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Sustainable Solutions in Action
AVI Internships
Hands-on experiential learning opportunities
Year round options. 3 day commitment per week.
Available internships in:
• Permaculture
• Natural Building
• Media & documentation
• Office management & marketing
You will receive:
• Season's pass to all workshops
• Rich, hands-on learning experience
• Close guidance from AVI's core team & lead instructors
• Monthly evaluation to ensure that things are working well for everyone
Internship basics:
• Average of 3 work days per week, 9am-5pm per day
• Weekly schedules will be based on project needs & everyone’s availability
• Interns mainly work on projects most related to their field of
expertise, although there will be occasions when you will work in
another field (ie: office manager may help with a building project
once in a while and vice versa).
Interns need to have:
• Willingness to do grunt labor
• Clear communication & maturity
• Possibility of assisting during workshops
• No smoking, toking, heavy drinking on site
• Bring your related experience to the project
• Provide your own food, lodging & transportation
Current season's pass includes:
Wild Food & Fermentation – August 5 & 6
Timber Framing – August 21-23
Bee-Keeping – August 29
Natural Building, 5-Day – September 9-13
Natural Building, 3-Day – September 24-26
Backyard Sustainability – October 3 & 4
Urban Aquaculture – October 12 & 13
Natural Building, 2-Day – October 14 & 15
Rainwater & Greywater Catchment – November 6 & 7
Natural Finishes: Earthen Plasters & Clay Paints – November 13 & 14
Transition Town Training – December TBA
Winter Permaculture Certification - January TBA
Permaculture Interns - 2 positions
Work with: Permaculture maestro, Shawn Jadrnicek, as well as other members of AVI's core team.
You will be doing:
Permaculture systems installation of earthworks, aquaculture,
greywater, edible landscaping, food forests, chickens, bees,
hydroponics, vermiculture, insect production, mushroom cultivation,
perennial and annual organic gardening, harvesting, food preservation,
clean up, random and other needed tasks.
Your skills: Landscaping, gardening, stone masonry, grunt labor, design.
Abilities:
Attention to detail, eye for beauty, ecological consciousness, ability
to problem solve and handle responsibility, physical fitness, maturity,
flexibility, friendly personality, good attitude, clear communication
Natural Building Intern – 2 positions
Work with: Natural building maestros, Steveo Brodmerkel and Janell Kapoor, as well as other members of AVI's core team.
You will be doing:
A variety of tasks including: green retrofits, regular carpentry,
building projects & detail work, material salvaging, some natural
& earthen building, natural finishes, plus some permaculture
projects: gardening, clean up, random and other needed tasks.
Your skills: Carpentry, building, working with tools, grunt labor, design.
Abilities/personality:
Attention to detail, eye for beauty, ecological consciousness, ability
to do grunt labor, problem solve and handle responsibility,
self-initiative and capability of fulfilling role unsupervised at
times, physical fitness, maturity, flexibility, friendly personality,
good attitude, clear communication
Office & Marketing Intern – 1 position
Work with: Meesh Van Sandt, Janell Kapoor and other members of AVI's core team.
You will be doing:
Office management and related tasks, marketing/promotions, graphic
design, social networking, communications, editing, data entry,
research, filing, etc.
Your skills:
Office management, computer skills, internet savvy, web programming,
blogging, social networking, photoshop, communications, graphic design,
promotions.
Abilities/personality:
Attention to detail, eye for beauty, ecological consciousness,
willingness to do boring tasks, problem solve and handle
responsibility, maturity, flexibility, friendly personality, good
attitude, clear communication
Media & documentation Intern – 1 position
Work with: AVI’s Media Director, Meesh Van Sandt, as well as other members of AVI's core team.
You will be doing:
Documentation, video documentary filmmaking including shooting &
editing, still photography, graphic design, social networking, blogging
Your skills:
Perfect for film student, grad, or filmmaker wanting to make films that
matter. Your skills should include beautiful shot composition, proper
lighting & exposure, interview techniques, field sound recording,
creative and seamless editing - picture/sound/music, your own FCP or
similar editing system is essential, some graphics or animation skills
are useful - Photoshop, After Effects.
Abilities/personality:
Creative collaboration, ability to take direction, attention to detail,
eye for beauty, ecological consciousness, willingness to do boring
tasks, problem solve and handle responsibility, maturity, flexibility,
friendly personality, good attitude, clear communication
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