Energy Geoscience

About this position

• The Division of Earth and Climate Sciences (ECS) in the Nicholas School
• of the Environment at Duke University invites applicants for a
• tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in Energy Geoscience.
• ECS plans to hire an Earth Scientist whose research focuses on Energy.
• We seek an innovative scholar who will develop a thriving research
• program using geoscience methods to help advance ongoing transitions
• in energy production and management, such as geothermal energy,
• exploration for critical minerals used in energy technologies,
• geo-based synthesis of next-generation fuels like hydrogen, geologic
• carbon storage, underground disposal of nuclear waste, and other
• themes at the energy-environment nexus, including those that relate to
• climate change. Faculty within ECS benefit from close
• interdisciplinary collaboration with social science, health science,
• and environmental science faculty within the Nicholas School and other
• schools at Duke.
• Duke University is a world class research institution that prides
• itself on interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching and service.
• Science, policy, and solutions-oriented collaborations with programs
• outside of the Nicholas School including Engineering, Public Policy or
• Medicine are encouraged.
• Teaching and Advising Responsibilities: The successful candidate will
• be responsible for teaching the equivalent of 2.5 semester-long
• courses each academic year across a portfolio of fundamental and
• applied energy and energy and the environment topics. The ability to
• develop new classes in the research areas outlined above will make an
• important contribution to NSOE’s vibrant Energy and Environment
• professional master’s program and ECS’s undergraduate major. The
• successful candidate will also advise PhD students, professional
• student Master’s Projects, and undergraduate research.
• Location: The position will be located on the main campus of Duke
• University, fostering direct interactions between the faculty and
• students. Duke University also maintains the Duke Forest research
• forest as well as the Duke University Marine Lab.
• Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation,
• creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the
• robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich
• diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences
• flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members
• of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of
• all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All
• members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
• Review of applications will begin October 31, 2026 and continue
• through December 31, 2026, when the application window closes.
• Interested candidates should submit the following: a cover letter
• (with contact information); a curriculum vitae; a three-page research
• statement that includes a description of past research
• accomplishments, plans for future research, and their experience and
• approach to mentoring and supporting a diverse and inclusive research
• environment; a one-page statement describing their teaching
• philosophy, previous experiences, future plans for teaching, and
• experience and approach to fostering an inclusive learning and
• mentoring environment for their students; and three reference letters.
• Qualifications: PhD or equivalent in relevant field.
• Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing
• employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color,
• disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic
• information, national origin, ethnicity, race, religion, sex
• (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual
• orientation, or military status.
• Please note that Duke specifically seeks information about past
• misconduct or policy violations (in the past ten (10) years) and/or
• relevant pending investigations as part of the application process.
• Disclosures will not be an automatic bar to hiring but, instead, will
• initiate further dialogue regarding past actions and steps taken to
• address them. Disclosures will not be shared with search committees
• during the application review process.