Farm&City is seeking one or more full or part time, paid summer interns focusing on supporting two TxDOT funded grant projects:
- Safe Streets for Texans
- Pedestrian Safety Trainings for Law Enforcement
Central to both grants are Vision Zero / Safe System approach trainings. The intern will work with the Farm&City staff to help improve these training opportunities and travel to participate in the trainings as part of our Vision Zero Texas team.
Farm&City is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to high quality urban & rural human habitat in Texas in perpetuity. We change Texas public policy by speaking truth to power, collaborating with anyone who believes that people shouldn’t be dying while driving to the store, and empowering communities to realize a better vision for their future.
Interns will report to the Farm&City Executive Director, and work closely with the rest of our team. The ideal candidate should be really excited – to a contagious extent – about fighting for safer streets and Vision Zero in Texas.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work together with the team to workshop and improve the trainings
- Collect, record and analyze data related to the trainings
- Be comfortable speaking publicly and engaging in trainings
- Be curious and interested in transportation issues, especially Vision Zero and safe systems approach to making streets safe for all
- Be capable of traveling across the state to observe or participate in training sessions (travel costs will be covered by Farm&City)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- College or advanced degree in progress or completed, or appropriate work experience
- Strong skills with basic office software
- Be able to work at the Farm&City office in downtown Austin, with the capacity to work independently and occasionally remotely as part of the Farm&City team
DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduate student in public policy, planning, transportation, or similar field.
- A passion for sustainability, equity, urbanism, transit, safe streets, and public policy
- Strong research, writing and editing abilities
- Familiarity and experience with GIS to generate maps and drafting reports (Depending on candidates, we may hire one intern to focus on GIS / Research and another focused more on training pedagogy for which GIS experience is not needed)
- Multilingual, with a preference for the ability to speak and write in Spanish, Vietnamese or other leading languages of Texas
COMPENSATION
We are seeking either a single full time intern or two part time interns. In either case, there will be a variable schedule depending on the training across the state, allowing significant flexibility for summer travel. Farm&City does not offer health insurance benefits at this time. This is a salaried position at $18 / hour paid bi-weekly and includes basic tax benefits and a mobility allowance.
LOCATION
This selected candidate will work primarily from our Austin Office, but may work remotely on a limited basis. Applicants outside of Austin are welcome to apply but relocation costs are not covered for this position.
COMMITTMENT TO EQUITY AND JUSTICE
Farm&City is committed to achieving high quality urban & rural human habitat in Texas in perpetuity for all, including those who have historically been underserved by infrastructure and policies, including but not limited to people of color, people with disabilities, people from working-class backgrounds, women, and people with LGBTQ+ identities. All Farm&City staff are therefore expected to center and amplify these diverse perspectives in our work.
We also strongly encourage applications for this position from people with these identities. There are many paths to being an excellent candidate for this position, including lived experience. Even if you feel that you do not meet all the precise criteria listed in this job description, we nevertheless encourage you to apply.
Farm&City is an equal opportunity employer, our organization does not discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your letter of interest and resume to Katrina Miller at Katrina@farmandcity.org. This hiring process will operate on a rolling basis and may close as soon as May 14.
All application materials submitted to Farm&City remain confidential, and are retained for the sole purpose of reviewing applicants.
If you have any questions, please get in touch.