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Position: Beekeeping Research Student
Type: age 30 & under / summer
Organization: Ensure Hive Future
Location: Whistler, BC (V8E): reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)

Company description

Ensure Hive Future is a Federal Not for Profit dedicated to research & education. A large component of that is around Varroa Resistant Bees. Bees that don't need chemicals nor antibiotics to survive. Bees that are also adapted to their local environment. We work with small scale commercial apiaries, backyard beekeepers, scientists, and farmers towards a more sustainable future.

Job description

We have several research projects that will run concurrently, all focused on Varroa Resistant Bees (V.S.H.) We will scale out varroa resistant bees, apply multiple management practices, record findings and identify the most successful methods.

You will be interacting with a lot of people from small scale commercial apiaries, backyard beekeepers, scientists, farmers, other students and more. We expect you to learn from all of them and, as your knowledge increases, to provide mentorship to some of the students in our volunteer group.

What previous experience is required? None! You need to be motivated to learn, passionate about saving the bees and learning the science on how this can be done. We’ll teach you the rest. Bring your good attitude, hard work ethic and readiness to learn.

Skills that you will Learn

• Advanced Queen Rearing
• Instrumental Insemination
• Detailed Varroa testing and Mite Infertility
• Data gathering at standards for publication
• Hive Construction including specialized equipment
• Honey Harvesting

Additional Areas of Responsibility

• Website maintenance
• Social Media
• Farmers Markets
• Lead apiary experiences for guests

To satisfy grant requirements, you must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Ages 15 to 30 years may be eligible participants.
This position could continue until September 2023. We will also be taking co-op students in future years for the right students.
Industry: Agriculture and Extraction

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 2 months
Pay: From $19.00 per hour
Expected hours: 35 per week
Additional pay: Bonus pay
Schedule: Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Whistler, BC (V8E): reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-06-30

To apply, please send your resume to:

abigail.janzen@ensurehivefuture.org

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