The School of Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), one of the leading engineering academic institutions in Latin America, invites outstanding candidates for a full-time faculty position in the area of Digital Mining at the Department of Mining Engineering. Although this call is initially intended for candidates at the Assistant Professor level, exceptional applications at other levels are also welcome to apply.
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 appointee is expected to develop and maintain a vigorous externally funded research program and teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the UC Mining Engineering program. Supervision of graduate students and service to the department, university, and broader disciplines are also expected. Knowledge of the mine-to-market value chain in mining operations is desirable. Our priority is to enhance current expertise in the mining industry and with the capacity to develop research and teaching in mining, incorporating information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence, automation, data analysis and other advanced digital tools. In particular, it is expected to have experience in the area of mining operations (activities related to the extraction and/or processing of minerals), an area that must incorporate the technologies and methodologies of Digital Mining, which would allow for more efficient, safe and sustainable mining operations.
Requirements: Applicants must have earned a PhD degree in engineering sciences or related areas with experience in Digital Mining applied to any of the areas of the mining industry, including but not limited to mining engineering, mining operations, mine planning and design, mineral resource modelling or geometallurgical modelling. Given the collaborative nature of our School, the successful candidate should be enthusiastic about working closely with departments and research groups that align with the focus of this position. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any prior postdoctoral or international academic experiences in their application, showcasing their dedication to advancing their expertise in the field. 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 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 (especially 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 selected 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 that apply from abroad must obtain the appropriate visa in their country of residence, to join the University faculty.
Application instructions
Applicants should submit their application through the website: https://tinyurl.com/2s3s6e2d by August 31th, 2025 (late applications will be considered until the position is filled). Please select Faculty Position in Digital Mining” in the application form and consider that you will be required to provide the following information:
- 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.
- 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.
- An updated curriculum vitae (in English, see note B).
- If available, copies of five recent Web of Science publications that are relevant to the context of the application (see note C).
- 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 a response from this email address 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 Web of Science journal 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: 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.
Further information
Additional information can be obtained by emailing the Department Chair, Dr Carlos Marquardt, e-mail cmarquardt@uc.cl. For assistance with the online application form, please send an e-mail to: facultypositions.ing@uc.cl.
