2017-18 UC Global Food Initiative Fellowship at UC Berkeley
Focus: Basic Needs (Hunger, Malnourishment, and Homelessness)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 5pm Pacific Time
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a student fellowship opportunity with the University of California Global Food Initiative (GFI). This fellowship will allow an outstanding graduate student to serve as the Fellow for Basic Needs.
FELLOWSHIP AMOUNT: $4,000
The funding will be administered as a stipend. Applicants should be aware that receipt of a fellowship may affect financial aid packages. If you have a question about impact on financial aid, please discuss with your financial aid officer.
Applicant must be a matriculated graduate student at UC Berkeley. To apply, submit the following items by email to foodinstitute@berkeley.edu with the subject line “GFI Fellowship: Basic Needs.”
- Cover letter stating your reasons for application to this fellowship and a summary of most relevant experiences, skills, and/or education.
- Resume (limit 2 pages).
- Contact information for references. One should be a professor or major advisor.
ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP:
Background on the UC Global Food Initiative Student Fellowship Program: The overarching goal of the University of California Global Food Initiative is “to harness the resources of the University of California—its research, people, expertise, and tradition of public service—to put the world on a pathway to feed itself in ways that are nutritious and sustainable.” To engage students in this effort, the UC Office of the President created the President’s GFI Student Fellowship Program. The program provides each campus with funding in 2017-18 for four student awards of $4,000 each.
Basic Needs Fellowship: UC Berkeley student experience surveys identify that 39% of Undergraduates and 23% of Graduate students are food insecure. Additionally, per the Spring 2016 Housing Insecurity Preliminary Study, 11% of Undergraduates and 8% of Graduate students self-reported they experienced homelessness at some point of their UC Berkeley experience. Over the last three years, the UC System Basic Needs Committee has designed a system strategy and preventative campus model that is proactively being institutionalized across all 10 UC campuses. Fellow will work closely with committee members and chair to support the ongoing learning and progress of these collective efforts. Fellow reports to Ruben E. Canedo, UC Berkeley Basic Needs Committee Chair.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
UC Berkeley:
- Training on the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Model.
- Actively participate in the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Committee to ensure student voice and leadership on committee.
- Meet with student, staff, administrators, and community members to gather the necessary data and input for the completion of the annual report on the basic needs model.
- Co-author annual report with current UC Berkeley Basic Needs Committee Chair Ruben E. Canedo.
UC System Basic Needs Committee:
- Actively participate in monthly systemwide phone meetings.
- Participate in at the two systemwide in-person meetings (1 in Fall, 1 in Spring).
- Identify which systemwide subgroup area they wish to be a member of: research, campus preventative models, systems engagement, or policy.
Other GFI Activities: Participation in GFI systemwide activities, including monthly GFI conference calls, attendance at meetings of GFI leadership, and GFI Fellows’ field trip.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Matriculated graduate student at UC Berkeley.
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills, particularly in regards to interpersonal communications across diverse groups.
- At least two years of experience in researching and/or organizing complex information and working on interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving.
- Experience with facilitation, relationship-building, and project coordination among diverse people and programs.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a group setting; ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Demonstrated creativity, innovation, and commitment.
- At least two years of work experience and/or public service related to food and/or agriculture, with specific experience in issues of food access and security.
FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE:
Application must be submitted by Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 5pm Pacific Time.
A multidisciplinary committee will review applications, conduct interviews as necessary, and announce decisions by May 26, 2017. The student is expected to work on the campus fellowship project an average of 5 hours per week for the full 2017-18 academic year. Specific scheduling will be arranged with agreement of fellowship recipient and supervisor.
Systemwide activities for the GFI Fellowship program will begin with an orientation on June 26, 2017 at UC Santa Barbara. Systemwide activities and funded by the UC Global Food Initiative above and beyond the fellowship award, and will also include leadership retreats, a spring field trip, and a closing symposium and poster presentation to be held in conjunction with the CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC) in June/July 2018. Additional activities may include quarterly conference calls, attendance at meetings of GFI leadership and participation in GFI-related activities in support of the initiative. Please note, absent exceptional circumstances, that all GFI Student Fellows and Ambassadors are expected to attend the systemwide events.
