RESEARCH ASSISTANT – AGROBIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Settore
Altro
Contratto
Tirocinio curricolare
Titolo richiesto
Corso di laurea magistrale/Corso di laurea
Durata
3 MESI
Scadenza
05/11/26
Sede
Remote
Research Assistant – Agrobiodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture
Fondazione internazionale non profit 501(c)(3) con sede negli USA. Promuove la diversità come strumento per favorire equità, solidarietà e benessere nelle società e negli ecosistemi agricoli, attraverso ricerca, educazione, sviluppo di strumenti e collaborazioni interdisciplinari e internazionali.
libero, lavoro da remoto
Part time
N/A
N/A
The internship aims to support the development and updating of practical implementation resources on interventions promoting intraspecific crop diversity and sustainable agriculture.
Under the supervision of the Responsible for Education and Training Programmes and a designated technical supervisor, the intern will:
- Review existing intervention inventories, descriptions, references and supporting materials.
- Conduct focused literature reviews, identifying and assessing relevant scientific publications, technical guidelines and practical implementation resources.
- Update and refine short intervention descriptions, ensuring scientific accuracy, clarity and relevance to the use, access and management of intraspecific crop diversity.
- Prepare concise, practitioner-oriented implementation sheets (approximately 2–4 pages) following an agreed common template, including background information, objectives, practical methodologies, implementation steps and references.
- Synthesise scientific and technical evidence into accessible, well-structured English-language materials for international practitioners, programmes and partner organisations.
- Verify factual accuracy, terminology, references, citations, hyperlinks and consistency of formatting.
- Review and revise draft materials in response to technical and editorial feedback.
- Maintain organised records of sources, revisions and final documents, following agreed file-naming and version-management procedures.
The internship will provide practical experience in applied research, evidence assessment, technical writing, quality control and remote collaboration within an international and multidisciplinary working environment.
- Good research, analytical and academic writing skills.
- Ability to identify, critically assess and synthesise scientific and technical information from different sources.
- Ability to produce clear, accurate and well-structured written materials in English.
- Ability to follow established methodologies, templates and editorial guidelines.
Corsi di laurea richiesti:
- Scienza e cultura del cibo
- Scienze agrarie
- Scienze e tecnologie alimentari
- Scienze per l'ambiente e la natura
- Viticoltura ed enologia
- Analisi e gestione dell'ambiente
- Food sciences for innovation and authenticity
- Scienza ed economia del cibo
- Scienze e tecnologie agrarie
- Scienze e tecnologie alimentari 2
- Viticoltura, enologia e mercati vitivinicoli
- Biotecnologie
- Biotecnologie molecolari
- Ingegneria civile e ambientale (ex ingegneria civile)
- Ingegneria per l'ambiente, il territorio e la protezione civile
- Mediazione culturale
- Traduzione e mediazione culturale
- Enrolment in a relevant Master's degree programme.
- Academic interest in agrobiodiversity, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation or related development and environmental issues.
- Familiarity with scientific literature reviews, evidence assessment and academic research methods.
- Previous academic experience in preparing research reports, technical documents or other structured written materials.
- Familiarity with scientific referencing and citation management.
- A good command of French would be considered an asset.
English: Proficient command of English is required, with the following minimum CEFR levels:
- Listening: C1
- Reading: B2Speaking: C1
- Writing: C1
French: A good command of French (B2 level or above, CEFR) would be considered an asset.
Note: The intern will work in an international and multicultural environment, interacting with both native and non-native English speakers who use English as a foreign language (EFL).
- Good command of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Ability to format and organise documents, tables and presentations.
- Familiarity with online academic databases, scientific search engines and technical research resources.
- Ability to manage bibliographic references, citations, hyperlinks and digital research materials.
- Good file organisation and version-management skills.
- Ability to use online communication and collaboration tools in a remote working environment.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good organisational and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple documents and work across different formats.
- Ability to structure and present information clearly in documents, tables and presentations.
- Ability to work independently in a remote setting, under supervision and following clearly defined instructions.
- Ability to work effectively in an international and multicultural environment.
- Openness to constructive feedback and willingness to revise and improve assigned outputs.
- Proactive attitude, curiosity and willingness to learn.