Paid Internship Available STARTING NOW at USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) *TIME SENSITIVE*

Please note: position is starting now—paid and 15-20 hours a week. There will be others for spring (but probably unpaid).
-Rebecca



INTERNSHIP:
y available for a paid internship position at the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

The Office of Grants and Financial Management, Policy Section, is looking to fill an open intern position. I am looking to fill this position within the next 3 weeks (sooner if possible). The position is located at our headquarters in Washington, DC.



Eligible applicants can be undergrad juniors or seniors, or graduate students. They can be studying any field of discipline, and they have to be in school at least on a part-time schedule. The student would be required to work a minimum of 15 – 20 hours per week (a FT schedule is available, although it may be difficult for an undergrad student) and preferably be able to work over holiday breaks. If the student is available to work over the summer, they can become full-time if interested. The position is a GS-04/05/06 in the Federal Government, but this position is unfortunately ineligible to receive Federal benefits.



The position itself is located in the Policy division at NIFA. The Policy Staff implements legislation related to NIFA’s grant programs. In addition, they draft regulations and issue solicitations on behalf of NIFA. The hired applicant will have the opportunity to gain experience in and learn about various aspects of grants management from a policy perspective. He/she will be assigned a set of routine tasks as well as specific projects (this is definitely not gopher type of work). More information about NIFA can be found on our Web site at .



Any interested students should e-mail their resumes to Ms. Erin Daly, Policy Branch Chief, at edaly@nifa.usda.gov and cc Ms. Constance Herasingh at cherasingh@nifa.usda.gov. All resumes should be received by September 25, 2011, 11:59 p.m. EST.



Please feel free to pass this message along to anyone who you think might be interested in the position. Students may also contact me directly with any questions or concerns they may have regarding the position.



Take care,

_______________________

Constance M. Herasingh

Policy and Oversight Division

Office of Grants and Financial Management

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture
* cherasingh@nifa.usda.gov