Faculty Position Openings

THE DEPART MENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES at TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY invites applications for one full-time, 9-month, tenure-track faculty position, rank open.  In line with TTU’s strategic research priorities, we seek applicants with expertise in human developmental processes or family processes and in the area of well-being.  Although we will consider exceptional candidates with interests in any phase of the lifespan or family-contextual nexus, we are interested primarily in some aspect of well-being including:  mental health, chronic diseases, disabilities, and family stress and/or violence.   Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Human Development, Family Studies, or a related academic discipline and should demonstrate the potential for success in meeting the responsibilities of the position, including conducting research and obtaining external funding; teaching and mentoring undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree students;  providing service; and outreach.  Senior faculty should have a demonstrated record of extramural funding and publications (with preference given to faculty funding that will be brought to TTU at the time of employment), teaching excellence, and professional leadership.  Review of applicants will begin on January 16, 2012, and continue until filled.  For more information about the department, go to:  http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hdfs/.   TTU is an equal access/equal opportunity/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.

HDFS is an interdisciplinary research department with strong graduate and undergraduate programs focused on individual development across the life course, family structure, and family dynamics.  The Department is one of the largest on the Texas Tech campus, serving approximately 1,100 undergraduate and graduate students.  Master’s and doctoral degrees are offered in HDFS.  The HDFS Department is the home to an Early Head Start Program and the Institute for Child and Family Studies.  It also is the home of the following, separate state-of-the-art facilities:  the Child Development Research Center and the Iva Lea Barton Research Suite.  The Department is part of the College of Human Sciences; the campus also is the home to the TTU Health Sciences Center,  the School of Law, and the Texas Tech Neuroimaging Institute.