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FES Student Assistantship - Sustainable Food Project - Agro-ecosystem Planner and Special Projects Coordinator
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Job ID 9416
Employer FES: Student Assistantships
Employer Type On Campus
Category Other / Miscellaneous
Job Type On-Campus Jobs
Job Description YOU MUST BE A FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES STUDENT, ELIGIBLE FOR A STUDENT ASSISTANTSHIP TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION. The Yale Farm is a 1-acre urban teaching farm located on Edwards Street on Yale's main campus. The Agro-ecosystem planner will work with key farm stakeholders to develop a biophysical management plan for the Yale Farm with consideration of adjacent land areas and related plans for the area. Early in the development of this plan, priority projects will be identified for completion during the 2012-13 academic year. Priority projects may include, but are not limited to: 1. Drainage analaysis and improvements, 2. Food preparation infrastructure, 3. Sanitation improvements, 4. Harvest processing infrastructure and facilities, 5. Soil quality assessment and improvement, 5. Renewable energy production, 6. Green roof development. After choosing the priority project with YSFP staff the student assistant (s) will be responsible for planning and completing the project. Funds appropriate to the scope of the project to cover expenses will be made available upon approval for the workplan. To Apply Please send a cover letter and resume to mark.bomford@yale.edu and copy jacqueline.lewin@yale.edu and with [Special Projects Coordinator] in the subject line. Interviews will be held during the first week of September. For more information on the Yale Sustainable Food Project, go to http://www.yale.edu/sustainablefood/.
Job Requirements 1. Must be a self-starter and independent worker 2. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills 3. Have completed courses in, or have experience with land-use planning processes and developing management recommendations 4. Strong interest in food and agriculture 5. Have a sense of fun, and a collaborative spirit 6. Experience with, or aptitude for carrying out practical design-build projects
Compensation 15.00
Job Level Student Worker, Exception
Hours 5.0 to 10.0 hours per week
Time Frame Academic Year
Primary Contact Mark Bomford
Primary Contact's Email mark.bomford@yale.edu
Work Location Yale Farm (345 Edwards Street) and YSFP Office (301 Prospect Street)
Phone Number 203-432-2084
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