Assistant Professor of History

Final date to receive applications

October 15, 2026

This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of History at Texas Christian University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor to begin August 2027. The position is for a scholar of modern imperialism in the Global South outside the Americas, with preferred research specializations in the global histories of science, medicine, or technology. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to teach survey courses on World History since 1500, undergraduate upper-level courses in their area of specialization that support the department’s minor in Global History, and graduate seminars that contribute a global dimension to the department’s PhD program.

In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate students, other duties include carrying out a scholarly research agenda and contributing service at the department and university levels.

The position carries a 3/2 teaching load, competitive salary, and internal research support. Candidates must complete the PhD by July 2027.

The TCU Department of History has 19 full-time faculty members who lead an undergraduate program, including minors in Global History and in Military, War, and Conflict Studies, plus a PhD program that specializes in US and Latin American history.

Named for TCU’s founders, Addison and Randolph Clark, the Add Ran College of Liberal Arts is home to the core academic disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. The College includes approximately 155 full-time faculty members, 10 departments (Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, English, Geography, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Sociology & Anthropology, and World Languages & Global Studies ), and two units of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (Army and Air Force).

Add Ran College departments confer 17 Bachelor of Arts and 7 Bachelor of Science degrees, a Bachelor of General Studies, an online master’s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice, a Master of Liberal Arts degree, and master’s and Ph.D. degrees in History, English, and Rhetoric and Composition.

Founded in 1873, Texas Christian University is a world-class, private, Carnegie-classified national research university located in Fort Worth, Texas. Inspired by its mission and core values of integrity, engagement, community, and excellence, TCU consistently ranks among the top universities and colleges in the United States.

TCU’s campus — regularly ranked among the nation’s most beautiful — spans 302 acres in a primarily residential area just minutes from downtown.

The university comprises nine schools and colleges offering 117 areas of undergraduate study, 62 master’s level programs, and 37 areas of doctoral study. TCU is a leader across several disciplines, including health care, business, energy, and the arts. Total enrollment stands at 12,980, including 11,152 undergraduates and 1,828 graduate students. Students are supported by over 2,200 faculty and staff, including more than 700 full-time faculty members.

Fort Worth blends the approachable charm of a smaller city with the amenities, cultural energy, and distinctive personality of a major metro. As the nation’s 11th-largest city, with a rapidly growing population of more than 1 million, Fort Worth and TCU share a relationship that spans more than a century — one that continues to deepen as many Horned Frogs choose to stay after graduation, drawn by the region’s thriving job market.

Part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area — the nation’s fourth-largest and a top tourism destination — Fort Worth…