Open Internship Positions: Adjunct Fellows with ISGP

If any of you are interested in food production, debates about regulations associated with the food industry, and the science and technology used in innovative plant- and microbial-based procedures and gene-editing underlying new food and ingredient choices for public consumption, then the Adjunct Fellowship (unpaid internship with the Institute on Science for Global Policy) might be well-suited for you.  The internship would begin immediately and take you through the summer - with you playing a key role in an invitation only conference that will debate and generate white papers about the above topics.  It is a unique opportunity that has recently come to our attention.  The turn around time is quick - as ISGP wants to name the fellows as soon as possible so that conference preparation with the interns can happen immediately.  If you have the skills listed for the position, get excited about the responsibilities laid out and the prospect of doing an internship in this kind of way, please talk with Nate Jacobi or me immediately so that you can send an application into ISGP.  We have more details.

Adjunct Fellows

ISGP Innovative Foods and Ingredients Conference (IFI)

June 23-27, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN

The ISGP Adjunct Fellowship begins immediately - and is completed July 21, 2019. Each Adjunct Fellow will be mentored by ISGP staff to (i) develop an in-depth understanding of the science and technology used in innovative plant- and microbial-based procedures and gene-editing underlying new food and ingredient choices for public consumption and (ii) learn how the format of debates and caucuses pioneered by the ISGP facilitates productive engagements among stakeholders with diverse perspectives and priorities to identify real-world, practical outcomes. Adjunct Fellows can anticipate being involved in (i) not-for-attribution interviews with subject matter experts from stakeholder communities representing different aspects of the food supply system, (ii) editing papers prepared for conference debates, and (iii) contributing to staff-wide discussions concerning invitations to participants and their respective conference roles. Each Adjunct Fellow will have access to confidential information obtained from interviews and papers used to organize the IFI conference and will be assigned specific conference duties focused on critiquing debate results, cooperating with ISGP moderators in caucuses to record (scribe) discussions, and helping to assemble and analyze conference results for reports and publications.

Responsibilities:

·       Attend for the duration of the conference June 23-28, including a training session Sunday, June 23 and summary session on June 28, 2019.

·       Act as a scribe for small-group caucuses on June 26, 2019, and the plenary caucus on June 27, 2019.

·       Document and help to refine the language and clarity of the consensus statements formed in your assigned caucus group and at the plenary caucus.

·       Agree to act as a neutral facilitator (i.e., not expressing opinions or taking positions on any subject during the caucuses or conference).

·       Formally commit to maintain the confidentiality of all material, written and oral, presented in the IFI conference as defined by the Chatham House Rule.

·       Conduct oneself with the highest professional standards of dress and behavior.

·       Contribute to the strategic analysis of the diverse attitudes, perspectives, priorities, and values expressed in the debates, caucuses, and informal discussions.

·       Attend all after-hour meetings with the ISGP staff between June 23 and 28.

Qualifications:

·       Experience relevant to the field of innovative foods and ingredients (e.g., food science, food safety, nutrition, agriculture, environmental studies, economics, ethics, chemistry and chemical engineering, science communication).

·       Strong work ethic, sustained focus, and attention to detail.

·       Ability to think broadly and to link diverse concepts presented in the debates and caucuses.

·       Excellent computer and typing skills (G-Docs & G-Sheets).

·       Actively enrolled in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree or higher at the time of the conference.

For full position details and application instructions, please contact Nate Jacobi (jacobi@stolaf.edu) or Paul Jackson (jackson@stolaf.edu).