Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate School. The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.
Referred to as the “Hub City” because it serves as the educational, cultural, economic, and health care hub of the South Plains region, Lubbock boasts a diverse population and a strong connection to community, history, and land. With a mild climate, highly rated public schools, and a low cost of living, Lubbock is a family-friendly community that is ranked as one of the best places to live in Texas. Lubbock is home to a celebrated and ever-evolving music scene, a vibrant arts community, and is within driving distance of Dallas, Austin, Santa Fe, and other major metropolitan cities. Lubbock’s Convention & Visitors Bureau provides a comprehensive overview of the Lubbock community and its resources, programs, events, and histories.
The Department of Nutritional Sciences is committed to educating future leaders in nutritional sciences, and promoting basic, translational, clinical, and community research and teaching excellence. The Department consists of 24 full time faculty positions. NS faculty also have the opportunity to teach our growing graduate programs of 136 students in doctoral and master’s degrees and dietetic internship and undergraduate program of 689 students across our majors, minors, and concentrations. We offer several infrastructure and collaborative resources within the department and College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) and the Texas Tech System:
The Department of Nutritional Sciences, in the CHHS, has several faculty members with strong basic, clinical/translational and community research programs focusing on obesity and co-morbid conditions such as diabetes or cancer, clinical nutrition, nutritional biochemistry, adipocyte biology, food insecurity, and community and international level interventions.
The Department of Nutritional Sciences offers two Bachelor’s degrees, three Masters degrees (including an online MS in nutrition and dietetics and another online MS in Nutrition), and a face-to-face MS or a PhD degree. It has a strong program with a Nutrition/Dietetics undergraduate option and a Dietetic Internship/Master’s Degree Program that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). Other undergraduate options are Pre-professional Health Careers; and Secondary Teacher Certification in Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Science.
Our Nutrition & Metabolic Health Initiative (NMHI), a 12,000 sq. ft. state of the art clinical research and treatment facility is focused on expanding our clinical research facilities and faculty to support our mission to become a nationally recognized clinical research institution.
The faculty in the Department of Nutritional Sciences are involved in a number of clusters within Texas Tech University including the Obesity Research Institute.
Nutritional Sciences faculty collaborate with the TTU International Center for Food Industry Excellence (ICFIE) to provide innovation, research, and technology transfer throughout all aspects of the food continuum to meet today's consumer needs, domestically and internationally. (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/icfie/home.php).
The Texas Tech University Health Science Center, which is home to a medical and a nursing school offers a wide range of collaborative opportunities in health sciences.
Position Description:
The Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenured or tenure-track, open rank professor to begin Fall 2025.
Major/Essential Functions:
In line with TTU’s strategic priorities to engage and empower a diverse student body, enable innovative research and creative activities, and transform lives and communities through outreach and engaged scholarship, applicants should have experience working with diverse 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 Nutritional Sciences, you will be expected to:
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses, face-to-face and online
Mentor MS and PhD students and assist in recruitment of graduate students
Develop and maintain a high impact scholarly research program in community nutrition, public health, or a related area, via publications and external funding
Develop research collaboration both within and across disciplines in order to develop interdisciplinary research teams
Engage in outreach activities and perform service to the department, college, university, and the profession including involvement and leadership in professional associations
Required Qualifications:
An earned doctorate in nutrition, public health, health policy, dietetics or related disciplines
Demonstrated record of effective teaching at the college level, commensurate with rank
Demonstrated record of receiving extramural research grants, commensurate with rank
Demonstrated record of collaborative research projects about nutrition in human health
Demonstrated record of peer reviewed publications, commensurate with rank
Preferred Qualifications:
In addition to the required qualifications, individuals with the following preferred qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply:
Demonstrated record of collaborative research projects in community nutrition, public health nutrition or nutrition-related health policy
Research focus on the impact of nutrition on health of human population, or the relationship between nutrition and human health
Experience with implementing and evaluating community outreach programs such as extension services in the United States and/or Texas
Extramural funding received as principal investigator, commensurate with rank
Peer reviewed publications in high visibility journals as principal author (first or last author or corresponding author), commensurate with rank
Impactful and independent contribution to the field of expertise as demonstrated by h index, manuscript citations, impact on community health, or similar measures, commensurate with rank
Safety Information:
Adherence to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please include the following documents in your application:
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching Statement
Research Statement
List of at least three references
Questions about this position should be directed to Holli Booe, Search Committee Chair at holli.booe@ttu.edu. If you need assistance with the application process, contact Human Resources, Talent Acquisition at hrs.recruiting@ttu.edu or 806-742-3851.
Application Process
The deadline to submit applications is on April 14, 2025.
