Student Internships - Van Island Community Research Alliance
Undergraduate STUDENT INTERNSHIPS – VICRA Local Food Project
The Vancouver Island Community Research Alliance’s (VICRA) Local Food Project provides
student training opportunities for students with academic and/or community interest in the
following food issue areas:
1.Indigenous food systems
2.Role of Academic Institutions and Institutional Purchasing
3.Urban Agriculture and Backyard Growing
4.Climate Change
Deadline:January 10 , 2011
Rate:142 hours@$14/hr
Term:End of January 2011- May 30 2011
To apply, please send CV, cover letter and your answers to the written questions below to
ocbr@uvic.ca.
Office of Community-Based Research: The Office of Community-Based Research at UVic
(OCBR-UVic) is a community-university partnership that supports community engagement and
research to create vibrant, sustainable and inclusive communities. OCBR-UVic is part of the
university’s strategic vision of increasing civic engagement and works with others on campus
engaged in service learning, continuing education and community relations.
VICRA: VICRA is an alliance of the five Island post-secondary campuses to support community-
based research. This Vancouver Island Local Food Project involves all campuses and community
partners engaging students from undergraduate and graduate backgrounds.
Project Overview:
STUDENT INTERNSHIPS – VICRA Local Food Project
The Vancouver Island Local Food Project provides student training opportunities for students with
academic and/or community interest in the following food issue areas:
5. Indigenous food systems
6. Role of Academic Institutions and Institutional Purchasing
7. Urban Agriculture and Backyard Growing
8. Climate Change
The project will be hiring 10 undergrad student research interns (2 from University of Victoria, 2
from Royal Roads, 2 from Camosun College, 2 from Vancouver Island University and 2 from
North Island College). Research interns will be paid a $2000 stipend (approximately $14/hour for
142 hours.) Some flexibility in the scheduling of the research hours is anticipated.
We welcome your application. Please respond briefly to the following questions. Your responses
must not exceed these two pages plus attached resume. Please use 12 point font. We regret that
only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
Name: _________________
Email:___________________
Your current campus:______________________
Phone:__________________________
1. Why are you interested in a research internship on local food production and action?
2. What aspects of your academic and/or volunteer or work background relate to the internship?
3. You would most like to work under which of the four food issue areas:
(you may select a first and second choice by placing a 1 and 2 next to your choices)
______Indigenous Food Systems
______Institutional Purchasing
______Urban Agriculture
______Climate Change and food systems
Why does this area interest you?
The project also has 2 special videographer positions. Please indicate here if you have
experience with:
____Videography and digital story telling
____Ability to take video and edit to create video clips
____Available to travel on Vancouver Island occasionally during February to April 2011.
Describe your experience briefly:
4. Is there anything else you would like us to tell us?
5. Please confirm that you are able to begin in late January 2011 until April 2011.
Email this application form and resume (with 2 references) to ocbr@uvic.ca with “Food
Intern Undergrad” in subject line by the deadline: January 10, 2011. Please do not add any
other attachments.
Thank you.
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