"Open Rank-Assistant Professor of Instruction (Full-Time), Assistant Professor of Practice"

Job Details

Open Rank-Assistant Professor of Instruction (Full-Time),
Assistant Professor of Practice (Full-Time), or Lecturer
(Part-Time) -College of Sciences, Earth and Planetary
Sciences

Location: San Antonio, TX
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 14550
Full/Part Time: Full Time

Position Information

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Practice, or
Lecturer

The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Sciences (COS),
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, invites applications
for the Open Rank position to be hired at the Assistant Professor
of Instruction, Assistant Professor of Practice, or Lecturer level
to begin Spring 2026.

The University of Texas at San
Antonio

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a
nationally recognized, top-tier public research university that
unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and
healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest
research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated
institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence —
advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South
Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately 42,000
students in 320 academic programs spanning science, engineering,
medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity, business,
education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT San Antonio
has also been recognized as a Top Employer in Texas by Forbes
Magazine.

Learn more online, on UT San Antonio Today or on X, Instagram,
Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn.

College of Sciences

The College of Sciences
(COS) at UT San Antonio is dedicated to innovation and
excellence in both the classroom and the laboratory, preparing the
next generation of well-educated, highly trained professionals and
leaders.

COS offers 16 undergraduate and 14 graduate degree programs across
the life and physical sciences. More than 280 faculty in seven
academic departments support these programs, making COS the
fourth-largest college at UT San Antonio. In Fall 2025, enrollment
exceeded 4,300 undergraduates and 430 graduate and
post-baccalaureate students. Additionally, our Biology Health and
the Environment, Chemistry, Mathematics, Earth and Planetary
Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy departments play a foundational
role in the university's academic mission by providing core and
prerequisite courses that support students across nearly every
discipline.

A major contributor to UT San Antonio's Carnegie R1 status, COS
drives discovery and tackles real-world challenges with
approximately $40 million in annual research expenditures and
nearly 200 active projects. Research strengths span biomedical and
health innovation, molecular, chemical and materials discovery,
fundamental and applied physical sciences, earth, environmental and
planetary systems, mathematical, computational and data sciences,
and STEM education and workforce development.

COS collaborates with several leading research centers and
institutes, including the South Texas Center for Emerging
Infectious Diseases, the Brain Health Consortium, Matrix AI, the
Center for Innovative Drug Discovery, the Institute for Water
Research, Sustainability and Policy, and the Center for Space
Technology and Operations Research. These collaborations foster
interdisciplinary research that addresses some of today's most
pressing scientific challenges.

Our faculty are recognized nationally and internationally for their
research and scholarship. They have received grants from the
National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health,
NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of
Defense, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and more. The college
is home to 19 endowed chairs and professorships, demonstrating our
commitment to academic excellence and research innovation. Faculty
distinction is further reflected in prestigious honors such as NSF
CAREER awards, AAAS Fellowships, membership in the National Academy
of Inventors, and leadership roles in professional societies
worldwide.

Student success is central to COS. Faculty members have earned the
University of Texas Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award, and the
COS Student Success Center, founded in 2020, serves as a hub for
mentoring, professional development, and community-building. COS
students are recognized nationally, with recent recipients of Barry
Goldwater Scholarships and NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.

UT San Antonio is proud to work with the Cibolo Preserve, a 500+
acre, non-profit natural habitat laboratory located east of Boerne,
to allow faculty and their students to use the ground for research
purposes in science and environmental studies including, but not
limited to geology, plant life, water, birds and animals. Learn
more at the UT San Antonio Office for Research and Innovation
Internal Funding opportunities website.

Department of Earth and Planetary
Sciences

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) in the College
of Sciences at the University of Texas at San Antonio houses the
programs for the BS in Geosciences, MS in Geosciences, MS in
Geoinformatics, PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering[under
KCEID], Certificate in Geographical Information Systems at both
undergraduate and graduate levels.

Position Summary

Seeking outstanding candidates with teaching expertise in multiple
areas in the earth and planetary sciences to include and complement
areas of earth science, GIS, remote sensing, earth/life history,
geomorphology, petroleum geology, advanced stratigraphy, basin
analysis, hydrology, environmental geology. Strong candidates with
expertise in any area of earth and planetary sciences are welcome
to apply. The successful candidate will have a varied teaching
background and teaching practices to engage the student population
in high enrollment courses for non-majors, as well as geosciences
majors. Teaching sustainability and field experiences will be
valued.

Primary duties will be teaching undergraduate or graduate
geosciences / GIS courses, four courses/sections per semester (Fall
and Spring) at the Assistant Professor of Instruction or Practice
level and two courses per semester (Fall and Spring) at the
Lecturer level.

Required Qualifications

• PhD degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences or closely related
  field or MS degree and professional (industry) experience in
  geosciences.
• This position requires the ability to maintain the security and
  integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates will have a strong and demonstrated teaching record
  of accomplishment, with a commitment to mentoring students,
  evidence of excellence in teaching at a post-secondary or higher
  education level, evidence of instructional development.

Application Process

To apply applicants must upload the following:

• A current curriculum vitae /resume
• Cover letter
• Statement of experience related to teaching, including examples
  of teaching and mentoring undergraduate and/or graduate
  students
• Contact information for 3 professional references

Questions about the application can be addressed to John Cannon and
Saugata Datta at john.cannon@utsa.edu and saugata.datta@utsa.edu.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The
committee will begin reviewing applications on January 2, 2026. At
the discretion of the hiring department, this position posting may
close once a sufficient number of qualified applications has been
received.

Salary is commensurate with experience and education.

This position will work primarily on campus.
Travel and parking expenses are the employee's
responsibility.

This position is contingent upon a successful background check.
Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to
work in the United States by time of hire.