Call for Proposals
Third Annual Workshop on Food Justice: Bringing Theory and Practice Together
May 15th and 26th 2015
at Michigan State University
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JOB – Postdoc in Food Studies, UIC
UIC Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Food Studies, 2014-15.
The University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for the Humanities and the UIC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are pleased to announce a Post-Doctoral Research Associate position in the Humanities with a focus on Food Studies for 2014-15. This position is part of the UIC Chancellor’s Initiative in the Humanities.
Applicants must have received their Ph.D. within the past four years (2010). The degree may be in any discipline, but applicants’ work should focus on some area of food studies related to the humanities. The Post-Doctoral Research Associate will be housed in one of UIC’s humanities departments, will teach one course per semester and will participate in the Chicago Area Food Studies Working Group sponsored by the UIC Institute for the Humanities and the Chancellor’s Initiative in the Humanities.
We offer a stipend of $55,000 plus benefits. For fullest consideration applications must be received by December 15, 2013.
Application Process:
Applicants need to complete an online application via: https://jobs.uic.edu/
Check Job Board, and locate the listing: “UIC Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Food Studies, 2014-15“
Complete applications must include these uploaded files named as follows:
• “Abstract” – 150 word abstract with project title
• “Project Narrative” – 1000 word narrative describing the research project the applicant will undertake during the fellowship year. The statement should include discussion of major research questions, description of the project’s source base, explanation of the project’s contribution to food studies and the relevance of the work to the humanities.
• “CV” – Current CV
• “Sample Syllabus” – Sample syllabus for humanities food studies course at the undergraduate level
• “Reference list” – Email addresses for three references who will be contacted for letters
For further information please contact Susan Levine, Director, UIC Institute for the Humanities: slevine@uic.edu
CONFERENCE – The Future of Food: Food, Culture and Ethics; Lisbon, Portugal
Seminar Series: The Future of Food – Environment, Health and Economy
December 13, 2012
3:00pm (workshop) & 5:30pm (conference)
“Food, culture and ethics ”
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (free entry)
Lisbon, Portugal
(information in Portuguese below – informações em português abaixo)
Workshop: “Food waste in Portugal”, coordinated by Sofia Guedes Vaz (SEA member)
Speakers
Jesus Contreras (Observatori de l’Alimentació, Spain)
Mediterranean Diet: from necessity as a virtue to virtue as a necessity
Luísa Neto (University of Porto Law School, Portugal)
Nutrition as a public policy: the guarantee or the restriction of rights?
More information about the event can be found here.
About the Seminar series
The global economic crisis urges a new and comprehensive reflection upon the paradigm change regarding the definition of priorities and behaviour. Civil society can play a crucial role in the search for possible solutions, both locally and globally.
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation focuses on anticipating the problems that will most affect our society by promoting informed debate about these challenges, trialling solutions for these problems at local level, mediating the dialogue between social organisations and various sectors of society, consolidating organisations’ capacity to act, mobilising partnerships and disseminating best practice.
In this context, the Gulbenkian Human Development Programme (GHDP) and the Gulbenkian Aid Development Programme (GADP) have organised a series of seminars, commissioned by José Lima Santos in co-operation with Isabel do Carmo and Pedro Graça, about the future of food and its implications on environment, health and economy. It aims to contribute to the debate by inviting experts in the various problem areas to share their knowledge and vision, as part of a wide-ranging and inclusive debate that promotes interdisciplinary dialogue and the emergence of new positions.
Possible options and choices will be discussed at each meeting, as well as a number of recommendations for the various stakeholders in each area: science and technology, economics and markets, public policies, consumers, farmers and industry.
The texts of the meetings will be published in a book.
Live online streaming of the event will be available.
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Ciclo de Conferências: O Futuro da Alimentação – Ambiente, Saúde e Economia
13 de dezembro de 2012
15h00 (workshop) e 17h30 (conferência)
“Alimentação, Cultura e Ética”
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (entrada franca)
Lisboa, Portugal
Workshop: “Desperdício alimentar em Portugal”, coordenado por Sofia Guedes Vaz (membro da SEA)
Oradores
Jesus Contreras (Observatori de l’Alimentació, Espanha)
Dieta mediterranea: de la necesidad como virtud a la virtud como necesidad
Luísa Neto (Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
A nutrição como política pública: ainda a garantia ou já a restrição de
direitos?
Maiores informações sobre os eventos estão disponíveis no site da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Sobre o ciclo de conferências
A crise económica mundial apela a uma reflexão profunda e emergente sobre a mudança de paradigma na definição de prioridades e nos comportamentos. A sociedade civil pode assumir um papel fundamental na procura de soluções possíveis, tanto ao nível mais local como global. A Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian tem vindo a investir na antecipação dos problemas que mais profundamente marcarão a nossa sociedade, na promoção do debate informado sobre estes desafios, na experimentação a nível local de novas soluções para aqueles problemas, na mediação do diálogo entre organizações sociais e os vários sectores da sociedade, no reforço da capacidade de atuação das organizações, na mobilização de parcerias e na disseminação de boas-práticas.
Nesta linha, o Programa Gulbenkian de Desenvolvimento Humano(PGDH) e o Programa Gulbenkian de Ajuda ao Desenvolvimento (PGAD) organizaram este ciclo de conferências sobre o futuro da alimentação e as suas implicações no ambiente, na saúde e na economia, comissariado por José Lima Santos com a colaboração de Isabel do Carmo e Pedro Graça. Convidámos especialistas nas diversas áreas-problema a partilhar connosco os seus conhecimentos e visão, no âmbito de um debate alargado e integrador que promova o diálogo interdisciplinar e a emergência de novas visões. Em cada uma das sessões serão analisadas opções e escolhas possíveis e produzidas recomendações para os diversos intervenientes: ciência e tecnologia, economia e mercados, políticas públicas, consumidores, agricultores e indústria.
