From RBAIRSTOW.parti@parti.inforum.orgTue Mar 26 10:25:33 1996 Date: Tue, 26 Mar 96 09:48:06 -0500 From: RBAIRSTOW.parti@parti.inforum.org To: AGMETNET@awis.auburn.edu Subject: RE: INTERSHIPS AT THE RODALE INSTITUTE (APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTINGS) Reply-to: RBAIRSTOW.parti@parti.inforum.org @@@@@ @@@@@ @@ @@ @ @@ @@ @ @@ @@ @ @@ @@ @@@@@ Healthy Soil, Healthy Food, Healthy People Rodale Institute 611 Siegfriedale Rd., Kutztown, PA 19530 Tel: (610) 683-1400 Fax: (610) 683-8548 ____________________________________ Paid Internships Available at the Rodale Institute Experimental Farm Soil Health Department ------------------------------------------------- Soil Health interns will be working with Rodale Institute staff agronomists, investigating and developing regenerative cropping systems. The purpose of the internship is to provide assistance to the Soil Health staff in carrying out soil and crop research while providing interns with "hands-on" experience in agricultural research techniques. Interns assist researchers in the layout and establishment of research plots, routine plot maintenance, data collection, analysis and summarization. Two long term experiments are the focus of research within in the Soil Health Department. The Farming Systems Trial compares a chemically intensive farming system and two biologically based systems that rely on complex crop rotations, overseeding, legumes and animal manure to provide nitrogen and weed control. The second long term cropping system experiment compares several different types of compost to chemical fertilizer and animal manure. Within these two major field experiments, intern will help us investigate plant and soil characteristics, weed dynamics, nitrogen cycling and soil biology. Interns will gain practical experience in agricultural research principles and methodology and should expect to work closely with the staff in a team approach. This is a good position for a student with a B.S. in biology or agriculture who is planning to go on for an M.S. or Ph.D. Specific duties include assisting staff with: 1) field plot layout, 2) soil, plant and grain sampling, 3) sample processing, 4) laboratory analysis work, 5) computer data entry, 6) summarizing data, 7) field plot maintenance and 8) other assignments as directed by the supervisor. Two internship positions are available, each lasting for nine months from April/May through December/January. A background in Biology, Ecology or Agriculture and an interest in agricultural research is necessary. A Bachelor of Science degree is recommended, but not required. Interns are paid $6.50 per hour. Interns are responsible for obtaining their own housing. Lists of local housing opportunities are available from Rodale Institute. To apply, please contact: Peggy Wagoner or Carolyn Reider Soil Health Department Rodale Institute Experimental Farm 611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown, PA 19530. Telephone: Peggy Wagoner: (610) 683-1442 Carolyn Reider: (610) 683-1432 FAX: (610) 683-8458 --------------------------------------------------