Student Opportunities

Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture 2009 Internships — by George Kuepper — last modified July 21, 2008 01:24 PM

Internship opportunities at the Stewardship Ranch, near Poteau, Oklahoma.

Farm Direct Needs Student Hourly Worker — by david onstad — last modified May 16, 2008 03:24 PM

A student hourly worker is needed to mail information to farmers and market organizers, enter data into Microsoft Access database, and call farmers on telephone to obtain information.

Masters Student Position: Outdoor Pig Management Systems — by Michelle Wander — last modified April 21, 2008 02:03 PM

Center for Environmental Farming Systems, North Carolina

Internship Opportunity at First Fruits Produce in Mahomet, Illinois — by Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant — last modified March 10, 2008 12:31 PM

Internship Opportunity at First Fruits Produce in Mahomet, Illinois

PhD Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunity NC State — by pom — last modified February 28, 2008 03:59 PM

Work with a team at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems developing recommendations for Forage Management in Outdoor Swine Production Systems. Research may address: cover and environmental impact, forage utilization, destruction, regrowth, and reestablishment.

Masters Degrees in Agricultural Economics, specializing in Rural Community Sustainability — by Anne Heinze Silvis — last modified February 29, 2008 10:10 AM

University of Missouri announces Three National Needs Fellowships Available beginning Fall 2008

Iowa State Graduate Student Fellowships in Sustainable Agriculture — by Matt Liebman — last modified December 15, 2007 07:58 AM

The Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture (GPSA) at Iowa State University has obtained a grant through the USDA Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants Program to provide two fellowships to students pursuing the Doctor of Philosophy degree in sustainable agriculture.

Students for Environmental Concerns Meeting (YMCA, from November 28, 2007 06:30 PM to November 28, 2007 07:30 PM) — by SECS

Discussion of a waste dump and associated health concerns in Champaigh

PhD Research Assistantship in Agroecology — by pom — last modified September 24, 2007 11:35 AM

Interdisciplinary study on weed population management and dynamics, arthropod community, soil quality indicators, nutrient cycling and agronomic properties in organic cropping systems. Interest or experience in working with complex systems studies is desired but not required. Student will work directly in collaboration with Mary Barbercheck (arthropod ecology), David Mortensen (weed ecology), and Jason Kaye (biogeochemistry), graduate and undergraduate students, postdocs and technicians, and a farmer advisory panel in guiding the research and outreach education associated with the project.

Graduate Research Assistant, M.S./Ph.D. Weed Ecology — by Michelle Wander — last modified September 19, 2007 10:47 AM

University of Maine Sustainable Agriculture Program, Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Orono, Maine.

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards in Agriculture — by pom — last modified September 12, 2007 08:19 AM

Various Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards in the field of agriculture remain available, and CIES will consider accepting late applications after reviewing your CV. A list of the countries/awards that are particularly interested in academics/professionals in the field of agriculture follows.

Research Assistantship (MS/PhD) — by pom — last modified September 10, 2007 11:08 AM

Funding is available for an energetic and self-motivated student interested in multi-disciplinary research focused on plant-herbivore interactions. The selected student will explore the effects of interactions between plants and microbes in the soil and their consequences on preference and performance by root and foliar herbivorous arthropods.

Prairie Rivers Student Volunteers — by Michelle Wander — last modified September 03, 2007 01:26 PM

Champaign's own Prairie Rivers Network needs student volunteers!!!!