The School of Natural Resources and Environment is seeking applicants for a full”time, nine”month faculty position in sustainable food systems. SNRE’s mission is to contribute to the protection of the Earth’s resources and the achievement of a sustainable society.
Three new faculty positions have been added to SNRE. The positions are in the areas of sustainable food systems, sustainable energy and climate change impacts, and sustainability and behavior. SNRE received the positions from U-M as part of President Coleman's 2007 Interdisciplinary Faculty Initiative, a plan to add 100 tenure-track positions in emerging research areas across the university; as of 2010, 72 had been approved in 17 cross-disciplinary clusters.
SNRE Professor Joan Nassauer's research on Iowa farmers suggests that they support goals of crop diversity and healthy production methods, but that many are unsure of how to change their practices, information that help inform policy. Professor Nassauer presented her work at the Iowa Environmental Council conference this week, and she was quoted by Public News Service reporter Deb Courson in "A New Vision for Iowa's Corn Belt--Research Unveiled This Week."