working hours, willingness to occasionally work long and irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and overnight travel.
- Candidates must also have a commitment to UF core values.
Santa Rosa County - Jay, FL - Extension Agent I - III - Sustainable Commercial Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (536825)
Closing date: September 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM Eastern Time
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Details
Location
Jay, FLOpen Date
August 18, 2025
Deadline
September 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM Eastern TimeThe University of Florida (UF), the state's flagship institution, is a land-grant university comprised of teaching, research, and extension. The UF/IFAS Florida Cooperative Extension Service is committed to the core values of integrity, excellence, responsiveness, lifelong learning, and access. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or visit Accessibility at UF .
You Belong at a University that is Leading the Way:
We hire the best. A range of perspectives and experiences makes us strong. We look for candidates with both academic and people skills who work well in teams, honor their commitments, innovate in a rapidly changing world, and value respect for all individuals. Working for Florida Extension will allow you to make a positive impact in your community as you help shape future generations, growing your career while earning a competitive salary and great benefits.
The Opportunity:
Join UF/IFAS Extension in Santa Rosa County—where agriculture meets innovation. We’re looking for a driven professional to lead sustainable farming and natural resource programs that directly serve producers, landowners, and the broader community. If you thrive on creating practical solutions, building trusted relationships, and making a lasting difference in the field—you’ll find your purpose here.
What you will do:
- Teach sustainability and conservation of resources for commercial commodity crops and natural resources management.
- Provide educational programming related to sustainable agriculture and food systems to the Santa Rosa County community by teaching about Best Management Practices (BMPs), production, harvesting, marketing, and sustainability issues.
- Conduct on-site consultations and provide timely diagnostics to assist producers with crop health, soil management, pest identification, and other production challenges using research-based recommendations.
- Serve on a statewide team of Extension faculty to enhance the use of Autonomous Agricultural Production, including the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- Build an advisory committee composed of citizens and professionals that will assist you with program priorities and design to reach your audiences.
- Work as part of a team of county extension faculty from neighboring counties that collaborate to measure the impacts of Best Management Practices (BMPs) educational programs.
- Take the role of “educational first responder” for county and university functions during natural disasters.
- Obtain financial resources to support your programs.
- Manage all program components (e.g., policies, records, risk, communication, and accountability).
- Cooperate in interdisciplinary projects.
- Provide service to schools.
- Develop creative works (presentations, posters, website development, etc.)
- Write non-technical people-friendly publications.
- Participate in professional societies related to your academic discipline.
- Collaborate with the County Extension Director and District Extension Director on other responsibilities that benefit the total county extension program.
What you will bring (required)
- A bachelor’s degree in agronomy, animal sciences, or a related field. We will accept applicants without a bachelor’s degree if the degree will be earned by August 2025. If hired solely with a bachelor’s degree, we want you to continue to grow in your career. As such, we expect you to make at least 50% progress towards obtaining your master’s degree within the first 6 years of employment. Course work completed within the State University System of Florida comes with a tuition waiver.
- Strong oral and written interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and balance a variety of responsibilities.
- A commitment to customer service
- Ability to use computers, web delivery, and apply social media to your work.
- Ability to possess (or be able to obtain) a Florida driver’s license.
- Flexibility with working hours; willingness to work irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and overnight travel.
- Candidates must have a commitment to UF core values.