Open positions

Open Extension positions are listed in the table below. For more information and to apply online, select the job title in the table or go to https://hr.missouri.edu/job-openings and search by Job ID. Applications must be submitted through the online process.

Program area Job title Location
4-H 4-H Youth Development Educator (Job ID 49894) Howard and Boone Counties, Northeast Region
4-H Youth Program Associate (Job ID 49794) Dent County, East Central Region
4-H Youth Program Associate, part-time (Job ID 49769) Butler County, Southeast Region
4-H Youth Program Associate, part-time (Job ID 49654) Randolph County, Northeast Region
4-H Youth Program Associate II (Job ID 49452) Callaway County, East Central Region
4-H Youth Program Associate, part-time (Job ID 49317) Cedar County, West Central Region
4-H Youth Program Associate, part-time (Job ID 49315) Benton County, West Central Region
4-H Youth Program Associate (Job ID 49259) Ralls County, Northeast Region
4-H 4-H Youth Development Educator (Job ID 49241) Putnam County, Northeast Region
4-H Youth Program Associate, part-time (Job ID 48865) Mississippi County, Southeast Region
4-H Youth Program Associate, part-time (Job ID 48389) Morgan County, West Central Region
4-H Youth Program Associate (Job ID 48129) Ray & Caldwell Counties, Northwest Region
4-H Youth Program Associate, part-time (Job ID 47328) Gentry County, Northwest Region
4-H Youth Program Associate, part-time (Job ID 44987) Adair County, Northeast Region
4-H Extension Youth Program Associate, part-time (Job ID 44165) Shelby County, Northeast Region
4-H Field Specialist in 4-H Youth Development (Job ID 43848) St. Louis City, Urban East Region
Administration - County County Office Support (Job ID 49331) Lincoln County, East Central Region
Administration - County Regional Extension & Engagement Specialist (Job ID 49290) Northwest Region
Administration Multimedia Storyteller (Job ID 49058) Columbia, MO
Administration - County County Office Support (Job ID 47401) Cole County, East Central Region
Agriculture Field Specialist in Horticulture (Job ID 49883) St. Charles & St. Louis Counties, Urban East Region
Agriculture Field Specialist in Livestock (Job ID 49383) Ray County, Northwest Region
Agriculture Field Specialist in Agricultural Systems Technology (Job ID 49243) Sullivan County, Northeast Region
Agriculture Forestry Management Educator (Job ID 49228) Warren County, East Central Region
Agriculture Field Specialist in Horticulture (Job ID 48569) Jasper County, Southwest Region
Agriculture Field Specialist in Livestock (Job ID 48372) Lawrence County, Southwest Region
Agriculture Field Specialist in Agricultural Business (Job ID 48350) Knox County, Northeast Region
Agriculture Field Specialist in Horticulture (Job ID 48110) Boone County, Northeast Region
Agriculture Field Specialist in Agronomy (Job ID 47763) Franklin County, East Central Region
Agriculture Extension Field Specialist in Agricultural Engineering (Job ID 44332) Butler County, Southeast Region
Agriculture Extension Field Specialist in Horticulture (Job ID 44330) Butler County, Southeast Region
Agriculture Extension Field Specialist in Agronomy (Job ID 44329) Mercer County, Northwest Region
Business Development Field Specialist in Regional Economic Development (Job ID 49187) Madison County, Southeast Region
Business Development APEX Accelerator Business Development Consultant (Job ID 48651) St. Louis, MO
Community Development Field Specialist in Community Development (Job ID 49230) Scott County, Southeast Region
Community Health Field Specialist in Community Health (Job ID 49934) Madison County, Southeast Region
Community Health Assistant Director of the Office of Health Outreach, Policy & Education (Job ID 49242) Columbia, MO
First Responder Education Instructional Support Associate - FRTI (Job ID 49057) Columbia, MO
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health (Job ID 49925) Henry County, West Central Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 49504) Ozark County, Southwest Region
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health (Job ID 49408) Platte County, Urban West Region
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Human Development (Job ID 49401) Texas County, Southwest Region
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health (Job ID 49376) Camden County, West Central Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 49385) Franklin County, East Central Region
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health (Job ID 49312) Knox County, Northeast Region
Health & Human Sciences Senior Program/Project Support Coordinator (Job ID 49288) Texas County, Southwest & East Central Regions
Health & Human Sciences Senior Program/Project Support Coordinator (Job ID 49276) New Madrid County, Southeast Region
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health (Job ID 49272) Jackson County, Urban West Region
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health (Job ID 49229) Callaway County, East Central Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 49212) Howell County, Southwest Region
Health & Human Sciences Office Support Assistant IV (Job ID 49106) Columbia, MO
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health (Job ID 48970) Ste. Genevieve County, East Central Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 48941) Ozark County, Southwest Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 48932) Polk County, West Central Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 48919) Platte County, Urban West Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 47710) Barton County, Southwest Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 47620) Audrain County, Northeast Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 47377) Jasper County, Southwest Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 47125) Lewis County, Northeast Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 47036) Marion County, Northeast Region
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health (Job ID 46333) Barton County, Southwest Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 46128) Buchanan County, Northwest Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 46122) Johnson County, West Central Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 45038) St. Louis County, Urban East Region
Health & Human Sciences Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health (Job ID 45133) Pemiscot County, Southeast Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 44342) Jackson County, Urban West Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 44345) Jackson County, Urban West Region
Health & Human Sciences Nutrition Program Associate (Job ID 44285) St. Louis County, Urban East Region

 

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