Undergrads Interested in a Job Investigating Local Fresh Produce Enterprises?

Undergraduate employment opportunity: Short-term undergraduate research assistance wanted for a local foods project. The purpose of the project is to generate descriptions of promising fresh produce enterprises that will market produce through local/regional wholesale channels, while upholding principles of land stewardship and fair labor practices. The enterprise descriptions will be developed with consideration to a […]

New Website for WPP Research Site!

Check out the new website for the WPP Research Site at WPPRESEARCH.ORG! The Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site is a new large-scale research site on the South Farms of the Urbana-Champaign campus that studies the agricultural and ecological characteristics of a savanna-based agroecosystem. Primary crops include chestnut, hazelnut, apple, grape, raspberry, current, and pasture. Researchers […]

Jobs Alert for Seniors

On March 9st a representative from U.S.PIRG, a collection of state-based advocacy groups, will be on U of I’s campus for an information session on recent job openings, to take place at 7pm in Davenport 113. To quote the organization itself, “U.S.PIRG is a federation of state-based public interest advocacy groups.  We will be   […]

Job Openings in Portland, Oregon

Exciting news for those looking on the job market for employment in the environmental field; The ClimateTrust, a non-profit organization based out of Portland, Oregon, has two openings, one for “Project Analyst”, and the other for a “Senior Project Analyst”. Let’s get right into it. The Project Analyst postion, as per the statement released by […]