For Students
Jobs and Resources
As part of our Fair and Healthy Jobs mission area, we aim to connect UC Berkeley students and alumni to food and farm systems career pathways.
Food Systems Opportunities Postings
Legal Fellow
Food & Water Watch
Remote | Salary: $72,000 – $85,000
Apply now!
Registered Dietitian
foodsmart
Remote | Wage $52-57/hr
Apply now!
Director, Policy and Research Institute
Bread For The World
Washington, DC | Salary: $140,000-150,000
Apply now!
Food Educator
FoodCorps
CA | Wage: $23.38/hr
Apply by March 30, 2026
Indigenous Food Sovereignty Coordinator
NAYA Family Center
Portland, OR | Salary: $62,000-68,000
Apply now!
Beetbox CSA Coordinator
ACTA NON VERBA
Oakland, CA | Wage: $25/hr
Apply now!
Warehouse Associate
Spork Food Hub
Sacramento, CA | Wage: $20-24/hr
Apply now!
Multiple Positions
Smithereen Farm
Pembroke, ME | Wage: Varies
Apply now!
North Richmond Farm Education Coordinator
Urban Tilth
Richmond, CA | Wage: $26/hr
Apply today!
Community Food Systems Mentorship
Food Systems Leadership Network
Remote
Apply by March 8, 2026
Fellowship in Nutritional Sciences and Molecular Biology
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Raleigh, NC | Stipend: $30,000-50,000 annually
Apply by March 13, 2026
Regenerative Ag Fellowship
Quivera Coalition
Santa Fe, NM
Apply by March 15, 2026
Careers in Ag & Food Exploration (CAFE) Student Workshop
Farm Foundation
5 Virtual Sessions | 1 All expense paid trip to Tuskegee University
Apply by April 1, 2026
Farm & Food Business Apprenticeship
Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund
Multiple Locations | Wage: $20/hr
Apply by March 15, 2026
Various Positions
Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC)
UC Berkeley
Apply by March 8, 2026
Check back soon for grant and scholarship opportunities.
Volunteer
Oxford Tract: Cultivating Community through Urban Farming
Spring 2026 Hours | 1741 Walnut Street
Oxford Tract is a UC Berkeley student-driven agroecology and wellness farm growing food for campus pantries like Basic Needs Center and offering hands-on learning in sustainable agriculture and food justice. No experience needed. All are welcome.
Volunteer hours:
Thursdays 3–6 PM
Fridays 3–6 PM
Saturdays 10–1 PM
Follow @berkeleystudentfarms (IG) for updates and how to get involved
Events
Bioneers: Restorative Food Systems
March 26-28, 2026 | Berkeley, CA
The Bioneers Conference has long been at the forefront of food justice and organic and regenerative farming conversations, examining how agriculture shapes our ecosystems and how food affects human health. This year’s exciting lineup includes keynote talks from renowned thought leaders, an urban agriculture tour of the East Bay, a post-conference one-day Permacultural Landscaping workshop, dynamic panels with food luminaries, special events, and more. For a 20% discount, use 360b20 at checkout!
ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
May 19-21, 2026 | Charlotte, NC, The Westin Charlotte
UCSC Agroecology Field Quarter
July 6 – August 21, 2026 | UC Santa Cruz & Central Coast, CA
Full-time, 7-week residential and traveling course that will have a maximum cohort of 20 students. Enrollment is open to all UC campus students and students from outside the UC and California, as well.
The whole 7-week period is meant to be a field study, based mostly in hands-on experiential learning activities on the land, with visits to academics, farmers, and community-based organizations that are leading Agroecology research, extension and farming operations in the Central Coast, the San Joaquin Valley, the Sacramento Valley, and the San Francisco East Bay Area. You do not have to have had field experiences prior to enrolling in this program!
Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit
July 9- 17, 2026 | Fayetteville, Arkansas
Open to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian youth, ages 18-24. This year’s Summit will build on previous Summits, fostering an environment to develop professional and academic skills. Attendees will be given the opportunity to take a deep dive into one of five particular areas of interest in food and agricultural production or policy including Agricultural Business and Finance, Land Stewardship and Conservation, Agricultural Law and Policy,Nutrition and Health, and Animal Science. Applicants selected to attend the Summit will receive a travel scholarship to attend!
Berkeley Bioeconomy Conference
March 4-5th, 2026 | Alumni House, Berkeley, CA
The Berkeley Bioeconomy Conference will convene leaders from academia, industry, government, and philanthropy to define how biological innovation can drive climate solutions, sustainable manufacturing, and economic growth. As UC Berkeley launches a unified Bioeconomy Hub, this conference will serve as a flagship forum to align science, policy, markets, and infrastructure. Please note that space is limited, and early registration is encouraged.
SF Food Action Summit
March 25-26, 2026 | San Francisco, CA
Food insecurity is not inevitable. It’s the result of systems, policies, and choices— and that means it can be changed. Over two days, the summit will bring together community leaders, farmers, advocates, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and grassroots organizations to meet across industries and turn ideas into action. Together, we want to plan and plant a food system that is just, regenerative, and resilient.
BIG GIVE 2026
Mark your calendars! BigGive is almost here. Join in giving to the Berkeley Food Institute on March 12th. As an independently funded institute, we need your support to carry out our mission. The Berkeley Food Institute takes on a “whole food and farm system” approach to help advance transformational change, working across our four mission areas of urban and rural agroecology, good food access, fair and healthy jobs, and racial equity in the food system.
Food Systems Opportunities Newsletter
Our bi-weekly Food Systems Opportunities Newsletter is a great resource for those looking for food and farm systems related opportunities both on and off campus. These include full-time and part-time jobs, fellowships and internships, volunteer opportunities, open grants, food systems courses and more. Click here to subscribe to our newsletters.
If you would like to advertise a food or farm system related opportunity with BFI, please complete our FS Opps submission form.
BFI Jobs and Fellowships
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. We typically post new BFI student positions and fellowship opportunities for the upcoming academic year in the spring/early summer. We recommend signing up for our Food System Opportunities Newsletter to receive our job announcements.
Food Systems Career Pathways
Since 2017, we have hosted annual career panels to connect our campus community to various career pathways in food and farm systems. Our career pathways programs have also included resumé review nights, farm tours, career fairs and more. If you’re interested in future events, please email us at foodinstitute@berkeley.edu. You can find new events on our Events page.