Paid PT Internship, Center for Food Safety

Job Title: Part-Time Intern, Center for Food Safety

Description: Assist various staff members at the Center for Food Safety with research projects aimed at informing policy makers and non-governmental organizations about sustainable agriculture and food production.

Research Projects:

· Links between climate change and agriculture (including potential mitigation and adaptation measures) and the resulting impacts on food security.

· Relationship between world hunger/food security and genetically engineered (GE) seeds and crops developed by large agribusiness firms.

Duties may include:

· Assisting staff with research projects by accessing applicable journal articles, books, academic studies, news articles and UN/NGO/government reports

· Preparing and writing research summaries

· Filing and cataloguing research materials

· Maintaining or updating administrative/research database

· Fulfilling administrative tasks when needed

Hours per week: 15-20 hours per week

Compensation: $10 per hour

Please submit cover letter and resume to: avannoy@icta.org

Abbey Vannoy

Policy Intern

Center for Food Safety

660 Pennsylvania Ave SE, 302

Washington, DC 20003

P: 202.547.9359 F: 202.547.9429