NYC: NYU seeks Food Systems Visiting Professor
16JUL
New York University
The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
Food Systems Visiting Professor
One year appointment, with a possible renewal
NYU’s Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health seeks a one-year visiting professor in food systems. The NYU Food Studies program takes an interdisciplinary approach to studying food production and consumption, particularly in urban settings. The program examines the complexities of supplying the city, including food distribution and transportation, water and waste management, and the rural/urban interface. Policy and health issues are also germane to issues surrounding food systems.
Qualifications: Doctorate in related field, teaching experience, record of research. We are willing to consider candidates with a range of research interests, which may include: environmental studies; urban studies or planning with a concentration in the rural/urban interface; waste and/or water management; public policy (i.e., agricultural policy and urban markets); political or cultural geography; agroecology; science studies; landscape design with a focus on the northeast.
Responsibilities: We are seeking candidates who can contribute to the NYU food studies program, particularly courses in the masters’ program food systems concentration. The candidate will be expected to be an active teacher and to engage in the intellectual life of the program and the department. The position is to begin September 1, 2011 (sic).
More information here.