A. Graduate Student Opportunities

• 2009 OCIA Research and Education Scholarship Announcement - Time to Apply
  Post-graduate scholars studying sustainable and organic agricultural practices and issues are invited to apply for $1000.00 Scholarship.
  • Scholarship criteria (PDF, 35 kb)
  • Scholarship application (PDF, 55 kb)
  • Scholarship letter of support form (PDF, 46 kb)
• OCIA Research & Education - Victor Chrapko Non-GMO Scholarship 2009
  • Scholarship criteria (PDF, 56 kb)
  • Application form (PDF, 56 kb)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sustainable Agriculture – 2009 (PDF, 17 kb)
  • Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, McGill University,Qué
• M.A. Graduate student funding opportunity with Rural Research Centre, NSAC
  • Changing Paradigms: The Global-Local Nexus of Agriculture in Atlantic Canada (PDF, 30 kb)
• Graduate Scholarship Opportunities in Canada

B. Employment in Organic Agriculture Education, Extension and Research in Canada

• NEW!! Assistant or Associate Professor, Organic Dairy Production and Director of Organic Dairy Research Centre, University of Guelph - Campus d’Alfred (PDF, 55 kb)
• Feast of Fields Ottawa 2008 Coordinator, Contact Lloyd Strachan, COG Ottawa at 613-244-4000 or ottawachapter@cog.ca

Researchers: please let us know about current opportunities you wish to announce

C. Employment Opportunities with Organic-minded Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations

• Western Ag Innovations is looking for an R&D Coordinator
• FarmStart is a not-for-profit organization that runs programs and services to support a new generation of farmers

D. Employment/Apprenticeships/Other Opportunities on Organic Farms in Canada

• Help wanted on organic dairy farm in Creston, British Columbia
• Nature's Route Farm, Sackville, New Brunswick – Apprenticeship Program 2008-2009 (PDF, 32 kb)
• Organic Farm Apprenticeships: ACORN and SOIL have partnered to promote the exciting organic farm learning opportunities that exist in Atlantic Canada. New farms and interested apprentices can sign-up or learn more by visiting www.soilapprenticeships.org or www.acornorganic.org/training.html.
• Farm Manager(s) Wanted: Dancing Lady Farm, Bridgewater, NS
  More Information
• New Brunswick Organic Farm Apprenticeship Program 2008
• Four Seasons Farm, Maitland, Nova Scotia Organic Farming Internship/Apprenticeship
  • Assistant Manager
• Organic farming internships in Ontario
  • Everdale
  • Craft Ontario
• Organic Farm Apprenticeship Program
  Stewards Of Irreplaceable Land (SOIL), British Columbia

E. International Organic Agriculture Opportunities

• NEW!! Volunteers needed at Adarsh Seuj Prakalpa Organic Demonstration Garden and Training Centre in Digboi, Assam 2009 (PDF, 403 kb)