Assistant Professor of Range Management

Position: Assistant Professor of Range Management The Department of Natural Resources Management in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Range Management position with research, teaching, and service responsibilities to begin as early as August 2026. 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 all areas of teaching, and/or research/creative activity, and/or service. As a faculty member in the Department of Natural Resources Management you will be expected to conduct scholarship focused on range ecology and/or management, externally fund a vibrant lab of graduate and undergraduate students, develop a program of outreach and engagement with stakeholders, including state and federal agencies, private natural resources managers, students, teachers, and researchers, as well as relevant scientific or professional societies. Teaching expectation is three classes across the two long semesters of the academic year with additional teaching opportunities in the summer for added compensation. Required Qualifications: 1. Ph.D. in Range Ecology and/or Management, Plant Biology, Ecology, or closely related field. 2. A strong record of peer-reviewed publications focused on rangeland plant ecology and/or management. 3. A strong commitment to teaching in the areas of range plant ecology and natural resources management. Preferred Qualifications: 1. Experience or a record indicative of conducting and publishing research on the use of fire, mechanical, and/or chemical approaches to innovate range management; or research that informs novel advances at the intersection of range animal nutrition; or research that improves understanding of wildlife-habitat relationships. 2. Experience or a record indicative of obtaining grant funding. 3. Experience or a record indicative of teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses on fire, mechanical, and/or chemical weed and brush control; range animal nutrition; or wildlife-habitat relationships in rangelands. 4. Experience mentoring undergraduate and/or graduate student research. 5. Evidence of working with and/or developing partnerships with landowners, government agencies, industry groups, and/or public interest groups. 6. Evidence of or a record indicative of working in interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research teams. You can find the complete position description including information about Texas Tech University, the Davis College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, and the Department of Natural Resources Management, as well as apply for the position at: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/Home?partnerid=25898&siteid=5637#jobDetails=910736_5637 Questions about this position should be directed to Dr. Caitlyn Cooper-Norris, Search Committee Chair, at caitlyn.e.cooper@ttu.edu. If you need assistance with the application process, contact Human Resources, Talent Acquisition at hrs.recruiting@ttu.edu or 806-742-3851. The deadline to submit applications is May 8, 2026.