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Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor: Social Sciences & Public Policy

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Austin, Texas
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Robert G Ingram
Professor of Humanities

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor: Social Sciences & Public Policy

About the role

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

Responsibilities

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 2026–2027 academic year. Applications are welcome from all relevant disciplines, including Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and relevant public policy fields in economics, law, education, energy, technology, housing, and finance.

Qualifications: A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree.

Application Instructions

A complete application must include:

  1. a curriculum vitae;
  2. a cover letter, which addresses research agenda and teaching interests and competencies;
  3. a sample of scholarly writing within the last three years; and
  4. three letters of recommendation

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@utexas.edu

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Humanities

Full time
Faculty
Type
Full time
Location
Austin, Texas
Point of contact
Robert G Ingram
Professor of Humanities

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Humanities

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

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 2026–2027 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.

Qualifications: A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree.

Application Instructions

A complete application must include: 

  1. a curriculum vitae;
  2. a cover letter, which addresses research agenda and teaching interests and competencies;
  3. a sample of scholarly writing within the last three years; and
  4. three letters of recommendation

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@utexas.edu

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