About this role
Position Description
The Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering in the Whitacre College of Engineering at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor in structural engineering to begin in Fall 2027.
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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 College
The Whitacre College of Engineering (https://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/) serves approximately 5900 undergraduate and over 1000 graduate students, supported by 230 faculty and instructors. The college had 855 BS, 580 MS and 84 PhD graduates in the 2025-26 fiscal year. All incoming first year students are enrolled into a common foundational curriculum for all undergraduate programs. Foundational students declare a program of choice and can move into upper division after completing the foundational classes with a TTU GPA of minimum of 2.5 TTU GPA or higher.
The WCOE consists of the Departments of Chemical Engineering; Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; and Petroleum Engineering. All BS programs and the Environmental Engineering Master’s program are ABET accredited. All departments have Master’s and PhD programs. Annual research expenditures at the college are around $38M.
About the Department/School/Area
The Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering offers bachelor’s degrees in Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering, master’s and doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering, and a five-year professional master’s degree in Environmental Engineering. In 2025–2026, the department enrolled 391 undergraduate and 128 graduate students and awarded 143 undergraduate degrees, 42 Master’s degrees and 7 doctoral degrees. The Department comprises 36 tenured, tenure-track, and research faculty members, including two members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Nearly 25 percent of the faculty are women and members of underrepresented groups, and 13 new faculty members have joined the Department over the past three years.
Faculty research spans regional, national, and international levels and is supported by approximately $11 million in active annual sponsored funding. During the same three-year period, citations of faculty publications doubled, with the majority of these publications featuring supervised students as lead authors in Tier-1 journals. Additional information about the department is available at https://www.depts.ttu.edu/ceweb/.
Major/Essential Functions
- 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.
Faculty Qualifications
As a faculty member in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, you will be expected to demonstrate:
- Completion (by the time of the appointment) of a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with emphasis on or relatable to structural engineering;
- The ability to teach structural engineering courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including design courses;
- A record of high-quality publications in prestigious journals;
- The ability to develop and sustain a vibrant, nationally/internationally recognized and externally funded research program;
- Experience or a record indicative of the ability to mentor M.S. And Ph.D students.
This position is designated as involving access to critical infrastructure systems and/or research, as defined by Texas Executive Order GA-48. As such, candidates must successfully complete a comprehensive background check prior to employment. Employees are required to comply with all applicable state and federal regulations related to the protection of critical infrastructure. Ongoing employment is dependent upon maintaining eligibility for access and successfully passing periodic security and compliance reviews.
Preferred Qualifications
The successful candidate is preferred to possess expertise in areas of natural hazards engineering that include but are not limited to:
- Earthquake engineering
- Coastal engineering
- Structural health monitoring
- Structural design for multiple hazards
- Sustainability of structures
It is especially preferable if the successful candidate can bring expertise that complements the Department’s existing strength in wind engineering to address the challenges posed by natural hazards.
In addition, it is preferred that the successful candidate has:
- A record of competitive research funding or activities to prepare for securing competitive research funding;
- A record of collaborating with researchers within and beyond the Department on natural hazards research.
- The ability to obtain a professional engineer license.
- Teaching experience or activities (e.g. seminars or courses) focused on teaching effectiveness.
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.