Ag Engineer position - USDA- Deadline 8/7

The purpose of this position is to serve as an Agricultural Engineer responsible for supporting field research operations and coordinating work with appropriate Center support personnel in the design, development, installation and operation of irrigation, water management and water quality research equipment and facilities.

 

 

DUTIES:

 

Major Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in conception, planning, and design of experiments and instrumentation.
• Assist in conducting experiments.
• Develop and modify computer-modeling software for component parts of water management, water quality, and hydrologic models; and modify electronic sensors to provide feedback for correcting these models.
• Conduct routine and specialized statistical test; and tabulate and graphically present experimental results.
• Interpret and explain analyzed data; develop computer software to compare experimental results with existing computer models; and assist in the modification of existing models or in the development of new models based on experimental results.
• Prepares draft reports of findings, sections of journal manuscripts, and annual reports.

 To apply visit https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/410805900

Fall Course - Entrepreneurial Empowerment: Solving the Natural Resource Problems of our Time (1 credit)

 FAS 4932 section 22AG (1 credit) Fall 2015

 Course Description 

Students will acquire an appreciation for the power of entrepreneurship and innovation in solving contemporary environmental problems. This course will introduce undergraduate students to the entrepreneurial ways in which communities, management agencies, private sector, and non-profit organizations respond to natural resource challenges. We will examine natural resource problems and solutions in water, forestry, and fisheries, including: waste, energy, agriculture, recreation, biodiversity, sustainability, and climate change.

Instructor: Shirley Baker | Associate Professor  352-273-3627 | sbaker25@ufl.edu

USDA Gainesville positions - Must apply in person in NC July 23rd!!

USDA Farm Service Agency and Rural Development will be recruiting at North Carolina A&T University for over 20 Recent Graduate positions. Individuals can apply to USDA job vacancies at the North Carolina A&T State University Recruitment Event from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. They will be selecting candidates for 2 positions in Gainesville, FL and they need to apply in person.
The USDA Pathways Recent Graduates Program is a 1-year program for individuals who have recently graduated and seek a dynamic, career development program with training and mentorship. Applicants must apply within two years of degree completion. Veterans have up to six years after degree completion to apply. Current students may apply if they are within 4 months of graduation.

For more information on the Pathways Program please visit www.usajobs.gov/studentsandgrads

Fall Internship-Hawaii-Organic Permaculture

Kawaiikalia Akua Farms, Big Island Table Experience (BITE), and World Sacred Gardens would like to announce experiential internship opportunities available on our organic permaculture farm beginning September 2015! Kawaiikalia Akua Farms is located on the tropical Hamakua coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, five miles from the breathtaking Waipio Valley and historic Honokaa Town. The strong local context lends KA Farms a culturally and biologically rich environment. Students will lead a self-directed project within their internship focus (listed below) supported by research, design, and documented for final presentation at the end of the semester.

Become an active participant in a conscious learning environment and express your passion through the KA Fall Internship Program 2015. Currently accepting applications for August and September 2015! http://www.kawaiikalia.com/kawaiikalia-akua-internship-program/