Civitas Institute - Humanities; Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor

The Civitas Institute at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions in Humanities to begin in August 2026.

The Institute seeks to fill several tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor, to start in the  academic year. Applications are welcome from all relevant disciplines, including History, English and American Literature, Political Science (particularly the history of political thought), Classics, and Religion.

A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree.

A complete application must include:

Screening of applicants will begin on February 16, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled.

Please address any inquiries to:

Professor Robert G. Ingram

Director, Program on Humanities and the Western Tradition

Civitas Institute

302 West 24th Street

Austin, TX 78712

robert.ingram

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