About The University of Texas at El Paso:
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a Carnegie R1 comprehensive university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border region that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve. UTEP enrolls 24,000 students - 84% of whom are Hispanic and half of whom are the first in their families to attend college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America. With more than $130 million in total annual research expenditures, the University is ranked among the top 5% of colleges and universities in research and fourth in Texas for federal research expenditures at public universities. It is also nationally recognized as a community-engaged university.
The city's border location makes it an ideal venue for academic programs and research studies on topics of national interest such as bilingual education/language acquisition, Hispanic health disparities, border environment and immigration, environmental sustainability and infrastructure, and international trade and commerce.
El Paso's active arts and culture community features the state's longest-running symphony orchestra, a nationally recognized chamber music festival, a vibrant street art and mural scene, art galleries, museums, and a full schedule of seasonal events and festivals. UTEP adds to the arts and entertainment scene with concerts and live events at the city's largest indoor and outdoor venues; theater, music and dance productions; contemporary and student art galleries; and a natural history museum and desert gardens. El Paso residents can also easily travel to our sister city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to enjoy great food, markets and cultural events.
El Paso is also an ideal location for people who love the outdoors, as home to one of the nation's largest urban parks - Franklin Mountains State Park - and many options for year-round hiking, mountain biking and rock climbing.
For sports fans, the UTEP Miners offer exciting Division I college athletics at several campus venues including Sun Bowl Stadium - where one of the oldest football bowl games takes place annually - and the Don Haskins Center arena. Southwest University Park, located a mile away in lively downtown El Paso, is home to the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres, and the El Paso Locomotive FC, a professional soccer team founded in 2019.
Job Description:
The University of Texas at El Paso is excited to announce a tenured position at the rank of full professor in community engaged research and scholarship. This senior-level position is envisioned to lead the institution's efforts to advance scholarship on community participation, participatory processes, community development, or related methods in order to address pressing societal issues such as health, environment, education, energy, and economic wellbeing. Candidates should possess a distinguished record of community-engaged scholarship, leadership, and successful funding that qualify for a tenured position at the rank of full professor. The successful candidate will engage in collaborative research within their department and across campus, provide faculty mentoring and development in community-engaged research, support junior faculty in building their own community-engaged research agendas, and promote best practices for integrating community-based perspectives into scholarly work. This person will play a key role in advancing the university's mission to strengthen community engagement through research. Interested candidates across all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Requirements:
Successful candidates must possess a Ph.D. and a record of excellence in research and teaching commensurate with the rank of professor with tenure at a Carnegie R1 doctoral university. A strong record of publishing and extramural grant funding is required. Outstanding advanced associate professors are encouraged to apply.
Additional Information:
This position is created under the University of Texas System Regents' Research Excellence Program. Faculty hired into the rank of tenured professor will be given the honorific title of Regents' Distinguished Research Professor.
The initial salary is competitive, based on qualifications and experience, and comes with excellent fringe benefits.
In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at [email protected], or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312.
For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at [email protected].
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