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• Job Summary
The post-doctoral Research Scholar participates substantially in full-time, mentored research or scholarship. It is a transitional position and is viewed as preparatory for an academic and/or research career. The scholar may also serve as a collaborator on a multi-scholar research initiative, and may have lead responsibility for discrete components of a larger project under the general direction of a senior or principal researcher.
• Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
PhD required in related field.
• Duties and Responsibilities
The Postdoctoral Scholar will join Loyola’s Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture (FSSA) focus area, an interdisciplinary team of scholars and professionals in social sciences, ecology, urban agriculture, business, and sustainability. The Postdoctoral Scholar will co-construct knowledge in close collaboration with partners in Black, Brown, Indigenous, immigrant, queer, and other communities marginalized within food systems to inform intersectional, actionable, and scalable solutions for re-organizing food systems to achieve equity, sustainability, and resilience. The Postdoctoral Scholar will interact with scholars across disciplines and practitioners (e.g., growers, producers, processors, distributors, faith leaders, community organizers, and policy advocates) in urban, peri-urban, and rural contexts throughout the Chicago foodshed. Housed in the School of Environmental Sustainability on Loyola’s Lakeshore Campus, the Postdoctoral Scholar will have opportunities to connect with other Loyola units, such as the Institute for Racial Justice and the Center for Urban Research and Learning. The appointment is full-time with benefits for one year and funding exists to renew the position for two additional years given satisfactory performance. The Postdoctoral Scholar will receive robust mentorship by seasoned scholars and have access to funding for professional development activities like conference travel.
Responsibilities:
-Facilitate engagement with food justice practitioners and other community partners: develop and sustain relationships based upon trust, communication, and accountability.
-Co-design and co-generate research with food justice practitioners and other scholars, including reviewing literature, collecting and analyzing data, and communicating results with practitioners, policy, and research communities.
-Contribute to funding proposals that support community-identified research priorities.
-Present research results to varied audiences, including practitioners, community members, policymakers, and researchers.
-Produce outreach materials, white papers, policy briefs, etc.
-Collaborate on, with opportunity to lead, peer-reviewed publications.
-Opportunity exists to teach courses within our B.S. in Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture, if desired.
-Perform other duties as required.
• Please Apply through our careers site: https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/28725
Loyola University Chicago, as an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, abides by all applicable provisions of federal, state and local law. Loyola does not discriminate in its employment policies and practices on the basis of race, color, religion (except where religion is a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification for the job), national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable law.
