Position Announcement - Texas Tech University Addictive Disorders Studies

Application Due:   Open Until Filled

Type:  Nine month, Professor of Practice

Position Availability:  September 1, 2020

Salary:  Competitive and commensurate with qualifications

Position Description:

The Addictive Disorders and Recovery Studies program in the Department of Community, Family and Addiction Sciences at Texas Tech University seeks an energetic faculty member to join a growing program. The preferred applicant must be an active leader in the profession and have extensive experience in online development and teaching and must be committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. The successful applicant will be expected to teach a full load of undergraduate courses, advise undergraduate students minoring in ADRS, build and maintain all ADRS online courses, and liaison with instructors teaching sections of the online ADRS courses. Additionally, a successful candidate will provide community education about addiction, recovery and treatment and participate in community and campus-based committees. The preferred applicant must have experience in working with the Lubbock addiction recovery/prevention community. 

Minimum Qualifications and Responsibilities: 

Assistant Professor of Practice:  Doctorate related to family systems with coursework in addition recovery. Knowledge is current in the addiction and recovery field, including assessment, prevention and treatment. Record of experience working in the addiction and recovery field, with a focus on assessment and treatment. Proficient experience in teaching online classes in higher education. Proficient knowledge in blackboard, adobe video express, pdf, etc. Experience in the process of developing and maintaining an online course. Understanding of compliance for online course (ADA, etc) and ability to manage teaching a course load of 4 classes a semester in addition to other administrative duties. Ability to apply knowledge and expertise in community settings. (Example: active clinical licensure with community counseling experience). Experience teaching other ADRS course topics. This is a Security Sensitive Level I Position: Applicants for this position will be subject to a background check and may be required to be fingerprinted.

Application:  Apply at http://www.texastech.edu/careers/faculty-positions.php. Search openings for Requisition ID 15948BR. The quick link for this job posting is: http://www.texastech.edu/careers/. Include with the completed application a letter of application, vita, copy of transcripts (official transcripts will be required upon appointment), and the contact information (name, address, telephone number, and email address) of three references. 

Texas Tech University was founded in 1923 and is located in Lubbock, TX, in the heart of the South Plains. Focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach, the Texas Tech University System is taking a leading role in meeting the global challenges of today and the future. Texas Tech University is a multi-purpose state university and has set enrollment records each of the last eight years, including a student population of 38,209 in fall 2018. In addition, Texas Tech is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution with a Hispanic student population comprising 27.8% of the undergraduate class. 

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.

For additional Information contact:

Jon Webb

jon.r.webb@ttu.edu