Location: United States
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is a nonprofit organization that builds public-private partnerships to fund audacious research addressing the biggest challenges in food and agriculture. FFAR's Internship Program provides students with hands-on and professional development experience across multiple disciplines within the organization. Interns gain exposure to national and global agricultural research, public-private partnerships and organizational operations through collaborative projects and mentoring.
Job type: Part-Time (up to 29 hours/week). Duration: January through June; six-month internship (cohort starting in January 2027). Location: Remote.
Interns may apply to one of several departments based on their academic background and interests:
- Partnerships & Development: leads FFAR's external engagement strategy, including partnership development, donor relations, securing partner funding and setting up strategic revenue generation models. Interns gain exposure to funder research, business development, proposal development and data collection and analysis that support partnership building and program funding.
- Science: advances FFAR's research priorities through scientific analysis, program design, portfolio management and collaboration across key focus areas. Interns may be exposed to scientific operations and project management, literature reviews, research tracking and cross-sector scientific collaboration.
- Impact: measures and communicates FFAR's outcomes and organizational efficiencies. Interns may be exposed to data collection, evaluation, reporting and visualizations demonstrating impact to internal and external audiences.
Responsibilities (vary by department) may include:
- Conduct research and synthesize information to support ongoing programs and partnerships
- Prepare and edit correspondence, presentations, one-pagers and reports
- Assist with data entry, tracking and internal dashboards
- Support event coordination, webinars and partnership convenings
- Participate in meetings and assist with follow-up communications
- Contribute to internal process improvements and documentation
- Assist with project management and administrative tasks
Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program
- Demonstrated interest in food and agriculture, nonprofit management, etc.
- Completion of at least two years of college coursework preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational, analytical and research skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment
This position will be employed through a third-party staffing partner but will report to FFAR.
HOW TO APPLY:
Complete the online application and include a cover letter that clearly indicates the department you are applying for (Partnerships & Development, Science, or Impact), a resume, and a writing sample. Candidates must select which internship they are applying for when applying. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis year-round; cohorts begin in January and June of each year.
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