Job Details

TTU Post Doctoral Research Associate

Position Number: 6352176
Location: Lubbock, TX
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

TTU Post Doctoral Research Associate
Lubbock
41556BR
Humanities Center

Position Description
The Humanities Center at Texas Tech University (TTU) invites applications for its Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Humanities, to be held over the 2025-2026 academic year, beginning on September 1, 2025.

This fellowship is open to all recent Ph.D's across humanities disciplines, but the Center will prioritize applicants whose work complements our recent scholarly emphases and research strengths. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from scholars whose work might contribute to ongoing research activity at Texas Tech, broadly defined.

This post-doctoral fellowship will target early career scholars who plan to pursue a tenure-track position after the term of the award, and who would benefit from dedicated research and writing time as well as professional development mentoring.

The Fellow will be provided with an office and computer at the Humanities Center and full library privileges, including access to special collections, online databases, and interlibrary loan services. Housing is not included, but the Humanities Center can assist with identifying housing resources if requested. The Center's visiting scholar will be paired with two faculty mentors at Texas Tech: one directly aligned with the Fellow's field of research study, and a second at-large mentor available for broad consultation about the academic profession. This fellowship is primarily intended to support new research in the humanities, and as such, the fellow will have no assigned teaching with this position.

Major/Essential Functions
The visiting fellow will be expected to:

Work in residence on the TTU Lubbock campus on a full-time basis during the award tenure
Prepare and deliver to the TTU community a 45-minute public talk on their research in the Spring 2026
Attend Humanities Center events, including our annual academic conference and at least five other talks or workshop events during the tenure of the award.

Required Qualifications
Must be working in the field of Humanities.
Must hold a Ph.D by the start of the award but must not have earned the degree before 2021.

Preferred Qualifications
The Center is especially interest in applications whose projects will benefit from using libraries, archives, and other resources at Texas Tech and/or the Lubbock area.
The Center will prioritize applicants with experience working in areas complementing the Center's recent scholarly emphasis. Such areas include but are not limited to: public health, environmental studies, and community resilience. For examples of recent scholarly programming, please see 2024-2025 Annual Theme.

Special Instructions to Applicant
For additional information, contact Dr. Michael Borshuk, Director of the Humanities Center at Texas Tech.

The following documents should be attached to the application:

An abstract of no more than 250 words describing your project.
a C.V. no more thatn 3 pages with an emphasis on work showing your sutiability for undertaking the project you propose
a narrative of no more than 1000 words describing your project, and how, specifically, you propose to use our resources if selected for the fellowship.
A scholarly writing sample of 20-25 pages.
The names and contact information of three people whom we may contact for recommendations. Brief descriptions of their work/discipline and relationship to the candidate would be appreciated.

Review of applications will begin immediately and the Center will schedule interviews with finalist for last July.

Minimum Hire Rate

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.