Postdoctoral Fellow-College of Sciences, Earth & Planetary Sciences

Postdoctoral Fellow-College of Sciences, Earth & Planetary Sciences

The University of Texas at San Antonio invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the College of Sciences.

(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 , You Tube or Linked In .

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…