Texas Christian University

About Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University embraces the teacher/scholar model. The department, college, and university have uncompromising expectations for excellence in undergraduate instruction. Concomitantly, applicants are expected to develop an independent research career (which does not preclude collaborative efforts) including mentored research opportunities for undergraduates and graduate student training.The Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex offers a rich environment for furthering such activities with a host of leading universities and health science centers including the University of North Texas Health Science Center, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the University of Texas at Dallas, and the University of Texas at Arlington. Texas Christian University has repeatedly been recognized as one of the best places to work by the Chronicle of Higher Education making honor roll in categories including collaborative governance, compensation and benefits, confidence in senior leadership, diversity, facilities/workspace/security, job satisfaction, professional development, respect/appreciation, teaching environment, tenure clarity/process and work/life balance.