Paid Internships Available
at the Rodale Institute Experimental Farm,
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Soil Health Department
Supervisor: Laurie E. Drinkwater, Ph.D.
Director US RARC
Soil Health interns will be working with The Rodale Institute staff
agronomists, investigating soil health and regenerative cropping systems.
The most extensive project is the Farming Systems Trial(tm), a long term
comparison of a chemically intensive farming system and two organic,
biologically based systems that rely on complex crop rotations, cover crops,
legumes and animal manure to provide nitrogen and weed control. A second
long term cropping systems experiment addresses the issue of compost
utilization. Other research includes soil biology, nitrogen and carbon
cycling and varietal evaluation. Interns will gain practical experience in
agricultural and soil research principles and methodology and should expect
to work closely with the staff in a "team" approach. Soil Health interns
will assist with every aspect of research from field data collection,
laboratory analysis, data entry and summarization. This is a good position
for a student with a B.S. in biology or agriculture who is planning to go on
for a M.S. or Ph. D. and has a particular interest in soils and agricultural
research. Specific duties include assisting staff with:
1) field plot layouts
2) soil, plant, and grain sampling
3) laboratory sample processing
4) summarizing data
5) field plot maintenance
6) computer data entry
7) other assignments as directed by the supervisor.
There are three internships available. One internship will begin in
January, 2000 and continue through November/December, 2000. The other two
internships are each approximately seven to nine months, from April through
December/January. A background in Biology, Ecology, Microbiology, Soils or
Agricultural Science and some training (B.S. or M.S.) and/or experience in
agricultural or biological research are required.
Interns are paid $6.50 per hour. Interns are responsible for obtaining
their own housing. Lists of local housing opportunities are available from
The Rodale Institute.
For more information please contact Peggy Wagoner at the address below or
visit our website: www.rodaleinstitute.org. To apply, please send resume
along with a cover letter stating your reasons for seeking this internship
to: Peggy Wagoner, The Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown, PA
19530 or:
Telephone: FAX: E-mail:
(610) 683-1442 (610) 683-8458 pwagon@rodaleinst.org
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