About The University of Texas at El Paso:
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a Carnegie R1 and community engaged research university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border region that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve. UTEP enrolls 24,000 students – 84% of whom are Hispanic and half of whom are the first in their families to attend college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America.
The city’s border location makes it an ideal venue for academic programs and research studies on topics of national interest such as bilingual education/language acquisition, Hispanic health disparities, border environment and immigration, environmental sustainability and infrastructure, and international trade and commerce.
El Paso’s active arts and culture community features the state’s longest-running symphony orchestra, a nationally recognized chamber music festival, a vibrant street art and mural scene, art galleries, museums, and a full schedule of seasonal events and festivals. UTEP adds to the arts and entertainment scene with concerts and live events at the city’s largest indoor and outdoor venues; theater, music and dance productions; contemporary and student art galleries; and a natural history museum and desert gardens. El Paso residents can also easily travel to our sister city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to enjoy great food, markets and cultural events.
El Paso is also an ideal location for people who love the outdoors, as home to one of the nation’s largest urban parks – Franklin Mountains State Park – and many options for year-round hiking, mountain biking and rock climbing.
For sports fans, the UTEP Miners offer exciting Division I college athletics at several campus venues including Sun Bowl Stadium – where one of the oldest football bowl games takes place annually – and the Don Haskins Center arena. Southwest University Park, located a mile away in lively downtown El Paso, is home to the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres, and the El Paso Locomotive FC, a professional soccer team founded in 2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Resource Sciences at UTEP is a vibrant group of 23 faculty representing a wide variety of geology, geophysics, hydrology, environmental science, and geography expertise. The degrees the Department offers include the B.S., B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, the B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Science, the B.S. and M.S. in Geophysics, and a minor in Geography. Our Ph.D. in Geological Sciences includes students with interests in any of these subdisciplines. We also support student training in cross-campus interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs including the Environmental Science and Engineering, Computational Science, and Data Science Ph.D. programs and collaborate frequently with the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering program of the College of Engineering. We anticipate working with colleagues in a reestablished Mining Engineering program, that will begin in 2027. The Department research portfolio addresses local to global challenges in the environmental and natural resources fields while taking advantage of our regional geographic setting for research and education. Our integrative and collaborative efforts have resulted in research expenditures of $2.5M per year. The department has a long history in the study of earth and mineral resources and considers professional and entrepreneurial geoscience a research theme (https://www.utep.edu/science/geology/research-themes/professional-geoscience.html).
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences occupies an attractive, 90,000-sq. ft. building containing offices, laboratories, and classrooms. We have mineral separation equipment, a multi-collector ICP-MS, laser ablation ICP-MS, an IRMS, variable-pressure SEM-EDS, scanning micro-XRF and bench-top XRD systems, and a Malvern particle size analyzer. The Department has a research computing lab with high-end workstations. Geophysical research infrastructure includes multiple surface and downhole geophysical tools and extensive computational and software resources. More information about the activities and facilities in the Department can be found at https://www.utep.edu/science/geology/. In addition, the collaborative research environment at UTEP affords access to a variety of analytical equipment in the Departments of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences and the Nanomaterials Integration Lab. Interactions with the Center for Environmental Resource Management and other multidisciplinary research centers are encouraged. A new building dedicated to interdisciplinary research was completed in 2020.
Job Description:
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant, Associate or Full Professor position in Earth Resources, beginning fall 2025. We are seeking highly collaborative applicants with expertise in mineral resources, energy geology, production and sourcing of critical minerals, geothermal energy, and earth science-focused sustainability. We are particularly interested in applicants with experience and a research focus on earth resources to assist in the transition to a more diverse energy portfolio. Applicants should enhance the core strengths of our Department in areas such as economic geology, geochemistry, Earth system science, human-environment interactions, land use/land cover change, hydrology, geophysics, field geology, isotope geoscience, tectonics, and planetary science. Candidates are encouraged to develop contacts and partnerships with industry and organizations involved in the energy transition.
The successful candidate will be expected to attract research funding from external sources. Teaching may include an introductory course in Earth Science or Environmental Science and upper division and/or graduate classes in topics of their choice agreed upon with the Department Chair. In addition to advising M.S. and Ph.D. students from the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Resource Sciences, the selected candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the interdisciplinary Environmental Science undergraduate and doctoral programs. Rank and salary for this position will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Requirements:
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences is hiring a faculty member in the broadly-defined area of Earth Resources who is capable of teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, conducting and establishing an extramurally funded and active research portfolio, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and mentoring students at all levels. A Ph.D. in Geology or a closely related field at the time of appointment is required.
QUALIFICATIONS WITHIN EACH RANK
In addition to the required qualifications delineated above, minimum qualifications for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor include excellence in teaching and/or talent development, a history of external funding and quality publications in refereed academic journals, and a clear contribution to the discipline. Additional minimal qualifications for appointment at the rank of Professor include demonstrating that the applicant is a mature scholar in their discipline, evidenced by external funding and publication of significant scholarly works at the same frequency as those holding the professorial rank at similar academic institutions.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates will have postdoctoral research experience, track record of peer-reviewed publications, previously secured research funding, collaborations and/or experience working with industry, and teaching experience is desirable.
Additional Information:
In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312.
For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP’s Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.
Application Instructions:
Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024 and applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Applications must submit the following: 1) letter of interest; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) statement of research interests; 4) statement of teaching philosophy and interests; 5) description of how the applicant would approach broadening participation of underrepresented groups in the geosciences; and 5) complete contact information for at least three references.
Questions should be directed to Mark Engle, Ph.D., Chair of the Search Committee at maengle@utep.edu or phone number 1-915-747-5503.
