Hennebach Visiting Assistant or Associate Professor, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Department

Engineering a world of possibilities

The Department of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) at Colorado School of Mines (Mines) invites applications for a Hennebach Visiting Assistant Professor.

We are seeking a scholar with innovative expertise in humanistic or social scientific approaches to issues of global relevance in environment, energy and/or natural resources. Disciplinary approach and specialization is open. We are particularly interested in scholars who examine the significance of natural resources in relationship to a variety of dynamics, which may include: transnational and imperial circuits; multi-scalar dynamics of climate governance; cultural meanings, hierarchies and power; environmental and ecosystemic change; ethics; governance, law and policy; critical minerals; the social dimensions of energy and/or energy transitions.

We welcome applicants from all fields in the social sciences and humanistic social sciences. The scholar will join a multi-disciplinary department at an applied science and engineering university with an active, hands-on approach to addressing global challenges in Earth, Energy, and Environment. We are especially interested in those who have a track record or clear promise of high-impact scholarship and interdisciplinary engagement with applied scientists and engineers. Research expectations should involve a plan for developing/leading an independent research portfolio that engages Mines faculty and students, including grant writing and journal publications. The position provides an opportunity to engage in creative, interdisciplinary scholarship with specialists in a variety of STEM disciplines. Competitive applicants will have training and expertise in a relevant social science discipline or interdisciplinary field, including but not limited to anthropology, environmental studies, ethics, ethnic studies, geography, media studies, political science, public policy, science and technology studies, sociology, or urban studies.

The position is funded for two years, with the possibility of a third: the Ralph Hennebach Fund for the Humanities serves to improve campus access to both emerging and well-established scholars in the fine arts, humanities, and humanistic social sciences. In the past, some of these visiting positions have transitioned into tenure-line hires, depending on the success of the candidate and the availability of funding. The position requires leading both graduate and undergraduate courses, and applicants should have PhD in hand at the time of employment.

The successful candidate will join a community of scholars affiliated with degree programs including the interdisciplinary graduate programs in Environment, Resources & Energy Policy (ENREP), housed in HASS. Other academic programs that the candidate will engage with include Humanitarian Science and Engineering (Engineering, Design, and Society); and Hydrologic Science and Engineering (School of Earth, Space and Planets) and the School of Minerals and Subsurface Energy. Additional opportunities exist in undergraduate programs such as the University Honors and Scholars Program; the interdisciplinary Energy minor; and HASS minors in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, as well as Culture, Creativity and Communication; university consortia including The Payne Institute for Public Policy, and the Mines/National Lab of the Rockies Nexus; and departmental initiatives including The Critical Environments Lab and the Hennebach Program in the Humanities.