"Department Chair/Associate or Full Professor of Human Sciences"

Job Details

Posted: 07-May-25

Location: Huntsville, Texas

Categories: Academic/Faculty, Other - Academic/Faculty

Internal Number: 43371

Requisition: 202500070F

Hiring Salary/Recruiting Range: Commensurate with education and experience.

Department: Dept of Human Sciences

General Requirements

The department calls for the consideration of sub-disciplines in all official decisions taken at department, college, and university levels, in order to foster mutual understanding and create a better learning, research, and work community. The University serves over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, SHSU's Carnegie classification places it in the top 7% of U.S. higher education institutions. The University was founded in 1879 and is the third-oldest public institution of higher learning in Texas. It is approximately 70 miles north of downtown Houston, in Huntsville, Texas. Huntsville, Texas is a large university town in East Texas located at the juncture of the Brazos Valley and the East Texas piney woods. It is a beautiful, quiet area, located next to the Sam Houston National Forest. There are multiple options for places to live near our three campuses. Sam Houston's main campus is in Huntsville.

The city of Huntsville is nestled in the East Texas Piney Woods and is centrally located on a direct route between Houston and Dallas. With a population of approximately 40,000 (excluding SHSU), Huntsville offers the simplicity of small-town life and easy access to surrounding larger cities including Conroe (where the College of Osteopathic Medicine is located), The Woodlands (where the School of Nursing and The Woodlands Center is located), and Bryan/College Station. Full of Texas history and charm, this county seat is home to multiple museums, annual festivities, antique stores, year-round outdoor activities, vineyards, golf courses, lakes, and a beautiful state park. In a little over an hour after leaving the main campus, you can arrive in downtown Houston. Houston is one of the most eclectic cities in America and as one of the best