Student Assistant- Micro-Internship Nutrition and Food Sciences #654758601

Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Employment Services

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY

SUMMARY: To leverage students as food safety ambassadors, we offer customized technical assistance to local urban farmers and small food processors/businesses. Currently, Dr. Xu Yang and his team are searching for ten Micro-Internship Student Assistants to help local farmers and small/mid-sized food businesses with food safety-related projects. Each Food Safety Micro-Internship Student Assistants will embark on a 40-hour paid micro-internship experience. Towards the end of the micro-internship, students need to provide reports on the food safety project they conducted with the stakeholder.

ABOUT US: As the largest employer of students on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, the Foundation offers valuable work experience and hands-on training to approximately 1,500 Cal Poly Pomona students each year. The Foundation offers positions in various fields; whether it is in the area of technology, science, retail, culinary arts, hospitality1500 management, leadership or research grants, these student employees participate in Cal Poly Pomona's learn-by-doing philosophy and acquire practical skills in their designated field of study.

The Foundation also contributes operating support to nearly 1,100 Foundation and scholarship programs every year, including Bronco Athletics and the Norman J. Priest Scholarship. In addition, the Foundation administers grants and contracts, contributes to campus security, and supports several university publications. The Foundation contributes over $1 million annually to Cal Poly Pomona.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL GET TO DO (this is just a small sampling of work variety): 

Deliver food safety assistance to urban farmers and/or food industry/business. Serve as liaison between urban farmers and/or food industry/business and Dr. Xu Yang. Prepare the micro-internship report towards the end of the program.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Must be an undergraduate student enrolled in Cal Poly Pomona.
• Must be very experienced with food safety.
• Must have great social skills.

PREFFERED

• Food industry working and extension/outreach experience.
• Knowledge in food safety, GMP, auditing in a food manufacturing setting.

CSU along with Cal Poly Pomona Foundation require faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare an exemption from doing so. The systemwide policy can be found at COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Policy and any questions may be sent to [email protected].  

Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.