Community Agriculture, Gardening, and Education Intern

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The scope of the community agriculture internship is twofold: to assist educators in Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Agsploration, our ongoing program in maple education; and to provide education to adults, educators, and volunteers to promote more community-based agriculture statewide. With an expanding population and diminished capacity to produce due to urbanization, water issues, etc., it is important that community members recognize there are still opportunities and ties within the community agriculture framework.
The community agriculture intern will support the deliverables of the AFRI Agsploration initiative by supporting educators in their efforts within the program, along with their efforts and experiences in utilizing community/school gardens for their classroom experiences. This position is based in Concord, N.H.
 

The intern will work approximately 20 hours per week from June 2-August 8 and participate in an end-of-summer poster presentation to showcase your work and develop skills to communicate your work to the public. Pay is $16.00/hour.

Duties/Responsibilities:

The intern will:

• Work with the Boys and Girls Club.

• Manage aspects of maintaining the garden, such as planting, watering, harvesting, integrated pest management, and weeding.

• Assist in development of educator-based trainings.

• Potentially present trainings.

• Previous interns participated in educational activities, both at Russell Shea Growers and Joppa Hill in Amherst.

Applicant Instructions:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration.  Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed

The University of New Hampshire is committed to providing a safe environment for all persons, including but not limited to children, and to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect and crimes against children. All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State Law. Staff and volunteers will also be required to complete periodic child safety training. 

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location:

Durham

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