The Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-line faculty position in energy transition geoscience. The successful applicant will be hired at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of August 1st, 2025.

The successful candidate is expected to develop a vigorous, externally funded research and instruction program in the broad field of energy transition geoscience focused on the geologic and/or geochemical processes associated with the decarbonization of energy systems. Specialties of interest include, but not limited to, studies in the geology of geothermal resources, subsurface energy storage, carbon capture and storage, underground hydrogen storage, mineral carbonation, and enhanced rock weathering are encouraged to apply. The selected candidate will teach courses about energy transition geoscience at all levels, mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and perform rank-appropriate departmental and university service.

For more information about the position and to submit an application, please go to the following portal: https://apply.interfolio.com/154634. Review of applications will begin 1 November 2024. Please direct any questions to Dr. Chris Fedo (cfedo@utk.edu).

Required: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree in geoscience or a related discipline by the time of appointment. Only applications from candidates who will have completed their Ph.D. by the appointment date will be considered.

Preferred: Candidates must demonstrate the potential for excellence in research through publications and/or competitive support (e.g., grants, fellowships, contracts), and for potential excellence in teaching. UTK is a land-grant university that values engaged forms of research/scholarship/creative activity, teaching and service. We consider evidence of these commitments in the records of applicants.