Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

About the role

The Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (M&ME) Department at Montana Technological University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position (Assistant or Associate, depending on qualifications) in mineral processing and/or extractive metallurgy.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, and metallurgical process engineering in the M&ME Department as well as occasional service courses for the Lance College of Mines and Engineering (LCME) and/or College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies (CLSPS)
• Teach core and elective courses in the Materials Science Ph.D. program (in partial fulfillment of Duty 1, above)
• Establish and conduct a program of original, externally funded research
• Perform service activities for the department, LCME, MTU, and the profession
• Adhere to the faculty policies and guidelines in the MTU Faculty and Staff Handbook and M&ME Department Standards

Requirements

• An earned Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering, mineral processing engineering, materials science, materials science and engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline with demonstrated expertise in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, or materials processing, completed by the time of appointment
• Demonstrated research expertise in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy (hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, or electrometallurgy), critical materials recovery, or related metallurgical process technologies, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, doctoral research, or equivalent scholarly contributions
• Demonstrated ability or clear potential to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, materials processing, or related areas within metallurgical and materials engineering
• Evidence of ability to develop and sustain an externally funded research program that emphasizes critical materials, mineral beneficiation, extractive metallurgy, or strategic materials production
• Effective written and oral communication skills, demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and formal technical instruction
• Ability to mentor undergraduate and graduate students and collaborate in multidisciplinary research environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree from an ABET-accredited program in metallurgical engineering, materials engineering, chemical engineering, mineral processing engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline
• University-level teaching experience in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, materials processing, or related metallurgical engineering subjects
• Research experience in critical materials recovery, mineral beneficiation, metallurgical processing, or materials production relevant to energy systems, advanced manufacturing, or strategic materials supply chains
• Experience with industrial or pilot-scale mineral processing or metallurgical unit operations, such as comminution, flotation, gravity separation, leaching, solvent extraction, precipitation, electrowinning, or metallurgical process development
• Demonstrated success obtaining externally funded research support from federal agencies, industry partners, or national laboratories
• Experience supervising graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or research staff
• Experience collaborating with industry, national laboratories, or government agencies on applied research in mineral resources, metallurgical processing, or materials production

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The successful candidate will teach nine 50-minute lectures per week over the course of each fifteen-week semester and continuously instruct and oversee multiple laboratories of 1- to 3-hours duration on a weekly basis throughout each fifteen-week semester.