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Career Services Specialist, Extension Internships

🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio 🕑 Temporary Full-Time 💰 $21 - $28 per Hour 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ September 28th, 2026
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Ohio State University is hiring a Career Services Specialist, Extension Internships to support career development programming for the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). The role drives growth of internships within OSU Extension, provides individual and group career advising to students, and facilitates training workshops for both students and extension educators. It’s a full-time, fixed-term position on the Columbus campus.

Highlights
  • Develops and coordinates programs to grow and expand internships within OSU Extension
  • Provides individual and group career advising and coaching to students
  • Facilitates student workshops on resume preparation, job-search strategies, and interview skills
  • Facilitates training for extension educators on internship creation, onboarding guides, and mentor training
  • Coordinates OSU Extension internship tracking, collection, and reporting
  • Serves as a liaison between the career development office and OSU Extension offices
  • Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of experience in career advising, student development, or a related area
  • Requires knowledge of Canvas, Handshake, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams
  • Preferred: experience with the OSU Extension network and background in food, agricultural, or environmental sciences
  • Offers a pay range of $21.35–$27.88/hour depending on qualifications

Career Services Specialist, Extension Internships Full Description

Department: FAES | Academic Program Administration
Location: Columbus Campus, Columbus, OH
Position Type: Term (Fixed Term), 40 scheduled hours, First Shift
Pay: $21.35 – $27.88/hour, with the offer falling within the range based on internal equity, unit budget, and candidate qualifications
Purpose: Assists in the implementation of career development programming for the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). The individual will be expected to have and/or develop knowledge of and work with all CFAES programs.
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Program development and coordination with an aggressive emphasis on the development, growth, and expansion of internships within OSU Extension (30%)
  • Provides individual and group career advising/coaching to students (25%)
  • Assists with coordination and facilitation of training and career development workshops for students, including resume preparation, job-search strategies, interview and experiential learning preparation skills (15%)
  • Assists with coordination and facilitation of training and workshops for extension educators, including internship need assessment, internship creation, intern onboarding guides, and supervisor/mentor training guides (15%)
  • Coordinates OSU Extension internship tracking, collection, and reporting (10%)
  • Serves as a liaison between the career development office and OSU Extension offices through partnership outreach (5%)
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 1 year of experience with career advising, student development, or a related area
  • Outstanding communication skills working with people individually and in large group settings
  • Ability to coordinate several projects and duties at the same time, with excellent organizational skills
  • Knowledge of online education and technology platforms, including Canvas (or other online course management system), Handshake (or other career services system), Zoom, and Microsoft Teams
Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience working with the OSU Extension network
  • Background and working knowledge of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences industries
  • Internship supervision experience