Sustainable Agriculture Internship - Tracking Code - 180406 Job Description - This internship is designed to provide a student in the JCCC Sustainable Agriculture Program practical experience working at Johnson County Community College's Farm as well as with JCCC's Center for Sustainability on a variety of projects. Successful applicant must be willing to do farm work as well as office work. In the description of responsibilities below, the JCCC Farm will be the site where work will take place. Major Responsibilities: - To experience/shape the development of farm planning processes in a start-up sustainable market farm - To participate in day-to-day planning of work activities through the summer growing season - To develop skills in hand tools and labor processes used on a small scale sustainable market farm - To assess irrigation needs by maintaining records on soil moisture levels and consulting reference materials on water needs for various vegetable crops and then carrying out irrigation activities - To learn/conduct proper planting and transplanting techniques for various vegetable crops

• To learn/conduct proper soil sampling techniques /testing procedures (experience conducting such testing preferred) - To learn how to make nutrient recommendations based in soil testing results that are appropriate for a sustainable agriculture setting - To experiment with sustainable products to see which best supplies the nutrients needed at an acceptable cost to the producer - To learn/conduct proper marketing of products from a sustainable farming operation - To work on other projects for the JCCC Center for Sustainability as assigned Required Skills - Must be a JCCC Sustainable Agriculture student in good standing
• Ability to work on projects independently - Willingness to get outside and perform physical labor including some lifting as farm work requires Required Experience - Benefit Information: Click here for a summary of our benefit information. For a summary of our adjunct faculty compensation, click here. Every employee of the college is expected to treat all members of the college community with dignity and respect demonstrating professional, courteous and respectful behavior and engage in constructive conflict resolution, when needed. Disclosures: In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting. Johnson County Community College welcomes the application of any qualified candidate and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, veteran's status, sexual orientation, or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered. If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email. For a summary of all disclosures (Background check, Clery Act, ADA, EOE, etc) refer to the links on our Career page. Job Location - Overland Park, Kansas, United States Position Type - Temporary Salary $11.01/hour This post will be removed at 4 p.m. on 3/9/2018 Hours per Week 20 Work Hours/Days 20-25 hours per week Days and hours vary Special Instructions Please submit resume and cover letter.