Assistant Professor – Interdisciplinary Arts, Music Specialization, Texas Tech University

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.

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n 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.

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