Dave Campbell
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>From: Bill Leland - Executive Director <bleland@gain.gain.org>
>Subject: Announcement for SANET
>Date: Fri, 19 Jan 96 13:09:46 GMT
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>California Alliance For Sustainable Agriculture
>UCSC College 8 Faculty Services
>1156 Hight Street
>Santa Cruz, CA 95064
>
>Job Announcement
>Position: Professional Writer
>Application Deadline: January 31, 1996
>Job Duration: Approximately February 9 - April 12, 1996
>
>The California Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (CASA) is a coalition
>created through assistance from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. CASA's mission
>is to help move California toward sustainable food and agriculture systems.
>
>CASA is seeking a professional writer to work with them to write a "Call To
>Action" for sustainable food and agriculture systems in California. The
>writer will work under the direction and with significant input from
>members of the CASA Steering Committee. Essentially, the "Call To Action"
>will describe where sustainable agriculture currently is, where it needs to
>go, and the steps to getting there. The "Call To Action" will be a 10 -
>15-page document with appendices and will be organized in three main
>sections:
> Section 1 - An Overview of the Political Economy of
> California Agriculture
> Section 2 - Detailed Analysis of Key Issue Areas
> Section 3 - Setting Goals and Developing an Organizing
> Strategy to Achieve Them
>
>The writer will need to get up to speed immediately in order to produce the
>final document, having gone through all reviews and rewrites, no later than
>April 10, 1996. It is expected that the writer will be working on this
>project nearly full-time for its duration. The writer will have some
>assistance from CASA staff for research and information gathering.
>
>The ideal candidate for this writer position will have:
>* at least some familiarity with sustainable agriculture issues in general
>and more specifically with sustainable agriculture issues in California,
>* a proven track record in writing clearly and succinctly about sustainable
>agriculture issues and/or related or similar issues for an informed and
>also popular audience,
>* demonstrated ability to be self directed, motivated, and meet tight
deadlines,
>* experience working well in collaboration with others;
>* sensitivity to political realities within the sustainable agriculture
>movement and in the broader food and agricultural policy arena;
>* an ability and willingness to write and rewrite the draft in response to
>different perspectives and negotiations within the CASA steering committee;
>* published work that demonstrates excellent investigative journalism skills;
>* computer, fax, email, and proximity to a university library
>
>To apply candidates should submit the following by January 31 (while
>applications will be accepted until the position is filled, applicants
>submitting their materials after January 31 run the risk of not being in
>time for full consideration):
> 1 - Resume
> 2 - A portfolio of 3 to 5 of the applicant's published
> articles/papers relevant to this "Call To Action"
> 3 - A statement not to exceed 2 pages indicating why the
> candidate is interested in the position and why they
> believe that their qualifications meet the requirements of
> the job
> 4 - A list of 3 references with addresses and phone numbers
> who can be contacted at the discretion of the search
> committee.
>
>Please send your application materials (using recycled paper and printed
>back to back whenever possible) to:
>CASA -- California Alliance For Sustainable Agriculture
>UCSC College 8 Faculty Services
>1156 Hight Street
>Santa Cruz, CA 95064
>
>Compensation for this work will be based on an hourly rate of approximately
>$20 - $35 depending on the applicant's experience. Applicants chosen for
>an interview should be prepared to discuss compensation initially at the
>interview. After the interview, they will be asked to give a precise
>estimate of the total compensation that they would require to complete the
>job.
>
>
>
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> Bill Leland, Executive Director, Global Action & Information Network (GAIN)
>740 Front St, Suite 355, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 408-457-0130 (voice)
>408-457-0133 (fax)
> email: bleland@gain.org Web Site: http://www.gain.org/gain/
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David Campbell
UC SAREP (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program)
UC Davis,
Davis, CA 95616
(916) 752-7541
fax (916) 754-8550