The Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor in Latinx environmental history, with a preference for expertise in Texas/Mexico borderlands studies, to begin in the fall of 2026. Successful applicants will extend and expand existing department strengths in multiple research areas. For more on the department’s exceptional research, see our faculty listing. The successful candidate will maintain an ambitious, productive research agenda, teach assigned courses, recruit and train outstanding students, and participate in university and professional affairs.
This position is part of a cluster hire made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. Hired faculty are appointed, and undergo review and promotion, in their home departments. Hired faculty are also expected to contribute to the interdisciplinary environmental undergraduate program, which is advancing environmental humanities curriculum. Hired faculty will be affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences’ Environmental and Sustainability Initiative and the Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI). In addition to the title of Assistant Professor, for their first three years hired faculty will be identified as “Mellon-RESI Scholar,” leveraging their expertise to engage with, and contribute to, the scope of the Mellon-funded LatinTX critical environmental justice initiative. This initiative seeks to build a collaborative community of scholars from across the humanities converging to advance transformative conversations toward more just responses to everyday environmental injustices in borderland communities in Texas and beyond. Additional resources are earmarked to support the cluster hire faculty both individually and in their collaborative efforts.
Texas A&M University is a Top 20 public research institution and among the largest universities in the United States. It is a land, sea, and space grant institution that holds the distinction of classification as an R1 Doctoral University (Highest Research Activity), and faculty benefit from the resources and support associated with this designation. Texas A&M is also federally designated as a Hispanic-serving Institution.
Our department is committed to broadening participation in higher education and has a policy of being responsive to the needs of dual-career couples. The department is interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and service, will contribute to the breadth and excellence of the academic community, as well as the educational needs of the population of Texas and the global community.
Located in College Station, the university is 90 miles from Houston, 100 miles from Austin, and 165 miles from Dallas. The Bryan-College Station metropolitan area has over 160,000 residents and is experiencing rapid job growth.