Food Tech For The Future: Growing Digital Farmers - Project Coordinator

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**This is a volunteer position.**

Food Tech For The Future: Growing Digital Farmers - Project Coordinator

Project Overview

• The purpose of this project is to bring food computer and digital farming education to local high schools to inspire curiosity and promote food tech innovation.
• A food computer is a digitized greenhouse run by a Raspberry Pi and connected to a sensor system allowing students to experiment with growing food and learning how changes in environmental conditions can affect phenotypic expression of plants.
• Arizona Sustainability Alliance is currently working with 5 schools across the valley (grades 6-12) to build, operate, and research with food computers.

Role Purpose

• To oversee the Food Tech program
• Learn how to use food computers and food computer technology
• Share that knowledge with and educate students
• An ideal candidate will be available during normal school operating hours to work with teachers in coordinating and leading educational sessions with students.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teachers and students to build and operate food computers
• Connect with local schools to help expand the program
• Communicate with school staff, students and project volunteers to coordinate project
• Travel to schools on a regular basis to help with computer builds, maintenance, harvesting, technical issues, etc.
• Collaborate with teachers and students to assist in project maintenance
• Take pictures and record progress of plant growth and farm operations
• Be consistently available and responsive to the AZSA team and Program Manager
• Report all progress and information back to AZSA Program Manager

Ideal Skill Set

• Raspberry Pi/Python experience
• Interest in teaching and sharing knowledge
• Availability to visit schools during regular school hours
• Passionate about creating positive change in our local food system

Time commitment:

• Approximately 5-10 Hours Per Week
• Availability during normal school operating hours
  
  

To apply for this volunteer opportunity email your cover letter and resume/cv to hr.volunteer@azsustainabilityalliance.com

Learn more about us!

https://www.azsustainabilityalliance.com/