Assistant or Associate Professor in Subsurface Energy Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University•University Park, FL

46d•Hybrid

About The Position

The John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a tenure-line faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank with a research focus in Subsurface Energy Engineering. The appointment will be made at a rank commensurate with the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience. We seek an exceptional scholar who will contribute to and strengthen the department’s leadership in subsurface energy engineering through innovative, interdisciplinary research addressing critical challenges in subsurface energy production and storage and flow in porous media. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, all traditional petroleum engineering disciplines, including reservoir engineering; drilling and completions engineering; production and operations engineering; formation evaluation and petrophysics, as well as related and emerging areas such as enhanced geothermal systems; nuclear waste disposal; subsurface recovery of critical minerals; microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technologies; and AI-, data-, and computationally enabled approaches to subsurface engineering. EME is a dynamic, multidisciplinary department that thrives on collaboration and impact-driven research, fostering partnerships across academia, industry, and government. Penn State provides exceptional opportunities for collaboration through its renowned interdisciplinary institutes, offering access to world-class resources and networks.

Requirements

A Ph.D. in an engineering field directly related to their research area before beginning employment at Penn State (for Assistant Professor rank).
Strong potential to establish an externally funded experimental, computational, or integrated research program that strengthens EME’s Subsurface Energy Engineering research area (for Assistant Professor rank).
Commitment to excellence in education and mentoring (for Assistant Professor rank).
Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses across EME programs (for Assistant Professor rank).
Advising and mentoring graduate students (for Assistant Professor rank).
Contributing service to the Department, College, University, and profession (for Assistant Professor rank).
Meet the qualifications for Assistant Professor (for Associate Professor rank).
Demonstrate excellence in teaching and mentoring (for Associate Professor rank).
A strong record of research, publications, and external funding (for Associate Professor rank).
An established national or international reputation for scholarly or professional achievement (for Associate Professor rank).

Nice To Haves

All traditional petroleum engineering disciplines, including reservoir engineering; drilling and completions engineering; production and operations engineering; formation evaluation and petrophysics.
Related and emerging areas such as enhanced geothermal systems; nuclear waste disposal; subsurface recovery of critical minerals; microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technologies; and AI-, data-, and computationally enabled approaches to subsurface engineering.

Responsibilities

Contribute to and strengthen the department’s leadership in subsurface energy engineering through innovative, interdisciplinary research.
Address critical challenges in subsurface energy production and storage and flow in porous media.
Establish an externally funded experimental, computational, or integrated research program.
Strengthen EME’s Subsurface Energy Engineering research area.
Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in education and mentoring.
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses across EME programs.
Advise and mentor graduate students.
Contribute service to the Department, College, University, and profession.
Play a key role in advancing interdisciplinary research within the department and college.
Serve as a collaborative leader who contributes to innovation and excellence across the department.