A. Graduate Student Opportunities

• NEW!! Graduate Student Assistantship (M.Sc.) at Guelph University
  • Insect Pest Management – Organic livestock production (PDF, 22 kb)
• Graduate Studies (PhD) Opportunity at NSAC
  • Soil-Plant-Microbe Interactions in Organic Systems (PDF, 27 kb)
• Graduate Student (M.Sc.) Assistantship at NSAC
  • Soil quality and organic production systems (PDF)
• Graduate Scholarship Opportunities in Canada

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

• NEW!! Canadian Organic Growers and the Organic Federation of Canada Standards Officer
• NEW!! ICROFS, the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (formerly DARCOF, Danish Ministry of Food,
  Agriculture and Fisheries) offers two job vacancies to boost the international work:
  • CORE Organic assistant coordinator
  • Assistant to the International Board
  • Deadline for application is 23. June 2008. See full description of the job vacancies at www.icrofs.org
• Feast of Fields Ottawa 2008 Coordinator, Contact Lloyd Strachan, COG Ottawa at 613-244-4000 or ottawachapter@cog.ca
• Fund Development and Communications Manager with Everdale
  • More information and applications E-mail jobs@everdale.org, or contact by mail to Jobs at Everdale, Box 29, Hillsburgh, Ont N1H 1Z0.

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

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

• NEW!! British Columbia Association of Farmers' Markets (BCAFM) is seeking an Executive Director
• FarmStart is a not-for-profit organization that runs programs and services to support a new generation of farmers
• Western Ag Innovations
  • Stage I R&D Coordinator located in Saskatoon and/or any other major research center (PDF)

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

• Les jardins bio Plein Sud sont à la recherche d'employés pour la saison estivale 2008. Entre les champs et la mer, venez vivre l'expérience magique d'un été aux Îles de la Madeleine ! Contactez Céline ou Gyslaine au 418-937-5388
• Internships with Kismet Organic Fruit Farm in Fennville, Michigan, USA. Call Mari Reijmerink at 269.857.9998 or see the website for more information www.kismetorganics.com
• Position with Angelhoeve Farm, Kings County, Nova Scotia
• Two positions with Angus East Organics, Cambridge-Narrows NB: Organic Bovine husbandman/woman and Equine husbandman/woman
• Two positions with Windhorse Farm, Nova Scotia
  • Gardener
  • Program Coordinator and Garden Helper
• 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 now accepting applications for 2008 season
• Organic Farm Apprenticeship Program
  Stewards Of Irreplaceable Land (SOIL), British Columbia

Photo courtesy of Sunroot Farm, Kennetcook, Nova Scotia