Faculty Positions Mining Engineering
The School of Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is calling for applications to fill several vacancies for a full-time professor in its Mining Engineering Department located in Santiago, Chile. Duties will include undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, extension, innovation and entrepreneurship activities.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree (or be currently pursuing studies to obtain such a degree) and proven ability to pursue high impact research in one of the following fields of expertise:
-Ore resource evaluation and mine planning
-Mine design and ground control of mining excavations
-Engineering and management of mining operations
-Mineral processing
Candidates should demonstrate commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, also be able to work in teams, conduct research and publish in mainstream journals. Previous working experience in the minerals industry will be valued but it is not a requirement to apply.
The candidate should have English or Spanish as native language. Knowledge of Spanish/English as a second language will be valued.
Application instructions
Candidates should submit the following materials electronically to
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2.Up-to-date curriculum vitae (see note B).
3.Copies of your five most recent ISI publications, if available. Otherwise, include any article you consider relevant in the context of your application.
4.Three letters of reference, sent directly by the persons who sign them to
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Note A:
You will get an automated response from this e-mail address confirming that your documents have been received.Note B:
The CV must be structured as follows:i.Personal background: name, address, contact telephone (with country and city codes), e-mail address, web page (if available).
ii.Educational experience (university or institution, courses taught, years).
iii.Professional experience (company, tasks, years).
iv.Education: list of all degrees or professional titles indicating granting institutions and dates, beginning with your secondary education diploma. If you are currently enrolled in a doctoral program, indicate the date you expect to obtain the degree.
v.Research
a.List of journal publications (ISI publications) (see note C)
b.List of other publications such as: reports, books or book chapters, conferences attended, research projects participated in, patents, etc.
vi.Other: prizes and awards, computing abilities, languages, other background information that you consider relevant.
Note C:
Please avoid padding the list with other publications, such as non ISI journals, conference presentations and the like. To see whether a journal is included in the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) catalogue, visit the following web site: http://www.isinet.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jloptions.cgi?PC=master.Once the complete set of application materials has been received, the applicant will be contacted, within two months, and informed whether or not his/her application has been found acceptable. If this initial screening is successful, the candidate will be asked to give a lecture about his/her current research topics and to hold interviews with faculty members of the Mining Engineering Department, with the Dean of the School of Engineering, and with the Selection Committee.
Further information
Further information can be obtained at http://www.ing.puc.cl/imm/ or by emailing the Department Chairman, Dr. José Botín (
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