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Employment Criteria
- Persons applying for Extension Agent positions must meet the degree requirements listed in the job opportunity announcement. Normally for positions working in Agriculture & Natural Resources or Human/Environmental Sciences must hold a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Family and Consumer Sciences. Applicants with Education or closely-related degrees will be considered for positions with 100% 4-H youth responsibility.
- Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7 on a 4 point scale or must have earned a Masters degree.
- Formal training beyond the baccalaureate degree or work experience is preferred when applicable to the position being sought.
- Recent employment in a profession directly related to Extension education , or recent college coursework directly related to Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences or a closely related program is preferred.
- Applicants are expected to pursue programs of professional improvement including subject-matter inservice training and graduate level programs.
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, or be lawfully eligible for employment in the United States.
- Applicants must exhibit professional characteristics, such as cooperation, reliability, technical and academic competency, leadership skills, and effective communications skills.
- Applicants must be willing and will be required to work with all clientele, regardless of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, religion or veteran status.
- Applicants must be acceptable to the respective county's Agricultural Extension Advisory Committee.
- Acceptance of a position with The University of Tennessee Extension is considered acceptance of the provisions listed above.
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