About this role
Position Description
Employees in this classification will be engaged in programs for the purpose of observation, consultation, research, training, sharing, or demonstrating specialized knowledge or skills.
About the University
Founded in 1923, Texas Tech University began with a mission to serve the needs of West Texas, but its impact has always reached far beyond. Today, Texas Tech, located in Lubbock (pop. 300,000+), is home to a vibrant community of more than 42,000 students. Texas Tech's 1,800-acre campus showcases Spanish Renaissance architecture and is home to one of the country's largest public art collections. Its 13 colleges include a prestigious School of Law and a distinguished School of Veterinary Medicine. These programs equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their respective fields.
Built on the values of West Texas — hard work, grit and authenticity — the university graduates students who are deeply engaged in service to their communities and well-positioned to succeed in the world. Texas Tech is committed to achieving research and scholarly accomplishments that compare favorably to the member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU). For more than 100 years, Texas Tech has been a premier destination for those seeking a world-class education and a unique, personalized experience as a member of the Red Raider family.
About the Department and/or College
The Humanities Center fosters world-leading research in the humanities. We facilitate collaboration among the various research communities of Texas Tech, the nation, and the globe in pursuit of richer conceptualizations of human cultural production. To this end, we promote critical investigations, articulations, and alliances which both strengthen existing partnerships and imagine new ones.
The Center awards competitive fellowships to researchers. In addition, the Center sponsors a year-long research project that is post-disciplinary in nature and that addresses an issue of broad significance to the humanities. Each yearly theme is administered by a core group of researchers, who organize a lecture series and other events. Finally, the Center coordinates humanities resources and initiatives across campus and provides support to all humanities research at Texas Tech.
As Texas Tech's hub for humanistic inquiry, the Center presents the full range of critical engagement explored in our research to non-specialists. On campus, we organize intensive pedagogical endeavors under the year's research theme in order to instill the analytic tools and critical thinking necessary to succeed at Texas Tech and beyond. Looking outward, we request that all sponsored fellows offer a serious, but accessible public lecture detailing the results of their research to the community. These, and all public lectures sponsored by the Center, will be recorded and made available via the Center's website and social media channels.
Major/Essential Functions
The scholar-in-residence will lead three sessions (90 minutes each) of a monthly discussion-based workshop on their current research project(s).
The scholar will be asked to present a 45-minute public talk delivered to a Texas Tech and community audience in April 2027
We also expect the scholar’s attendance at Spring 2027 programming events.
The scholar should be able to be physically present in Lubbock by February 1, and while, ideally, the scholar will be here for the entire period, we request at least ten weeks of residency in Lubbock.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Candidates should indicate their scholarly engagement with the Humanities Center Annual Theme, "The Mission and Mystery of the University"; additionally, the ideal candidate will be actively engaged in interdisciplinary research that addresses academic questions beyond the scholar’s primary field of study.
Required Qualifications
Hold a tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in any field of humanities research.
Preferred Qualifications
- Candidates should have a strong publication record and an international scholarly reputation.
- Significant expertise in a field of humanities scholarship.
Safety Information
Adherence to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees.
Pay Statement
Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan.
EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.