Assistant Professor – Chemical Engineering

38964BR

Chemical Engineering

Position Description
TheDepartment/School/Area ofChemical EngineeringintheWhitacre College of Engineeringat Texas Tech Universityinvites applicationsfor a full-time,9-monthAssistantProfessorinChemical Engineeringposition to beginFall 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. Lubbocks Convention and Visitors Bureau provides a comprehensive overview of the Lubbock community and its resources, programs, events, and histories.

About the College
The Whitacre College of Engineering (WCOE, https://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/) servesapproximately 4800 undergraduate and 1300 graduate students, supported by 220 faculty and instructors. The college had 852 BS, 557 MS and 68 PhD graduates in the 2023-24 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 2.5 or higher. The WCOE consists of the Departments of Chemical Engineering; Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; and Petroleum Engineering. All BS programs and the Environmental Engineering Masters program are ABET accredited. All departments have Masters and PhD programs. Annual research expenditures of the college are around $18M.

About the Department/School/Area
The Chemical Engineering Department at Texas Tech has 15 faculty members in tenured or tenure-track positions and three in primarily teaching positions. The total undergraduate enrollment in the upper-level chemical engineering and the foundational engineering program is 331. The departments undergraduate program has a strong emphasis on hands-on training, the highlights of the program include the newly equipped Valero Laboratory for Unit Operations and the Morrow Energy Pilot Plant. The graduate program of the department consists of 87 graduate students. Current research efforts in the department are focused in the areas of bioengineering and nanomedicine, energy and sustainability, soft matter, computational modeling and data science, and electrochemicals engineering. Departments total sponsored research awards in FY24 were $5.3M.

Major/Essential Functions
In line with TTUs strategic priorities to engage and empower a diverse student body, enable innovative rese rch 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

– Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, or a closely related field
– A track record of outstanding research as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications
– A track record of teaching and student mentoring as demonstrated by course instruction or teaching assistant duties

Preferred Qualifications

– Expertise in experimental research in the fields of biosystems engineering, application of synthetic biology for sustainable materials, cell and molecular bioengineering, or metabolic engineering
– Applicants with postdoctoral research experience will be given preference, exceptional candidates without postdoctoral research experience may be considered
– A track record of working in a collaborative environment such as participation in multi-PI or multidisciplinary collaboration projects

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?
No

Special Instructions to Applicants
Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Statement of Research Interests
Statement of Teaching Interests
List of at least three references

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