Extension/PSI Internship Program
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Collapse ▲This year, NC State University and NC A&T University will offer a total of 40 internships across the state of North Carolina through N.C. Cooperative Extension. 10 internships will be federally-funded and offered in partnership with the Plant Science Initiative.
Developing Future Research and Extension Professionals to Advance the Essential Cs: Cropping Systems, Climate Smart Agriculture, and Communication is a dynamic project to create 50 internships over the next five years. These internships will advance cropping systems, science communication, and climate-smart agriculture. This work has been designated as USDA NIFA Center of Excellence, the National Center of Excellence for Career Pathways in Agricultural Research and Extension.
The next generation of agricultural research and extension professionals face immense, interrelated challenges. Cropping systems innovation is needed to provide greater food security for a growing world populaiton (Tripathi et al., 2019). Climate smart agriculture is crucial for addressing climate variability and change which compromises the stability of food and agricultural systems (Kamruzzaman et al., 2020). The need for enhanced science communication is driven by lowered trust, particularly among rural Americans, in science and scientists (Krause, 2023). We refer to these challenges as the essentail Cs because they are imperative workforce needs for food and agricultural sciences. Our project addresses the critical need for providing undergraduates with experiential learning in the essential Cs to prepare for research and extension careers. Notably, a survey of more than 2,000 agricultural and allied sciences employers found that internships were one of the top college activities they seek in new hires (Crawford & Fink, 2020). Therefore, the Extension/PSI Internships will empower undergraduates with valuable, practical experiences to strengthen plant health, production, and products.
The project director and PI is Dr. Joseph L. Donaldson, and Co-PIs are Dr. Rafael Landaverde, Texas A&M University, Dr. Catherine Sanders, NC State University, Dr. Gregory Goins, North Carolina A&T State University, Dr. Rachel Vann, NC State University, and Dr. Terri A. Long, NC State University.
For 2025, there are 10 Extension/PSI internship positions available. For information on internship locations, general job descriptions, how to apply, timeline, and more, click here.
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Developing Future Research and Extension Professionals to Advance the Essential Cs: Cropping Systems, Climate Smart Agriculture, and Communication: National Center of Excellence for Career Pathways in Agricultural Research and Extension is funded by the Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program of United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Award Number 2024-68018-43454.