Associate​/Full Professor in Automation and Robotics

Associate/Full Professor in Automation and Robotics Position Description

The Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering (IMSE) department invites applications for a full-time, 9‑month senior position at the rank of associate professor or professor to begin in Fall 2026. The department seeks applicants with expertise in automation and robotics and research and teaching interests in areas including, but not limited to, advanced manufacturing technologies, human‑AI‑robot teaming, and mechanical simulation. Candidates must have a terminal degree in industrial engineering or a closely related field, a strong record of scholarship, and a proven capability to bring externally sponsored research to Texas Tech University.

Service to the department, college, and university is expected, including program‑building and commitment to extra‑curricular activities. Applicants should be eligible to work in the United States and should have experience working with diverse student populations at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels within teaching, research/creative activity, and service.

Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 Doctoral/Research‑Extensive institution, a Hispanic Serving institution, and a state‑assisted university. It is located on a 1,850‑acre campus in Lubbock, Texas, and enrolls over 40,000 students. Texas Tech is the primary research institution in the western two‑thirds of the state and is part of the Texas Tech University System.

The Whitacre College of Engineering serves approximately 5,100 undergraduate and 1,050 graduate students and is supported by 224 faculty and instructors. The college includes departments in Chemical Engineering, Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Petroleum Engineering.

IMSE maintains a dynamic faculty actively funded by agencies such as NSF, DOD, and NIST. Faculty have won awards such as the INFORMS Optimization Society Young Researchers Prize and the INFORMS Computing Society Harvey J. Greenberg Research Award. The department supports research in Energy, Water, Engineers in Medicine, Infrastructure, Nanotechnology, Big Data/Visualization, and the CASFER NSF Engineering Research Center.

Applicants should have experience working with diverse student populations at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels across teaching, research/creative activity, and service.

Texas Tech University

• Terminal degree (Ph.D.) in industrial engineering or a closely related field.
• Expertise in current practice, pedagogy, and theory in automation and robotics, as evidenced by a research statement, teaching statement, and/or samples of written scholarship.

Access to critical infrastructure requires a comprehensive background check and compliance with state and federal regulations. Ongoing employment depends on maintaining eligibility for access and successful completion of periodic security reviews.

• Record of high‑impact, peer‑reviewed publications and external funding.
• 5+ years of university‑level teaching experience, including undergraduate and/or graduate courses.
• Evidence of sustained involvement (over 5 years) in institutional service such as student recruitment, curricular and/or program‑development activities, and leadership of extra‑curricular activities.

TTU Lubbock, main campus and affiliated facilities

Adherence to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees.

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• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research Statement
• Teaching Statement
• Service Statement
• Three sample publications
• Contact information for three professional references

Full Time

Monthly

Compensation is commensurate with the qualifications of the selected individual and the budgetary guidelines of the hiring department.

None

No

Assistant Professor

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.

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01/07/2026