46258BR
Position DescriptionThe Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering in the Whitacre College of Engineering at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Petroleum Engineering to begin 09/01/2027.All prospective employees are encouraged to visit Work at Texas Tech to learn more about becoming a part of our campus community.
Position Description
The Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering in the Whitacre College of Engineering at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Petroleum Engineering to begin 09/01/2027.
All prospective employees are encouraged to visit Work at Texas Tech to learn more about becoming a part of our campus community.
About the University
Founded in 1923, Texas Tech University began with a mission to serve the needs of West Texas, but its impact has always reached far beyond. Today, Texas Tech, located in Lubbock (pop. 300,000+), is home to a vibrant community of more than 42,000 students. Texas Tech's 1,800-acre campus showcases Spanish Renaissance architecture and is home to one of the country's largest public art collections. Its 13 colleges include a prestigious School of Law and a distinguished School of Veterinary Medicine. These programs equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their respective fields. Built on the values of West Texas - hard work, grit and authenticity - the university graduates students who are deeply engaged in service to their communities and well-positioned to succeed in the world. Texas Tech is committed to achieving research and scholarly accomplishments that compare favorably to the member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU). For more than 100 years, Texas Tech has been a premier destination for those seeking a world-class education and a unique, personalized experience as a member of the Red Raider family.
About the College
The Whitacre College of Engineering (WCOE, https://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/) serves approximately 5900 undergraduate and over 1000 graduate students, supported by 230 faculty and instructors. The college had 855 BS, 580 MS and 84 PhD graduates in the 2025-26 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 minimum of 2.5 TTU GPA or higher. The WCOE consists of the Departments of Chemical Engineering; Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; and Petroleum Engineering. All BS programs and the Environmental Engineering Master's program are ABET accredited. All departments have Master's and PhD programs. Annual research expenditures at the college are around $38M.
About the Department/School/Area
The Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering is flourishing with alumni involvement and corporate participation in the heart of the most active oil and gas basin in the world, the Permian Basin. The department has 11 full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty and instructors, five full-time staff members, and two technicians. The Terry Fuller Petroleum Engineering Research Building on the Engineering Key was completed in 2014. The building includes more than 42,000 square feet of modern classrooms, cutting-edge laboratories, and administrative space. The facility assists with recruiting students and internationally renowned faculty to further advance petroleum engineering. In addition, the Oilfield Technology Center (OTC) was completed in 2017. The OTC is a 10-acre teaching and research facility in the oilfield on Texas Tech property, 15 minutes from campus. It has a 4,000-square-foot building, a 4,000-foot test well, tank batteries, gas facilities, and a functional drilling rig.
Major/Essential Functions
In line with TTU's strategic priorities to engage and empower a student body, enable innovative research and creative activities, and transform lives and communities through outreach and engaged scholarship, applicants should have experience working with various 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 Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering, you will be expected to:
- Teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in petroleum engineering and related areas