Berkeley Food Institute

The deadline is quickly approaching to apply to be the next campus agroecology fellow! In this position, you will collaborate with campus partners like Berkeley Student Farms, the Basic Needs Center, CalDining, and more to improve our community's local food system.

Apply by July 10th here: https://food.berkeley.edu/about-us/careers/

[Image description: Recruitment graphic featuring a group photo of students and staff farming at the Oxford Tract Farm. Text reads "We're Hiring! Campus Agroecology Fellow"]

This year, BFI's education program expanded opportunities for students to connect classroom learning at UC Berkeley and Haas School of Business - UC Berkeley with the real-world work of transforming our food systems.

Highlights from the 2025–26 academic year include:
🌱 38 students completed the Graduate Certificate in Food Systems
🎓 25 internships connected Food Systems Minor students with organizations across the food and farming landscape
🤝 Mentorship, career development, and networking opportunities helped students explore pathways into food systems careers
🚜 Field trips and experiential learning connected students with practitioners working to build more just, resilient, and sustainable food systems

Read the full Year in Review here: https://ow.ly/2jmY50Z8fJl

Looking for jobs, events, grants, internships, and other opportunities in food systems? Subscribe to our Food Systems Opportunities Newsletter here: https://ow.ly/S8IG50Z8fJk

📸 (BFI Education Director Jezra Thompson and students during a field trip to .)

Cultivating the Next Generation of Food Systems Leaders - Berkeley Food Institute This year has been defined by significant growth, deep community roots, and expanded opportunities for our students. Our educational and workforce development programming has worked to bridge the gap between classroom theory and the urgent, practical work of transforming our food systems.

BFI is hiring! We’re looking for six undergraduate and graduate UC Berkeley students to join our team working towards a just and equitable food system. These paid positions offer opportunities to learn and build skills in the interdisciplinary area of food and farm systems through hands-on projects and professional mentorship.

BFI is an interdisciplinary research, education, and policy institute that works in partnership with UC Berkeley and communities to advance a just and sustainable food and farm system.
Students make BFI run. We’re so excited to meet you. All applications are due on July 10th by 5 PM PT.

Find more information here: https://food.berkeley.edu/about-us/careers/