Agricultural Technology and Management University of Peradeniya

Overview

Career opportunities upon graduating from the Agricultural Technology and Management BSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya

• University positions as academic staff members (Lecturers, Senior Lecturers etc.) and administrative staff such as Assistant Registrars.
• Government Jobs such as Research Officer, Research Instructor (in many departments and institutes including Department of Agriculture, Department of Export Agriculture, Department of Animal Production and Health, Tea Research Institute, Rubber Research Institute, Coconut Research Institute, Sugarcane Research Institute etc.) At present many of these institutes are lead by the Faculty alumni.
• Government jobs in Sri Lanka Administrative Services (Assistant Secretaries and Directors of many ministries and Assistant Government Agent positions in several places).
• Government jobs in Sri Lanka Forest Services (Department of Forestry and Wildlife Conservation etc.)
• Various positions in public and private banks.
• Various positions in food industry.
• Various positions in animal husbandry and fisheries sector.
• Management Assistant, Director/CEO and many positions in Private Sector organization.
• Many positions in national and international NGO sector.
• Many positions in international organizations such as FAO, UN etc.
• Sri Lanka Customs, Sri Lanka Foreign Services, Agriculture Sections of Sri Lanka Air force, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Army.
• Self-employed agricultural entrepreneurs in the area of production, processing, marketing, value addition etc.
• Sri Lanka Teaching Service (Government and Private Sector).
• Curators and landscape gardening
• You can apply for fellowships and scholarships for postgraduate educations
• Many Alumini of the Faculty are in good positions in Australia, UK, US, Canada, EU Countries, New Zealand, Japan in relation to agriculture, administration and many other services.