Endowed Chair in Digital Humanities

Position Title

Endowed Chair in Digital Humanities

2026081

TTL

San Marcos

Office of the Provost and EVPAA

Texas State University seeks applications for an endowed chair at the rank of Professor to conduct research on any aspect of Digital Humanities. Texas State University seeks to establish a leadership position in Digital Humanities scholarship to complement existing strengths in interdisciplinary research that bridges humanistic inquiry with innovative digital methods, computational analysis, archival technologies, data visualization, public‑facing humanities work, and critical digital studies.

Texas State is home to multiple humanities‑focused research initiatives that support data‑intensive and computational approaches to humanistic questions.

Texas State University receives a full share of the Texas University Fund (TUF) and plans to invest funds in recruitment and substantial start‑up support for strategic hires with established research programs and active external funding in historic and emerging areas of research strength, including Digital Humanities.

We seek to hire dynamic and innovative scholars with an exceptionally strong research record supported by external funding. An applicant’s scholarly focus should complement and enhance the Digital Humanities scholarship and teaching strengths of Texas State, such as:

• Digital Humanities across the Disciplines
• Digital Cultural Heritage, Preservation & Archives
• Text Mining, Corpus Analysis & Natural Language Processing for Humanities
• Spatial Humanities & GIS
• Computer‑assisted Language Instruction and Translation
• Humanities‑Based Approaches to Technology Policy
• Critical Digital Studies & Digital/AI Ethics
• Digital Storytelling, Multimedia Production & Media Archaeology
• Multimodal / Digital Rhetoric and Communication Studies
• Digital Pedagogy & Learning Environments
• Community‑Engaged Digital Humanities

• Seek external funding and coordinate interdisciplinary grants with both internal and external collaborators.
• Conduct and publish original research on Digital Humanities.
• Lead interdisciplinary collaboration with faculty across the university.
• Develop and maintain an active research agenda.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses on Digital Humanities and related subjects.
• Mentor and advise students.
• Contribute to the development of the Digital Humanities curriculum.
• Participate in service activities at the department, college, and university levels.

• Ph.D. or terminal degree.
• Evidence of a scholarly focus and sustained record of research excellence in Digital Humanities.
• Evidence of sustained record of excellence in teaching and mentoring students.
• Evidence of a sustained record of obtaining external funding.

• Evidence of experience supporting or running humanities infrastructure such as centers or groups.
• Evidence of activity in organizing conferences and sessions in Digital Humanities.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring both undergraduate and graduate students.
• Experience supporting experiential learning for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Evidence of community engagement for scholarship and teaching.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Interested applicants should submit the following materials:

• A cover letter highlighting scholarly focus, publications, teaching, and external funding.
• A detailed curriculum vitae.
• Unofficial transcripts (all in one document).
• The names and contact information of three references.

The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree granting universities.

Fall 2026 (negotiable)

04/10/2026

07/31/2026

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