The Urban Sustainability Research Group is seeking two enthusiastic MS students to help us map the supply chains that connect urban dwellers to ports, factories, mines, forests, farms and other production sites around the globe. The project work involves performing online research to identify and vet potential data sources, and then exploring these data to uncover the corporate actors and locations along supply chains for select commodities. Through participating students will learn new skills, contribute to groundbreaking research on sustainable supply chains and participate in a dynamic research group dedicated to urban sustainability. We are specifically looking for students with:

• Interest in the environmental and social impacts of urban consumption
• Interest in corporate sustainability
• Data management skills
• Experience in computer programming and/or use of geographic information system (GIS) software (preferred but not essential)


We are looking for two students to begin immediately. These positions will be ~20 hours per week at $15-18 per hour.

If you are interested in applying for this position, then please send your CV and a brief cover letter stating why you are interested and well-qualified for this position to Benjamin Goldstein (benjgo@umich.edu).