Learnerships and internships form a cornerstone of our educational outreach at the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program. Through our learnerships and internships, we hope to provide participants with experiences, knowledge, and skills that will enrich their lives and help them to explore potential career paths. Learners and interns are involved directly in our ongoing projects and our public outreach. We train them in research methods and encourage them to explore our region’s landscape through various lenses which, depending on the exact position, could include agroecology, botany, wildlife ecology, entomology, and/or anthropology. We are especially interested in mentoring people whose interests align closely with the themes of our research, but who have not previously had opportunities to pursue those interests in a professional setting. We also believe that diverse voices enrich our profession and can help our program to maximize the impact of our work. To that end, we welcome and encourage applications from people who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color, who identify as LGBTQIA+, who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, or who belong to other historically marginalized communities. Please note, however, that we are only able to consider those applicants who are US citizens, permanent residents, or have authorization to work in the USA.
The application window for our summer 2026 learnerships and internships is now closed. If you are interested in our learnership/internship program, please keep an eye on this page for updates, and please consider signing up for our email list in order to stay informed about all of the opportunities we offer. We cannot provide specifics about future opportunities at this time, but we usually begin accepting applications for summer learners and interns in mid-January. For more details about what our learnership/internship programs usually entail and what we are looking for in successful candidates, follow the links below to see advertisements for some of our past offerings:
Summer 2026 ENTOMOLOGY learnerships/internships (PDF)
Summer 2025 BOTANY learnership/internship (PDF)
If you have any questions about our learnerships/internships, please feel free to reach out to us by email at fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or by phone at (518) 672-7994.