The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) hires students in various roles throughout the organization during the school year and each summer. If you are interested in obtaining information on student or summer employment, please contact the person listed below for each state in which you are interested in working.
Information on ARS student and summer programs can be found at:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/careers/docs.htm?docid=1438Beltsville Area
Beltsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Jenny Allen
301-504-6507
Jenny.Allen@ars.usda.gov U.S. National Arboretum Internship Office
Washington, D.C.
202-245-4563
USNA.Internships@ars.usda.gov Mid South Area
Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee
Jimmy McAlpine
662-686-3634
Jimmy.McAlpine@ars.usda.govMidwest Area
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
Marie Bishop
309-681-6632
Marie.Bishop@ars.usda.govNorth Atlantic Area
Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Benne Marmer
215-233-6625
Benne.Marmer@ars.usda.govNorthern Plains Area
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Barbara A. King
970-492-7053
Barbara.King@ars.usda.govPacific West Area
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington State
Charmaine Scardina
510-559-6076
Charmaine.Scardina@ars.usda.gov South Atlantic Area
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia
Tony Edmund
706-446-3614
Tony.Edmund@ars.usda.govSouthern Plains Area
Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Debra Owens
979-260-9416
Debra.Owens@ars.usda.govNational Agricultural Library
Beltsville, Maryland
Anita Kopman
301-504-5765
Anita.kopman@ars.usda.gov For general information on student or summer employment, you can also contact:
Student Employment Program Coordinator
Human Resources Division
301-504-1434