Direct any questions to BFI Program Manager Rosalie Z. Fanshel at foodinstitute@berkeley.edu.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, see: http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
2017-18 UC Global Food Initiative Fellowship at UC Berkeley
Focus: Basic Needs (Hunger, Malnourishment, and Homelessness)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 5pm Pacific Time
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a student fellowship opportunity with the University of California Global Food Initiative (GFI). This fellowship will allow an outstanding graduate student to serve as the Fellow for Basic Needs.
FELLOWSHIP AMOUNT: $4,000
The funding will be administered as a stipend. Applicants should be aware that receipt of a fellowship may affect financial aid packages. If you have a question about impact on financial aid, please discuss with your financial aid officer.
Applicant must be a matriculated graduate student at UC Berkeley. To apply, submit the following items by email to foodinstitute@berkeley.edu with the subject line “GFI Fellowship: Basic Needs.”
- Cover letter stating your reasons for application to this fellowship and a summary of most relevant experiences, skills, and/or education.
- Resume (limit 2 pages).
- Contact information for references. One should be a professor or major advisor.
ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP:
Background on the UC Global Food Initiative Student Fellowship Program: The overarching goal of the University of California Global Food Initiative is “to harness the resources of the University of California—its research, people, expertise, and tradition of public service—to put the world on a pathway to feed itself in ways that are nutritious and sustainable.” To engage students in this effort, the UC Office of the President created the President’s GFI Student Fellowship Program. The program provides each campus with funding in 2017-18 for four student awards of $4,000 each.
Basic Needs Fellowship: UC Berkeley student experience surveys identify that 39% of Undergraduates and 23% of Graduate students are food insecure. Additionally, per the Spring 2016 Housing Insecurity Preliminary Study, 11% of Undergraduates and 8% of Graduate students self-reported they experienced homelessness at some point of their UC Berkeley experience. Over the last three years, the UC System Basic Needs Committee has designed a system strategy and preventative campus model that is proactively being institutionalized across all 10 UC campuses. Fellow will work closely with committee members and chair to support the ongoing learning and progress of these collective efforts. Fellow reports to Ruben E. Canedo, UC Berkeley Basic Needs Committee Chair.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
UC Berkeley:
- Training on the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Model.
- Actively participate in the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Committee to ensure student voice and leadership on committee.
- Meet with student, staff, administrators, and community members to gather the necessary data and input for the completion of the annual report on the basic needs model.
- Co-author annual report with current UC Berkeley Basic Needs Committee Chair Ruben E. Canedo.
UC System Basic Needs Committee:
- Actively participate in monthly systemwide phone meetings.
- Participate in at the two systemwide in-person meetings (1 in Fall, 1 in Spring).
- Identify which systemwide subgroup area they wish to be a member of: research, campus preventative models, systems engagement, or policy.
Other GFI Activities: Participation in GFI systemwide activities, including monthly GFI conference calls, attendance at meetings of GFI leadership, and GFI Fellows’ field trip.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Matriculated graduate student at UC Berkeley.
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills, particularly in regards to interpersonal communications across diverse groups.
- At least two years of experience in researching and/or organizing complex information and working on interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving.
- Experience with facilitation, relationship-building, and project coordination among diverse people and programs.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a group setting; ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Demonstrated creativity, innovation, and commitment.
- At least two years of work experience and/or public service related to food and/or agriculture, with specific experience in issues of food access and security.
FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE:
Application must be submitted by Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 5pm Pacific Time.
A multidisciplinary committee will review applications, conduct interviews as necessary, and announce decisions by May 26, 2017. The student is expected to work on the campus fellowship project an average of 5 hours per week for the full 2017-18 academic year. Specific scheduling will be arranged with agreement of fellowship recipient and supervisor.
Systemwide activities for the GFI Fellowship program will begin with an orientation on June 26, 2017 at UC Santa Barbara. Systemwide activities and funded by the UC Global Food Initiative above and beyond the fellowship award, and will also include leadership retreats, a spring field trip, and a closing symposium and poster presentation to be held in conjunction with the CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC) in June/July 2018. Additional activities may include quarterly conference calls, attendance at meetings of GFI leadership and participation in GFI-related activities in support of the initiative. Please note, absent exceptional circumstances, that all GFI Student Fellows and Ambassadors are expected to attend the systemwide events.
Direct any questions to BFI Program Manager Rosalie Z. Fanshel at foodinstitute@berkeley.edu.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, see: http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
