Call for Applications: Full-Time Faculty Position in Rock Mechanics/Faculty of Engineering – UC Chile

Tipo de planta académica: Regular Academic Track

Employment: Full time

The School of Engineering at UC Chile, one of the leading engineering academic institutions in Latin America, invites outstanding candidates for a full -time faculty position in the area of Rock Mechanics at the departments of Mining Engineering and of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering. Although this call is initially intended for candidates at the Assistant Professor level, exceptional applications at the Associate Professor level are also welcome.

Duties:

High-quality research and teaching in engineering at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Additional duties include knowledge transfer, outreach, student counseling, and university administrative tasks. The new position in Rock Mechanics should conduct research focusing on the integration of micro- to macro-scale characteristics to advance the understanding of rock mass behavior under complex stress regimes, in topics such as:

• Slope and open-pit excavation stability
• Underground support design
• Rockfall prevention
• Blasting optimization
• Geotechnical numerical modeling
• Georesource exploitation and Geostorage
• Experimental Rock Deformation
• Geohazards
• Explosion-induced vibration control

UC Chile is committed to providing equal employment opportunities, fostering an inclusive, diverse and fraternal community, and promoting the academic development of women and men.

Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. degree in a topic related to the nature of this call at the time of hiring. Undergraduate studies in civil engineering, mining engineering, or related areas are expected. Due to the nature of our School, the applicant will have the opportunity and should be willing to work collaboratively with other Departments in the School of Engineering in areas ranging from civil engineering to geology, geophysics, geography, and natural and social sciences, among several others. Previous postdoctoral or international academic experience should be stated in the application.

Candidates do not need to be fluent in Spanish at the time of application, but should be prepared to learn the language well enough to teach in Spanish in the short term (two years maximum). Fluency in English is a requirement.

Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to all aspects of academic life and the public good of the institution. They must be highly motivated to continuously improve their teaching skills, have a genuine interest in getting involved with our graduate programs (specially the doctoral program) and be able to develop and maintain an active research agenda leading to high quality publications, securing research grants, generating and participating in interdisciplinary projects, leading scientific and industry-liaison initiatives, strengthening and creating national and international academic networks, etc. The candidate will also be expected to create new undergraduate and graduate courses and teach traditional courses in related areas.

If selected for the position, foreigners who apply from abroad must obtain the appropriate visa in their country of residence to join the University faculty.

Additional information can be obtained by emailing the Department’s Chairs, cmarquardt@uc.cl and cledezma@uc.cl. For assistance with the online application form, please send an email to: facultypositions.ing@uc.cl.

For information concerning the benefits for academics of the Faculty of Engineering, please see: https://tinyurl.com/cp8hnnsk.

Other Chilean and University employment benefits may be found in:

• Foreign workers in Chile: https://www.dt.gob.cl/portal/1626/w3-article-93693.html
• University rules and regulations:
  http://direcciondedesarrolloacademico.uc.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=286&Itemid=178
• All members of UC Chile subscribe the Code of Ethics that can be found in
  https://www.uc.cl/codigodehonor

Applicants should submit their application through the website: https://tinyurl.com/2s3s6e2d (note A) by November 30, 2025 (late applications will be considered until the position is filled). Please select “Faculty position in Rock Mechanics” in the application form and consider that you will be required to provide the following information:

1. A research statement (in English) indicating the immediate and long-term goals of the applicant’s research plan and detailing potential collaboration networks with other researchers and plans for interactions with scientists in Chile and other countries.
2. A teaching statement of purpose (in English) indicating why the applicant should be considered for the position and the plans for teaching. The applicant should be as specific as possible by providing examples of the plan to transfer knowledge to undergraduate and graduate students.
3. An updated curriculum vitae (in English, see note B).
4. If available, copies of five recent Web of Science publications that are relevant to the context of the application (see note C).
5. At least, three letters of recommendation, which must be e-mailed directly by the signatories to facultypositions.ing@uc.cl.

Note A:

The applicant will get an email confirming that the documents have been received.

Note B:

The CV must be organized as follows:

i. Personal information: name, address, contact telephone number (with country and city codes), email address, web page (if any).

ii. Education: all academic and professional degrees, indicating the granting institutions and dates. If the applicant is currently enrolled in a doctoral program, please indicate the expected date for the degree.

iii. Educational experience (university or institution, courses taught and years).

iv. Professional experience (employer, duties, years).

v. Research:

a. List of journal publications indexed in the Web of Science catalogue.

b. List of conference publications indexed in the CORE A/A* catalogue.

c. List of other publications such as reports, books or book chapters, conferences attended, research projects participated in, patents, etc.

vi. Other: awards, computer skills, languages, and any other relevant background information.

Note C:

Please avoid padding the list with other publications, such as those published in journals not indexed in the Web of Science database, conference presentations and alike.

Once the complete set of application materials has been received, the applicant will be contacted within two months after the application deadline and informed whether the application has been accepted for further consideration. If this initial screening is successful, the candidate will be asked to continue the process following the steps described in Appendix 1.

Appendix 1. Application steps

1) Interviews/Seminar:

a. Interview with the Selection Committee

b. Interview with faculty members of the departments of Mining Engineering and of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering

c. Psychological Interview

d. Seminar (open to faculty members of the School of Engineering)

The interviews and seminar are generally carried out within a week.

2) Selection of the final candidate by the Department and the Selection Committee

3) Ratification of the selected candidate by the School Council

4) The selected candidate is informed (offer letter)

The time that elapses from the interviews until the final resolution is typically around two months.