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

• a curriculum vitae;
• a cover letter, which addresses research agenda and teaching interests and competencies;
• a sample of scholarly writing within the last three years; and
• 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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