Food Security and Environment Fellow
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POSITION TITLE: Food Security and Environment Fellow LOCATION: Arlington, VA UNIT: Environmental Resources Trust (ERT)
• Build the capacity of agriculture leaders POSITION SUMMARY: The Food Security and Environment fellow’s primary objective will be to figure out how Winrock can build global capacity to ensure nutritious food supplies while sustaining natural resources, including addressing future land and water requirements. This is a one year fellowship. RESPONSIBILITIES: Select key activities where Winrock can add value to food security and environment initiatives – The Fellow should arrive at Winrock with ideas about who to work with and what to work on. During the Fellow’s first month, Winrock will organize a series of internal and external meetings to expose the Fellow to key food security and climate change initiatives and staff at Winrock and at other organizations. The Fellow will then refine his/her workplan in order to strengthen its integration into Winrock’s existing work and network of partners, as well as connections to other Winrock staff. Increase Winrock’s visibility on food security and environment issues by implementing projects – The Fellow will be expected to move the field forward by implementing relevant projects. The Fellow will connect Winrock with the ideas and initiatives of others, forming strategic partnerships and incorporating one or more cutting-edge conceptual tools and approaches into Winrock’s work. The successful Fellow will be confident about the compelling benefits of their proposed work, and capable of raising funds to support their ideas.
• Actively seek collaborative relationships with Winrock staff and partners QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: • PhD in agricultural sciences All candidates must submit a proposed workplan (no more than 2 pages) for the year-long fellowship, following our template. Applications received without a proposed workplan will not be considered. Please send an email torholcomb@winrock.org with "TEMPLATE" in the subject line for a copy. |
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