Washington College’s Center for Environment and Society seeks applicants for a Director of Sustainable Food Systems. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position. This position is part of a cluster hire of research directorship at CES to build expertise and programming at the water-land-food-climate nexus. These three positions are endowed through the Maryland E-Novation Initiative Fund and private, philanthropic matches. They support applied research that will benefit Maryland and provide hands-on, collaborative experiences for Washington College students and faculty.
CES fosters innovative approaches to understand human-environment interactions and sustainable solutions to environmental problems through research, education, and professional development of the next generation of citizens and leaders. Operating from the new Semans-Griswold Environmental Hall, a Living Building Challenge structure on the College’s waterfront campus, the Center provides an array of research and educational programs that combine civic engagement with experiential and place-based learning opportunities for students. These offerings include: the innovative and interdisciplinary Chesapeake Semester; a Watershed Innovation Lab, with remote sensing instruments, robotics, and water quality monitoring assets; the Chesapeake Places Initiative, which links natural and cultural resources and uses archaeology and landscape history to learn from the past; a powerful Geospatial Lab; two research vessels; and the River & Field Campus with its natural and restored habitats, venues for field research and teaching, and the Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory.
Reporting directly to the CES Director, the Director will be responsible for creating, developing, and managing innovative programs that can create effective solutions for real-world challenges related to food sustainability, equity and access. The ideal candidate will be a transdisciplinary thinker who fosters research and innovation around the creation and implementation of food systems that deliver food security, culturally appropriate foods, and nutrition for all. Candidates with interests that connect food and racial justice are encouraged, as are those with interests in the social determinates of health. The Director will be responsible for establishing a robust research program by establishing partnerships with local food system stakeholders, including but not limited to local producers, economic development groups, food service directors, the charitable food sector, farmers market managers, government officials, food retailers, and local businesses. The county has a newly established food council working to increase food security, decrease food waste, and localize food systems. The person in this position will continue to support this group and advance their efforts. We aim to develop a model farm to institution program for Washington College dining services that can serve as a catalyst for other area institutions. We are also in the planning stages for a student farm that can provide new research and educational opportunities associated with the Director’s work.
Essential Functions:
Education, Skills, Abilities, and Experience:
Washington College is a small liberal-arts institution that emphasizes close student-faculty collaboration, civic engagement, and experiential learning. Established in 1782, it is the nation’s tenth-oldest college and the first one chartered in the newly independent United States. The college is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, a region rich in American history, outdoor recreation, conservation and farmland preservation, approximately 90 minutes from Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
Please submit the following materials through our online portal: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=25207&clientkey=DA71CF6827C59F768030B3905BDF8A6A
Review of applications will begin on May 30 and will continue until the position is filled.
EEO Statement & Title IX:
Washington College values diversity within our student body, faculty, and staff, and strives to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people. Washington College does not discriminate in employment on the bases of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and/or local laws. For information on Washington College’s Title IX compliance, please visit https://www.washcoll.edu/title-ix/ .
Other Information:
Employment is contingent upon completion of a successful background check and establishment of identity and verification of employment eligibility as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. It is the policy of Washington College to provide reasonable accommodations. If you require any accommodations to participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact hr@washcoll.edu.
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