Agroecology — Sustainable Agriculture at Penn State
Career Opportunities for Agroecology Majors
Students in the Agroecology major obtain a broad-based experience which prepares them for many employment opportunities in agriculture and related areas. The following are examples of career opportunities for graduates in Agroecology:
- agronomic and horticultural crop specialists with local, national, and international businesses and organizations,
- sales and marketing careers for seed and other agricultural supply industries,
- environmental and regulatory organizations which monitor best management practices,
- educational organizations such as cooperative extension, and
- positions in the management and operation of agronomic and horticultural crop production farms.
Career Opportunities listed with the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals
The Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals maintains a list of Job Postings on their Web site.
Career Opportunities for the 2007–2008 Academic Year
- Employment with Gaia Gardens, Atlanta, GA
- Summer Employment with USDA-ARS, University Park, PA
- Director of Overlook Farm Learning Center
- Biological Science Technician (Plants) with USDA-NRCS
- Director of Farm Operations — Sunnyside Ventures LLC
- Manager - Vegetable Production and Markets — Sunnyside Ventures LLC
- Biological Science Technician — USDA-NRCS
- Organic Dairy Research Farm Manager—University of New Hampshire. Apply for this postion.
- Penn State Weed Ecology Lab
- Manager of the Robert Ware Straus Ecosystem Farm
- North Carolina State University Farm Manager, Small Farm Unit at CEFS
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS)
- Several positions with Pennsylvania Certified Organic
- Organic Farm Manager
- Internship and Employment Archives