Assistant Professor - Social Psychology
Position Description
The
Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and
Sciences at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time,
9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor in Social Psychology position
to begin September 1, 2025.
About the University
Established
in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research
activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and
state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in
Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area
population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students
with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary
research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech
University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary
Medicine, and the Graduate School. The flagship of the Texas Tech
University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by
preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally
competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and
economic development of the state, nation, and world.
About
Lubbock
Referred to as the “Hub City” because it serves as the
educational, cultural, economic, and health care hub of the South Plains
region, Lubbock boasts a diverse population and a strong connection to
community, history, and land. With a mild climate, highly rated public
schools, and a low cost of living, Lubbock is a family-friendly
community that is ranked as one of the best places to live in Texas.
Lubbock is home to a celebrated and ever-evolving music scene, a vibrant
arts community, and is within driving distance of Dallas, Austin, Santa
Fe, and other major metropolitan cities. Lubbock’s Convention &
Visitors Bureau provides a comprehensive overview of the Lubbock
community and its resources, programs, events, and histories.
About the College
Founded
in 1925 as one of the university's four original colleges, the College
of Arts & Sciences is comprised of 15 departments, offering a wide
variety of courses and programs in the humanities, social and behavioral
sciences, mathematics, physical sciences, and natural sciences. The
College has more than 10,000 students enrolled representing more than a
quarter of the overall Texas Tech University student population while
maintaining a 22:1 student to faculty ratio.
About the Department/School/Area
Texas
Tech University’s Department of Psychological Sciences
(http://www.depts.ttu.edu/psy/) has doctoral programs in Clinical
Psychology (APA accredited), Counseling Psychology (APA accredited),
Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience, Human Factors Psychology (HFES
accredited), and Social Psychology. We currently have 29 full-time
tenured and tenure-track faculty members, 5 full-time teaching-track
faculty member, 125+ graduate students, 1,500+ undergraduate majors, our
own building with office, laboratory, and classroom space, and a newly
renovated Psychology Clinic. Faculty have an excellent track record of
applying for and obtaining external research funding. Our research
programs encompass departmental, campus, community, and
national/international collaborations. We have effective working
relationships with faculty across campus, Texas Tech Health Sciences
Center, large area hospitals, numerous clinics and psychological-service
agencies, and other multidisciplinary groups in the region.
Major/Essential Functions
In
line with TTU’s strategic priorities to engage and empower a diverse
student body, enable innovative research and creative activities, and
transform lives and communities through outreach and engaged
scholarship, applicants should have experience working with diverse
student populations at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels within
individual or across the areas of teaching, research/creative activity,
and service.
Organization
Texas Tech University
Faculty Qualifications
Candidates
must have earned a PhD in Social Psychology or closely related field.
Candidates are expected to have a developmentally appropriate record of
effectiveness as a teacher, researcher, and service provider, as well,
as potential for growth in each of those areas. Applicants are expected
to have a program of research that fits within any subarea of social
psychology and complements the existing faculty strengths in health,
identity, stigma, self-control, substance use, group processes and
intergroup relations, and attitudes and persuasion.
Specific required qualifications are:
1. PhD in Social Psychology or closely related field
2. Publication record in social psychology
3. Program of research in social psychology
Preferred Qualifications
1. Grant application experience, funding experience, or expressed plans for future attempts to acquire external funding
2. Program of research complements existing faculty’s research
3. Teaching experience
4. Service to the field and/or department consistent with positions held
5.
Expertise in close relationships/interpersonal processes is preferred,
but social psychologists across all areas of expertise are encouraged to
apply
Duty Point
TTU Lubbock, main campus and affiliated facilities
Safety Information
Adherence
to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health
and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees.
Does this position work in a research laboratory? Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants: Applicants
must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research
interests, statement of teaching philosophy, sample reprints, contact
information for three people who have agreed to serve as references, and
any other materials that applicants think will be helpful. In their
cover letter, applicants should explain how they meet the criteria for
the desired position that were listed above.
Please submit all application materials by the search closing date of December 1st, 2024. Questions about this position should be directed to Dr. Jessica Alquist, Search Committee Chair at Jessica.alquist@ttu.edu.
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. For additional information, please reference
the institutional pay plan by visiting www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/payplan.
Travel Required: Up to 25%
Job Group: Assistant Professor
EEO Statement: All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic
information or status as a protected veteran.