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FOOD SYSTEMS SCIENTIST, CENTER FOR INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS (CIAS)

Employer
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location
Madison, WI

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details



JOB NO.: 96901-AS

Work Type: Staff Full or Part Time, Staff-Full Time, Staff-Part Time

Department: CALS/CIAS


Location: Madison

Categories: Agricultural, Animal, Biological and Life Sciences, Research, Scientific

Employment Class: Academic Staff-Renewable

Position Vacancy ID: 96901-AS

Working Title: Food Systems Scientist, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS)

Official Title: ASSISTANT SCIENTIST(E10LN)

FTE: 50% - 100%

Anticipated Begin Date: FEBRUARY 01, 2019

Term: This is a renewable appointment.

Advertised Salary:

Minimum $60,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications



Degree and Area of Specialization:

PhD in Urban and Regional Planning, Agroecology, Environmental Studies, or a related field.



Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

- 3-5 years of postdoctoral social science research experience in areas such as food systems policy and planning, and food supply chain development
- Experience writing federal research grants, including developing budgets and fulfilling reporting requirements
- Strong research skills and experience, including participatory and participatory action social science methods
- Prior experience publishing and presenting to academic and practitioner audiences
- Strong writing, public speaking, and facilitation skills
- Solid understanding of social science research methods and key issues affecting sustainable food systems development, including labor, climate change, food access, market access, and supply chain development
- Interdisciplinary experience in the natural and social sciences, including economics, agronomy, horticulture, development and sociology
- Experience in and conversant with agroecology and values-based supply chains concepts and communities
- Project management, organizational, and administrative skills
- Demonstrated ability to convene and communicate with diverse teams



License or certificate:



Position Summary:

The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) is a research center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The Center was established in 1989 to address issues in sustainable agricultural and food systems using participatory action research methods. Today CIAS oversees a variety of research and programing on topics ranging from perennialization to domestic fair trade to regional food supply chain development. Farmers and other stakeholders are integral to CIAS's programing and research agenda-setting. The Center has an active Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) of farmers, food business owners, and others involved in sustainable agriculture and food systems, as well as over fifty faculty associates from CALS and other colleges.

The Food Systems Scientist will work closely with CIAS Associate Director of Programs to guide and implement the Center's food systems research program by promoting and facilitating responsive, collaborative, and interdisciplinary research in partnership with faculty in CALS and other colleges as well as external partners through the principal duties listed below.

The UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is committed to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements of our excellence and fundamental components of a positive and enriching learning and working environment for all students, faculty, and staff.



Additional Information:



Contact:

Sandra Bennett
skbennet@wisc.edu
608-262-9928
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )



Instructions to applicants:

To begin the application process please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications relevant to the position.



Additional Link: Full Position Details

NOTE: A Period of Evaluation will be Required

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.



Advertised: Dec 14 2018 Central Standard Time


Application Close: Jan 15 2019 11:55 PM Central Standard Time

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Organization

In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities, and many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research and public service. Spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, the campus is located in the city of Madison.

The university traces its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.

From those humble beginnings, the university has grown into a large, diverse community, with about 40,000 students enrolled each year. These students represent every state in the nation, as well as countries from around the globe, making for a truly international population.

UW–Madison is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 comprehensive universities, 13 freshman-sophomore transfer colleges and an extension service. One of two doctorate-granting universities in the system, UW–Madison’s specific mission is to provide “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve and transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help insure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.”

The university achieves these ends through innovative programs of research, teaching and public service. Throughout its history, UW–Madison has sought to bring the power of learning into the daily lives of its students through innovations such as residential learning communities and service-learning opportunities. Students also participate freely in research, which has led to life-improving inventions ranging from more fuel-efficient engines to cutting-edge genetic therapies.

The Wisconsin Idea

Students, faculty and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea,” first started by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared that he would “never be content until the beneficent influence of the university [is] available to every home in the state.” The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state’s industries and government.

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