Associate​/Full Professor Practice and Department Head

The Department of Maritime Transportation in the College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies at Texas A&M University, located on the Galveston Campus, is seeking an experienced and visionary department head with demonstrated academic leadership and scholarship applicable to marine transportation. We invite applications for a full‑time, non‑tenure track position with an 11‑month academic appointment beginning in Fall 2026. Applicants will be considered for the faculty title of Professor of the Practice and for the Department Head position.

However, exceptional candidates at the rank of Associate Professor of the Practice will also be considered depending on qualifications. The appointment as Department Head is initially a five‑year term with the potential for an additional term.

We seek an individual who is nationally and/or internationally recognized in marine transportation and who will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop a clear vision of how to meet the maritime educational needs of the nation. The incumbent will have experience in the shared governance approach of academic institutions and will support and foster a climate in which all members can thrive.

The individual will serve as the chief academic, fiscal development, and administrative officer for the department. Department heads may contribute to the mission of teaching with a teaching assignment of 1 course credit seminar per semester.

The Department of Maritime Transportation’s mission is to provide students with a solid academic foundation on which to build a leadership career in the maritime sector. Those who successfully complete the program will earn a Bachelor of Science degree and will qualify to take the U.S. Coast Guard license examination for licensing as a Third Mate for any gross tonnage upon oceans, steam, or motor vessels.

Cadets are also provided with solid fundamentals in business topics related to the maritime industry, ashore and  learn more, visit marine.tamu.edu/academics/maritime-transportation.

Texas A&M University at Galveston is the dedicated marine and maritime branch campus of Texas A&M University. The campus houses several institutions that are critical contributors to Texas A&M’s land‑, sea‑, and space‑grant mission and drives the development of the blue economy on the Gulf Coast through education, innovation, scholarship and research.

Home to the Texas A&M College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies (marine.tamu.edu), students can earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in marine sciences, business, blue humanities, marine engineering and maritime transportation. Students may also pursue select Galveston‑specific Texas A&M College of Engineering degrees, including computer science, ocean engineering and interdisciplinary engineering.

Texas A&M‑Galveston is also home to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, one of six state maritime academies in the U.S. and the only one embedded within a Tier I research institution. Offering hands‑on training to over 420 cadets annually, the academy prepares students to earn a U.S. Coast Guard License and serve as maritime professionals, afloat and ashore, or enter military service upon graduation.

Ideally situated in Galveston Bay, the island campus is surrounded by marine life, estuarine and ocean ecosystems, and one of the largest maritime industrial hubs in the world, allowing Galveston Aggies to live, learn and work in the heart of the industries they will soon serve. Whether their careers take them shoreside or on the water, Aggies are ready for anything above, on and below the waves.

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environments for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff, which is vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values.

• A Master’s degree.
• Currently holds a USCG Merchant Mariner Credential as an unlimited deck officer of Master.
• Been certified in Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW), requisite for a deck officer of the above rank.

• Leadership experience in an administrative position in the…