Join the Team
Each member of the Rodale Institute team is passionate about improving the well-being of people and the planet through innovative organic research and leadership. If you share this passion, we welcome you to apply for the positions below.
Staff Positions
PENNSYLVANIA
Rodale Institute, Kutztown, PA
Field Technician/Animal Husbandry Coordinator
The Field Technician/Animal Husbandry Coordinator position works to ensure organic and animal welfare standards are met on all livestock projects and on field projects.
Organic Crop Consultant
The Organic Crop Consultant will assist farmers across Pennsylvania with the transition to organic agriculture practices and the organic certification regulations and processes.
CALIFORNIA
California Organic Center, Ventura, CA
California Organic Center Organic Farm Manager
The California Organic Center Organic Farm Manager fulfills the primary task of managing the Regional Resource Center field projects and acts as a spokesperson to translate the research agenda into practical farmer-friendly outreach tools.
California Organic Center Research Director
The California Organic Center Research Director is responsible for facilitating and implementing research activities at the California Organic Center with input from departmental staff and project collaborators.
GEORGIA
Southeast Organic Center, Chattahoochee Hills, GA
Southeast Organic Center Organic Farm Manager
The Organic Farmer Manager fulfills the primary task of managing the Southeast Organic Center field projects and acts as a spokesperson to translate the research agenda into practical farmer friendly outreach tools.
Southeast Organic Center Research Director
The Research Director is responsible for facilitating and implementing research activities at the Southeast Organic Center with input from departmental staff and project collaborators.
IOWA
Midwest Organic Center, Marion, IA
There are currently no open positions at the Midwest Organic Center. Please check back later.
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Internships
Help grow the organic movement while gaining valuable experience in the following departments:
Accounting
Help our ship run smoothly by assisting the accounting department with grant proposals, accounts payable and receivable, state registrations, and more.
Communications
Depending on your interests and skills, you'll work on social media, email marketing, blog posts, photography & video, graphic design, events, media relations, and more.
Development
Learn the ins and outs of fundraising and donor relations by assisting our development staff with events, campaigns, and donor acquisition efforts.
Diversified Vegetable Farming
Help support the farm-wide production of vegetables in several program settings ranging from work in research plots to our commercial 5-acre farm share field.
Farm Share (ASC)
Gain hands-on training in the skills necessary to run a farm share-style business with the goal of reaching a broader population including low-income families with limited access to fresh organic food.
Garden & Landscape
Assist in maintaining a wide variety of vegetables, flowers, medicinal herbs, shrubs, and trees while learning and practicing the fundamentals of organic plant cultivation.
Livestock
Assist in caring for hogs, donkeys, laying hens, and seasonal broilers and turkeys.
Multimedia
This internship is ideal for candidates with previous experience and a strong interest in producing video, photography, webinars, and social media content.
Organic Farmers Association
Gain hands-on experience in policy outreach, membership development, communications, sponsorship development and more.
Research
Work side-by-side with our research staff in the lab and in the field investigating systems approaches to soil, crop, animal, human, and environmental health.
St. Luke's Rodale Institute Organic Farm
Assist at our partner farm and learn how to grow safe, healthy, organic produce that gets delivered to all seven hospitals in the St. Luke’s University Health Network.
