Opportunities

Postdoctoral Research Positions

Available postdoctoral positions will be posted here as they become available. If you are interested in opportunities in STEPS, please contact us. 

Graduate Research Positions

Available graduate positions will be posted here as they become available. If you are interested in student opportunities in STEPS, please contact us. 

Undergraduate Positions

Available undergraduate positions will be posted here as they become available. If you are interested in student opportunities in STEPS, please contact us. 

Undergraduate Opportunity at NC State

Job title: STEPS Center Intern

Job description: The student in this role will work in person at the Plant Sciences Building 8-10 hours/week to support the Center’s activities and functions. Day-to-day responsibilities will vary and depend on the needs of STEPS Center faculty, staff, and students. The intern will help to plan and execute Center events and activities, support Center business functions (e.g., ordering materials/supplies), support internal and external communications for the Center (e.g., taking photos at events, maintaining/updating website), maintain/organize Center files and databases, schedule Center meetings, and complete other duties as assigned.

Position location: Plant Sciences Building  

Details: $15/hour for ~8-10 hours weekly

How to apply: Please send your resume to Dr. Maude Cuchiara (mlrowlan@ncsu.edu).

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

STEPS REU and Research Experience for Future Farmers (REF)

STEPS will support 15 students for ten weeks during Summer 2024 through a multi-institutional REU/REF program. Students will work on independent research projects within the Center under the mentorship of STEPS Scholars and faculty. Students will be placed on projects that align with their research and career interests at one of the eight STEPS academic institutions.
Learn more here.

STEPS Center Director’s Fellowship Awards

The STEPS Center Director’s Fellowship Awards provide prestigious bridge support for stipends, fringe benefits, and tuition (if relevant) for the engagement of high-performing graduate students (Masters and Ph.D.) and postdoctoral scholars.

The awards provide interim support of a maximum of 1 year for scholars during their appointment at a STEPS institution who are either beginning research prior to joining an existing STEPS Project (e.g., new recruits) or are building upon existing projects in ways that promote new convergence/integration across STEPS (e.g., new meta-level research projects, creating final products from projects that are ending). When used as a recruitment tool, the Director’s Fellowship Award can provide time for students to establish core competencies in relevant fields, experiment with cross-disciplinary training, and/or work with multiple mentors/PIs in new research areas before committing to a specific project, PI(s), or program.  Research projects that include aspects of diversity scholarship, stakeholder engagement, and participatory research are particularly encouraged, even if a component of a broader research scope.

Learn more here. If you are interested in fellowship opportunities with STEPS, please contact us.