Internship Opportunities Available with the Our Local Food Program

Our Local Food – Kaw River Valley, a program of the Kansas Rural Center and supported in part by the USDA Specialty Crop Grant Program, through a sub-grant from the Kansas Department of Agriculture, is pleased to announce a call for interns.

THREE part-time interns based in the Kaw River Valley region are needed from late June through early September, 2011. Additionally, one part-time food assessment intern needed from July through December, 2011. Please see below for details on the different opportunities.

Our Local Food – Kaw River Valley Interns

Interns will assist our program primarily in communications and relationship-building work that is vital to promoting and building the program.
Interns should be residing at the time of the internship in one of the Kaw River Valley chapter counties: Johnson, Wyandotte, Atchison, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Douglas, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Pottowatomie, Riley or Geary.
Candidates should have completed four semesters of college studies with evidence of strong academic performance.
To apply, please submit the following to KawRiverValley.olf@gmail.com:

1. Resume
2. Up to three samples of work, preferably including multimedia/social media samples. At least one sample must be a written piece.
3. Please provide a letter detailing how your experience is a good fit for this position (download job description)

Top candidates will be selected for interviews with program staff and volunteers.Our goal is to have all three intern positions filled no later than July 15; please submit applications by July 5, 2011.
This an unpaid position, but interns will receive a $700 stipend payment at the end of a successful internship, for any travel, expenses or other costs incurred.

Our Local Food Program Food Assessment Intern 

This intern will assist our program primarily in research, analysis and development of a comprehensive report on our regional foodsheds.
Intern should be residing at the time of the internship in one of the Our Local Food chapter counties: in the Kaw River Valley, Twin Rivers, or South Central regions (for a complete listing of counties, please see chapter links at left).
Candidates should have completed four semesters of college studies with evidence of strong academic performance. A background in economics is preferred.
To apply, please submit the following to KawRiverValley.olf@gmail.com:

1. Resume
2. Up to three samples of work. At least one sample must be a written piece.
3. Please provide a letter detailing how your experience is a good fit for this position (download job description)

Top candidates will be selected for interviews with program staff and volunteers.
Please submit applications no later than July 5, 2011.
This an unpaid position, but intern will receive a $700 stipend payment at the end of a successful internship, for any travel, expenses or other costs incurred.

For more information, please contact Julie Mettenburg, coordinator
Our Local Food – Kaw River Valley
785-749-1031
Kawrivervalley.olf@gmail.com