Os textos das sessões serão editados em livro.
CALL FOR ENTRIES – Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics
We are soliciting entries on the conceptual and ethical dimensions of food, agriculture, eating, and animals for the Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, eds. Paul B. Thompson and David M. Kaplan (Springer).
Entries should be 2,000 words (min) to 4,000 words (max). Advanced graduate students and recent PhDs are welcome to contribute.
Deadline for contributions: March, 2013.
Section areas:
- Diet, Nutrition, and Health
- Food and Culture
- Food Preparation, Cooking, and Eating
- Gender and Food
- Farming Crops and Horticulture
- Food Industry
- Food, Agriculture, and Science
- Food, Agriculture, and Technology
- Environment and Sustainability
- Energy, Biofuels, and Climate
- Development Ethics
- Governance and Policy
- Trade Policy
- Geographical Regions
- Organizations and Figures
- Professions, Education, Training
- Conceptual Frameworks
- Systemic Approaches
- Religious Ethics
Contact David M. Kaplan, and include the title(s) of the section area that you would like to address; he’ll let you know what topics are still available.
JOBS – Asst. or Assoc. Prof of Env. Studies & Asst. or Assoc. Prof of Food and Animal Science, Kentucky State University
Job #1: Chair/Assistant or Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies & Sustainable Systems (ESSS)
Duties: Will lead the development of the new ESSS Department, so that it will become nationally recognized in research and/or extension programs. Will also lead the development of coursework that is strategically aligned with the launch of a Bachelor of Science degree program in Agriculture, Food and Environment, including a concentration in Environmental Systems. Must strengthen the school’s corporate partnerships, develop a placement program for graduates and secure external resources to support the needs of the academic programs. Management of the budget and personnel of the school is also a responsibility of this position.
Qualifications: Must start no later than August 1, 2012. Will hold a Ph.D. in one of the disciplines associated with ESSS and have a record of scholarship and teaching justifying a tenure-track appointment. Leadership experience in industry or prior experience as an academic chair is a plus. The position has an anticipated initial distribution of effort of 75% research or extension and 25% instruction.
Job #2: Chair/Assistant or Associate Professor, Department of Food and Animal Science (FAS)
Duties: Will lead the development of the new FAS Department so that it will become nationally recognized in research and/or extension programs. Will also lead the development of coursework that is strategically aligned with the launch of a Bachelor of Science degree program in Agriculture, Food and Environment, including a concentration in Food and Animal Systems. Must develop and strengthen the school’s corporate partnerships, develop a placement program for graduates, and secure external resources to support the needs of the academic programs. Management of the budget and personnel of the department is also a responsibility of this position.
Qualifications: Must start no later than August 1, 2012. Will hold a Ph.D. in one of the disciplines associated with FAS and have a record of scholarship and teaching justifying a tenure-track appointment. Leadership experience in industry or prior experience as an academic chair is a plus. The position has an anticipated initial distribution of effort of 75% research or extension and 25% instruction.
About KSU: Kentucky State University is a historically black university founded in 1886 as a small, land-grant, public, state-assisted, residential, coeducational, liberal studies-oriented University. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The University is located in Kentucky’s capital city of Frankfort (population 27,500) just 26 miles west of Lexington, 52 miles east of Louisville, and 96 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio. The student body includes approximately 2,700 students from Kentucky and 33 other states as well as nine foreign countries. Kentucky State University is proud of its cultural, ethnic, racial and gender diversity in its faculty, staff and students. The University is committed to student-centered learning, free scholarly inquiry and academic excellence.
Application Procedure: The application review for all positions will begin immediately. The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application Procedure: Submit a letter of application, current vita, copies of transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a statement of teaching philosophy.
Submit all materials to: Kentucky State University | Office of Academic Affairs | Hume Hall 202, 400 East Main Street | Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 | Email: academicjobs@kysu.edu
CONFERENCE – Back to the Foodture: Sustainable Strategies to Reverse a Global Crisis
Southwestern University, Brown Symposium XXXIV
February 27-28, 2012
Food. Bountiful food is celebration, creative food is art, particular foods mark cultures, lack of food is deadly. Food is so central to who and what we are that we, too often, take it for granted. But many humans are not afforded this luxury.
Now, we find ourselves at the brink of a potential crisis. A growing human population coupled with food production practices that are potentially devastating for the environment, other animals and human health (factory farming, monoculture, intensive agriculture) threaten life in many forms – both human life and entire ecosystems.
This year’s Brown Symposium considers Food from many angles and ponders ways we can rethink our relationship with this most basic, beautiful and complex of needs
Participants:
- Richard Wilk (Indiana University): “Eating the Future: Why Changing your Diet is Not Enough”
- Winona LaDuke (Honor the Earth): “Indigenous and Green Economies for the Seventh Generation”
- Amie Breeze Harper (University of California, Davis): “On Being and Not Being the Wretched of the Earth: A Critical Race Feminist Analysis of Vegan Consciousness”
- Wayne Pacelle (Humane Society of the United States): “Industrialized Agriculture and the Rupture of the Human-Animal Bond”
- Jo Luck (Heifer Project International): “Global Hunger is More Personal Than You Think”
ISEE - International Society for Environmental Ethics 