Summer Internships Gender Equity in Agriculture

Are you interested in work that promotes gender equity and women’s empowerment in agriculture around the globe? Are you considering a career in sustainable agriculture or community development?

If so, APPLY NOW for a paid summer internship with the following organizations:

• PASA (Pennsylvania)
• IFPRI (Washington D.C.)
• Oxfam (Nairobi, Kenya)
• CARE (Nairobi, Kenya) 

About the internship program:

Interns will work under the supervision of one of these organizations during Summer 2024 to support their programming on gender equity issues in agriculture. For example, you might develop extension materials or planning events for women farmers, help plan and deliver gender-sensitive trainings on sustainable agriculture, analyze data or write reports that assist with gender equity programming, or some other aspect of the cutting-edge work on gender equity in agriculture of our partner organizations! Interns will be paid a stipend and travel costs will be covered. Successful applicants will participate in a weeklong pre-internship preparation workshop in May 2024.

Read the full internship descriptions below.

Eligibility:

• Must be a US Citizen or permanent resident
• Must be pursuing a major or minor in the College of Agricultural Sciences
• Must be an undergraduate or Master’s student (PhD students are not eligible)
• Prior coursework or experience working in gender equity and agriculture or closely related fields is not required, but will be an asset to your application.

All eligible students are encouraged to apply. We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its forms. We particularly encourage students from under-represented groups to apply.

Please direct any questions to Dr. Kathleen Sexsmith (kjs95@psu.edu).

Online Application