Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering

Texas Tech University; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Tech University’s Department of Chemical Engineering invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning 09/01/2027. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching, research, and service in a dynamic engineering college.

The applicant should demonstrate the ability to work with diverse student populations and build collaborations across disciplines and industry within TTU.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Develop a nationally and internationally recognized externally funded research program.
• Form departmental and multidisciplinary collaborations.
• Foster partnerships within TTU and with industry.
• Teach core undergraduate and graduate courses in chemical engineering.
• Engage in strategic outreach activities and internal/professional service.

Job description

The Department of Chemical Engineering in the Whitacre College of Engineering at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9‑month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor position to begin 09/01/2027.

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In line with TTU’s strategic priorities to engage and empower a dynamic student body, enable innovative research and creative activities, and transform lives and communities through outreach and engaged scholarship, applicants should have experience working with a breadth of student populations at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels within individual or across the areas of teaching, research/creative activity, and service.

As a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering, you will be expected to develop nationally and internationally recognized and externally funded research program, form departmental and multidisciplinary collaborations, foster partnerships within and outside Texas Tech University as well as industry, teach core undergraduate and graduate courses in chemical engineering, engage in strategic outreach activities, and perform internal and professional service.