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For Students
Jobs and Resources
As part of our Fair and Healthy Jobs mission area, we aim to help UC Berkeley students identify pathways to careers in food systems. Beyond growing or preparing food, these pathways might lead to jobs in technical assistance, food policy, value-based supply chains, community advocacy, education, and so on.
BFI Jobs and Fellowships
We hire students or work-study employees and offer fellowships each semester. If you are a student at UC Berkeley interested in working with the Berkeley Food Institute, please visit our Careers page or Fellowships page for information about open positions.
Food Systems Opportunities Newsletter
During the academic semester, we send out a weekly BFI Food Systems Opportunities Newsletter to help you keep track of recent food-related opportunities on and off campus. These include full-time and part-time jobs, fellowships and internships, volunteer opportunities, open grants, workshops and food systems courses, and more. Scroll to the bottom of this page to sign up for our newsletter.
If you are an employer and would like to advertise a food-related opportunity in our newsletter, please visit our Contact Us page for information on how to submit.
Food Systems Career Pathways
Our food system operates better when we have well trained, well compensated, adaptable, and motivated workers. Since 2017, we have hosted annual career panels to connect our campus community to various career pathways in food systems. Our career pathways programs have also included resumé review nights, farm tours, career fairs, and more.
Other Food Systems Careers Resources
Interested in getting involved but not sure where to start? BFI has compiled a list of over 300 organizations related to sustainable food and agriculture. Use control+F to search by keywords, location, or scope. Click here to access the list.
BFI has also made a compilation of internships with food-related policy departments and agencies on the federal, state, and Bay Area level. Click here to access the list.
Here are some additional resources to assist you with finding internship, job, and volunteer opportunities:
- UC Berkeley’s Career Center lists jobs, internships and career development events
- UC Berkeley’s Public Service Center connects students to shared learning and collaborative action
- Ecological Farming Association sends 1-3 emails per week featuring jobs for a healthy and just food system
- Good Food Jobs lists internships, apprenticeships and jobs
- National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service lists internships, apprenticeships, and jobs
- Sustainable Agriculture Jobs, Internships, and Apprenticeships is an active Facebook page for career development opportunities
- Tufts Comfoods links individuals and organizations towards community food security
- National Center for Appropriate Technology lists sustainable agriculture internships and apprenticeships
- California Organic Certified Farmers (CCOF) Classifieds lists agricultural jobs and internships