Hennebach Visiting Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Energy Transition & Society

Engineering a world of possibilities

The Department of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) at the Colorado School of Mines invites applicants for a two-year (non-tenured, non-tenure-track) Visiting Assistant Professor or Associate Professor position focused on The Energy Transition & Society.

We seek a colleague who focuses on the politics and policies of the energy transition, broadly construed. This may include (but is not limited to) topics such as: political participation in the energy transition; how energy governance intersects infrastructure and innovation; how energy transition initiatives interact with places and spaces; the multi-scalar dynamics of climate governance; the challenges and opportunities of a just transition and energy justice; the political economy of the energy transition and climate finance; cultural influences on energy imaginaries and regulations; and/or the political and policy dynamics of climate change adaptation.

We welcome applicants from all fields in the social sciences and humanistic social sciences. The scholar will join a multi-disciplinary Department of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at an applied science and engineering university with an active, hands-on approach to addressing global challenges in Earth, Energy, and Environment. In keeping, we are especially interested in social science scholars who have a track record of, or a clear plan for, interdisciplinary engagement (with humanists and/or applied scientists and engineers) or public engagement (via teaching, research, or outreach). The position provides an opportunity to invigorate creative, interdisciplinary scholarship on the social dimensions of changing energy systems and environments.

Competitive applicants will have training and expertise in a relevant social science discipline or interdisciplinary field (including, but not limited to: anthropology, decolonial studies, environmental studies, ethnic studies, geography, media studies, political science, public policy, science and technology studies, sociology, or urban studies).

The successful candidate will teach a mix of undergraduate and graduate courses. One of these courses will be a graduate-level course focused on the energy transition and society. The scholar must also have a strong research agenda and show success in research during their time on campus.

The successful candidate will join a community of scholars affiliated with degree programs including the interdisciplinary graduate programs in Natural Resources & Energy Policy (HASS), Advanced Energy Systems, Humanitarian Science and Engineering, and Hydrologic Science and Engineering; 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, the Mines/National Renewable Energy Laboratory Nexus, and the Global Energy Future Initiative; and departmental initiatives including The Critical Environments Lab and the Hennebach Program in the Humanities.

This is a two-year position, with the possibility of an additional one-year contract extension. Expected start date is fall 2024.

Responsibilities:

• Develop/maintain a successful and externally funded research program that will produce scholarly publications.
• Teach undergraduate students from majors across the university and Masters students in the Natural Resources & Energy Policy Program.
• Contribute to HASS, Mines, and professional communities through active service.
• Promote and contribute to an inclusive and diverse Mines community.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated teaching experience at the university level.
• Ph.D. in hand by the time the appointment begins (fall 2024).
• An active research agenda that pursues compelling questions about the energy transition and society.
• Assistant Professor candidates must demonstrate the potential for excellence and a positive trajectory in university-level teaching, scholarship, and service.
• Associate Professor candidates must demonstrate a proven track record of success in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Associate Professor candidates must have an established and currently funded research program with clear potential for continuance.
• Associate Professor candidates must have a record of publication at top-tier international conferences and/or journals in the search area.
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