Current Faculty and Staff Vacancies

Fall Semester 2013

Texas Tech University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage applications from minorities, women, veterans and we consider the needs of dual-career couples.

Texas Tech University is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of approximately 28,000. The College of Education has a wide range of undergraduate and graduate NCATE accredited programs. Texas Tech University, which is a member of the Big 12 Conference, is located in Lubbock (city population approximately 270,000). For more details about Texas Tech's the College of Education, visit http://www.ttu.edu and http://www.educ.ttu.edu.

Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Mathematics or Science Education

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech University seeks an assistant professor of Mathematics or Science Education for a tenure track position.

Responsibilities include:

  • teaching undergraduate and graduate STEM education courses
  • collaborative, program-level planning and student progress monitoring and intervention
  • ability to organize and provide instruction in both campus, school based and distance modes
  • advising and mentoring graduate students
  • active involvement in the College’s continuous and dynamic reform agenda
  • involvement in practical and scholarly activities in STEM education and, as appropriate, in other areas
  • providing service to the institution, schools and profession
  • pursuing external funding in support of research and/or professional development

For more information about this position, please see the complete job description.

Tenure Track Associate/Full Professor in Mathematics or Science Education

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech University seeks a STEM education full or associate professor in mathematics or science mathematics education for a tenure track position.

Responsibilities include:

  • teaching undergraduate and graduate course in STEM education in campus, school based, and distance modes
  • collaborative, program-level planning and student progress monitoring and intervention
  • advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students
  • active involvement in the College’s continuous and dynamic reform agenda
  • involvement in practical and scholarly activities in STEM education and, as appropriate, in other areas
  • providing service to the institution, schools and profession
  • pursuing external funding in support of research and/or professional development

For more information about this position, please see the complete job description.

Tenure Track Open Rank Professor in Higher Education

The Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership at Texas Tech University seeks a higher education (open rank) faculty member for an academic year (9 month), tenure track position.

Responsibilities include:

Teaching graduate-level courses in higher education; develop and teach distance-delivered coursework; chair doctoral committees and supervise dissertations; advise master’s and doctoral-level students; continue efforts in scholarly activity, engage significantly in pursuit of external funding opportunities

For more information about this position, please see the complete job description.

Helen DeVitt Jones Chair in Teacher Education

Texas Tech University and the College of Education invites applications and nominations for the position of Helen DeVitt Jones Chair in Teacher Education. The College of Education seeks candidates with a distinguished record of scholarly accomplishment and leadership in shaping the future of teacher education in America. The Helen DeVitt Jones Chair holder is expected to generate high quality research and be an integral collegial member of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction faculty. Enhancing the reputation of the department and college in regards to scholarship and service with external audiences is expected. A doctorate in an education discipline, social science, psychological science or a related field of study is also required. For more information about this position, please see the complete job description.

Director, Center of Measurement, Methodology, Analysis and Policy (MAP)

Texas Tech University, the College of Education and the Department of Educational Psychology and Educational Leadership invite applications and nominations for the position of Director of the Center of Measurement, Methodology, Analysis and Policy. The College of Education at Texas Tech University seeks a talented and dynamic inaugural center director who will lead, manage and supervise the Center for Measurement, Methodology, Analysis & Policy. The goal is to grow the center from a regionally recognized center of MERS, (Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Statistics), excellence to a national one. The center will be housed in the College of Education which is rapidly emerging as a national leader in educational reform. The college is grounded in evidentiary practice and produces graduates with trademark skills and the capacity to generate an immediate and measurable impact within their respective fields. Level of academic appointment is open to all ranks, but preference will be given to individuals who qualify for the rank of associate or full professor at TTU or to those that already hold the rank of associate or full professor. A doctorate in quantitative analysis in education, economics or related fields of study is also required. For more information about this position, please see the complete job description.

Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology

Texas Tech University seeks an assistant professor of educational psychology for an academic year tenure-track position starting in August 2013. The School Psychology Specialization of the Educational Psychology Program is seeking a qualified individual to join a productive faculty that includes researchers who also practice school psychology. For more information about this position, please see the complete job description.

Assistant/Associate Professor in Special Education

Texas Tech University seeks an assistant/associate professor of special education for an academic year tenure-track position starting in August 2013. The Special Education Program is seeking a qualified individual to join a productive faculty that includes educators and researchers who are engaged scholars in the schools. For more information about this position, please see the complete job description.