Food Justice Hub: University-Community Partnership Assistant

Bargaining unit consideration begins on 3/19/2026 and ends on 3/26/2026
Schedule: Estimated 15-20 hours per week, starting March 2026 for a minimum of one year
Rate: $24.19 per hour

Project Context and Goals:

This project aims to create a Community-Engaged Food and Environmental Justice Studies Hub rooted in the humanities to invigorate research, learning, and relationships that will ensure a just and equitable distribution of the benefits and risks of global change among our community members. Our goal is to create a sustainable infrastructure consisting of humanistic and environmental justice-based academic programming and knowledge production, virtual and physical community spaces, and a website hosting the output of knowledge generated by curricular, extra-curricular, and research projects and symposia. The work is grouped into three phases that map roughly onto the three years. Each phase includes efforts in three areas: A) Academic Programming, B) Mobilizing Community, and C) Curating Knowledge at the nexus of food and environmental justice to build awareness and advance justice. We will form an advisory group consisting of a wide range of underrepresented community members to help us align curricular, extra-curricular, and research initiatives at UMD with areas of need in the community.

Duties:

The duties include, but are not limited to, the following. The Community Outreach Assistant will work with the Hub core team, consisting of the Project Lead, Dr. Lindaman, and Dr. Katre.

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• Help develop partnerships with community organizations aligned with the Hub's goals. This includes nonprofits, farms, and food enterprises.

25%

• Build collaborative relationships, specifically for conducting community-based curricular projects and student internships

25%

• Coordinate with various clubs and UMD campus organizations to identify potential students and form project teams

25%

• Guide and mentor students on projects
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in any field
• Effective communication and collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders
• Effective communication and collaboration with undergraduate students from across the campus
• Follow-through skills
• Self-driven and motivated to carry out tasks independently with minimal supervision
• Working with deadlines

Pay Range: $24.19 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a resume.

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Complete applications must include:

• Letter of application
• Current Curriculum Vitae/resume

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