Noble/SW Ag Center Safety Internship: Description

What will I be doing?
The Safety internship is jointly sponsored by the Noble Foundation and the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education (SW Ag Center) located in Tyler, TX. Successful applicants will engage in safety outreach and education activities to help agricultural producers reduce work related risk of injuries and fatalities. Activities could include developing and delivering safety presentations, creating and executing a dissemination plan for educational materials, developing and pilot testing new resources, conducting farm/ranch safety audits, among others. Throughout the summer, interns will have the opportunity to network with professionals in academia, extension, industry, and trade associations. Internship experiences will be tailored to the intern's personal interests and career goals. Safety interns will spend time in Ardmore, OK on the Noble Foundation Campus and in Tyler, Texas within the offices of the SW Ag Center. More information on the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education is available at www.swagcenter.org.

This program usually begins in mid-May or early June, ends in August and is open to college students classified as juniors or higher. Review of applications will begin February 15, 2012, and close when the positions have been filled.

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