> > *Title: [stipend] Fall **Internship* > > * with Smarter Food Labeling Platform* > Hello! > > We're the Sage Project <https://sageproject.com/>, a new food data > platform with a mission of making food information smart, simple, and > personalized. Learn more about what we're doing: > > - New York Times > <http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/an-app-to-deconstruct-your-food/> - > "An App to Deconstruct Your Food" > - Wired > <http://www.wired.com/2016/08/clever-app-brings-food-label-modern-age/> - > "Clever App Brings the Food Label Into the Modern Age" > - Fast Company > <http://www.fastcoexist.com/3062173/world-changing-ideas/turn-nutrition-labels-into-data-visualizations-you-can-actually-use-to-> - > "Turn Nutrition Labels Into Data Visualizations You Can Actually Use To > Make Better Food Decisions" > > We're looking for 3 Fall interns for our NYC office, starting September > 6th and lasting until the week of December 12th. Internships come with a > modest stipend. > > We are currently onboarding and analyzing a massive amount of products > onto our platform, and this requires research, data accuracy, and > maintaining rigorous nutrition and food data standards. Think of it like a > Consumer Reports for food. We are looking for people with a strong > background in food and nutrition, and an eagerness to learn more about > data, design, and new technology around food. > > As an intern, you'll work with the President and Operations Team to work > on the following: > > - Research different food products - what's in them, what > certifications do they have, where do they come from, etc., and how to most > effectively express all of this information to the average consumer > > > - Research various standards and practices for the Sage food data > platform > > > - Verify data accuracy and assist in our Quality Assurance process > > > - Help manage brand and product onboarding > > > - We *also* have 1 position available for someone specifically > interested in writing short content articles centered around interesting > food data trends (see this piece > <http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/22/upshot/what-2000-calories-looks-like.html> > and this piece > <http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/02/17/upshot/what-do-people-actually-order-at-chipotle.html> for > an idea of the type of work we are creating). > > *If interested, please email [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>com with a > few sentences about yourself along with a resume. *If you are interested > in the position that involves writing short data-driven content pieces, > please indicate that as well. > > Start date is the week of Septemeber 6th and it will last for 14 weeks > until the week of December 12th. > _____________________________ > Charles Platkin PhD, JD, MPH > *Executive Director,* NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College > Distinguished Lecturer at Hunter College, City University of New York > Nationally Syndicated Health Columnist, Diet Detective > > email: [log in to unmask] / [log in to unmask] / > phone: 212-367-7575 ext 17 or 212-396-7741 (email is best) > twitter: @dietdetective, @thehealthlab @nycfoodpolicy > linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/platkin > Blog: http://thehealthlab.com/blog/ > Blog: http://www.dietdetective.com > Websites: NYCFoodpolicy.org <http://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/>, > DietDietective.com, <http://dietdetective.com/> TheHealthLab.com > <http://thehealthlab.com/>, DiversionBooks.com > <http://diversionbooks.com/> > >