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Assistant Professor - Interdisciplinary Arts, Music Specialization

Position Number: 6906060
Location: Lubbock, TX
Position Type: Fine and Applied Arts - Music

Assistant Professor - Interdisciplinary Arts, Music Specialization

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Position DescriptionThe Department of Interdisciplinary Arts, within the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Arts to begin September 1, 2026.This position is for an innovative instructor and scholar who will be affiliated with the TTU School of Music, complementing current Interdisciplinary Arts faculty members affiliations with the School of Art and the School of Theatre & Dance. The successful candidate will begin full service in the Fall of 2026.All prospective employees are encouraged to visit Work at Texas Techto learn more about becoming a part of our campus community.

Position Description
The Department of Interdisciplinary Arts, within the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Arts to begin September 1, 2026. This position is for an innovative instructor and scholar who will be affiliated with the TTU School of Music, complementing current Interdisciplinary Arts faculty members' affiliations with the School of Art and the School of Theatre & Dance. The successful candidate will begin full service in the Fall of 2026.

All prospective employees are encouraged to visit Work at Texas Tech to learn more about becoming a part of our campus community.

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.

As a faculty member in the Department of Interdisciplinary Arts, the qualified candidate will teach and develop graduate courses in support of the Ph.D.-Fine Arts, the B.A.-Arts Media Technology, and School of Music programs. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute and collaborate on matters pertaining to curriculum, policy, and practice, as well as remain active in their field through adjacent scholarly/creative and service activities. The successful candidate will effectively mentor students across areas of research, process, and pedagogy, and participate in the department's formal advising process for graduate students and undergraduate students. The position also entails development and refinement of programs, curricula, and degree plans. Expectations also include significant service on dissertation and thesis committees across arts disciplines, service activities at the department, college, and university levels, and in embracing collegiality within and outside the department.

Required Qualifications

A Ph.D. in a scholarly music discipline such as music theory, musicology, music cognition/psychology, or other closely related field, completed by August 31, 2026.

A minimum of one year of experience teaching undergraduate courses in music or related discipline.
Experience working across the boundaries between Fine Arts disciplines, in terms of teaching, methodologies, and artworks of focus.

Preferred Qualifications
In addition to the required qualifications, individuals with the following preferred qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply:

Record of scholarly publications in peer-reviewed journals, books or book chapters, or other demonstrable body of published work.
Experience in a collaborative lab environment, including equipment and personnel management, Human Subjects approval procedures, and behavioral experimental methods.
Experience with group and interdisciplinary research projects and publications that cross faculty/student boundaries.
Experience teaching topics relevant across the arts to majors and non-majors populations.
Clear plans for impactful future research and/or creative activity goals towards professional development, with proposal ideas for scholarship supported by extramural funding, as appropriate to research specialization.
Effective communicator in written and spoken forms.

Special Instructions to Applicant
Please include the following documents in your application:

Curriculum Vitae, including links to published work or other related materials
Letter of Interest
List of five references with contact information

Questions about this position should be directed to Dr. Peter Martens, Department Chair, at peter.martens@ttu.edu. If you need assistance with the application process, contact Human Resources, Talent Acquisition at hrs.recruiting@ttu.edu or 806-742-3851.

To apply, visit workattexastech.com

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.