Position Description – Academic Specialist Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems The Michigan State University (MSU) Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) is seeking an Academic Specialist to support outreach and research efforts in building capacity of Michigan-‐ based meat and livestock supply chains and food hubs to further advance goals of the […]
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Sustainable Agriculture Internship Program Assistant NC
This position of the Sustainable Agriculture Internship Program Assistant (PA) is to assist in carrying out activities associated with the Sustainable Agriculture Internship summer program located at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC from approximately May 27 – August 1. The PA will provide an important point of contact for the […]
2 ‘food-work’ positions at the world wildlife fund!
Here is their job description “Over the last decade, WWF has come to realize that we are winning some battles but losing the war for conserving biodiversity on this planet. We need to pivot our conservation effort, build on what we have done for half a century, but refocus our efforts to reduce the key […]
Job Posting
Are you interested in the campus food foot print? Seeking undergraduate help to assist with food system research, life cycle analysis of food products purchased by UIUC Dining Services. This project is funded under the Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program (www.agroecologyandsustainableagriculture.org). We will be determining the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of food products (foodprint) and […]
Union of Concerned Scientists is Looking for an Agroecologist
Organization Description The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet’s most pressing problems. Joining with citizens across the country, we combine technical analysis and effective advocacy to create innovative, practical solutions for a healthy, safe, and sustainable future. What began as a collaboration between students and faculty members […]
Environmental Defense Fund Job
Here’s a job opportunity coming out of beautiful San Francisco, California, courtesy of the Environmental Defense Fund. The EDF is currently accepting applications for the position of Project Analyst, charged with supporting the EDF’s goals on Greenhouse Gas Emissions. According to the job posting, a Project Analyst will also “help set the goals, objectives and […]
Openings for Postdoc Position at Oxford
For doctors looking for research in the field of demography and with a constitution for travel, a job opportunity: The Oxford Institute of Population Ageing is seeking a quantitative researcher to work with Dr George Leeson in collaboration with Dr Mike Bonsall (Department of Zoology) on the Oxford Martin Future of Food Programme. Main responsibilities will […]
Get Paid To Do Research!
SIU’s Center for Ecology is offering quite the rare bird for students with a major in the field of ecology this summer; a paid research position at SIU’s campus in sunny Carbondale, Illinois (which is actually pretty significant, because of southern Illinois’s unique geographic diversity of prairie, forest, wetland, floodplain, and river systems)! The topic for […]
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 […]
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 […]