Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

ACJS; Kennesaw (GA); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kennesaw State University in Georgia invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, with a preferred start date of August 2027. This is a nine-month contract for work to be performed on the state of Georgia.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, mentor students, and contribute to scholarly research with opportunities for external funding.

Qualifications

• PhD or foreign equivalent in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or closely related field.
• Evidence of teaching criminal justice courses and/or data analytics/statistics.
• Productivity in research and scholarly activity (publications, presentations).

Responsabilités

• Teach undergraduate and graduate criminal justice courses.
• Engage in scholarly research and publish findings.
• Provide mentorship and service within the department and university.

Connaissances

Criminal justice expertise

Teaching experience

Research dissemination

Data analytics background

Formation

Doctoral degree in Criminal Justice/Criminology

Description du poste

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, tenure track faculty position as Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice with a preferred start date of August 2027. This is a nine-month contracted position and is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Department Information

We are a collective of interdisciplinary and community-engaged scholars committed to investigating and addressing social problems, which are broadly defined as conditions or behaviors that have a negative impact on society. We examine and understand these problems using scientific approaches, including applied, theoretical, and evaluation research. Faculty expertise broadly includes sociological, criminological, and criminal justice research areas related to social harms, social organization and disorganization, policing, courts, and correctional systems, life course sociology and criminology, causes and correlates of crime and deviance, responses to crime, laws, policies, and practices, and myriad forms of inequality. Finally, SCJ faculty are scholars and teachers committed to excellence in teaching and mentorship to ensure our graduates are ready for life and work after college. Faculty in the department engage in multiple forms of experiential education and high-impact practices to synthesize their teaching, research, and service roles.

Required Qualifications

• An earned doctoral degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or a closely related discipline is required at the time of hire.


• Demonstrated training and expertise in the criminal justice system, as evidenced by graduate coursework, publications, and/or presentations.


• Demonstrated experience teaching criminal justice courses and/or data analytics/statistics, or demonstrated preparation to do so.


• Demonstrated productivity in research and scholarship, as evidenced by publications, presentations and/or scholarly work.

Preferred Qualifications

• A substantive research agenda in one or more subfields: policing, data analytics & visualization, criminal justice policy.


• Demonstrated potential for, or a record of, securing external research funding.


• Ability to teach courses that serve undergraduate and graduate Criminal Justice programs.


• Demonstrated record of effective teaching across multiple modalities (face-to-face, online and hybrid).

Required Documents to Attach

• CV


• Cover Letter (3 page max) outlining how the candidate meets the required and preferred qualifications, as well as their (a) research interests and future research plans and (b) teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and efforts to facilitate student success.


• Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts and Official International Course-by-Course Evaluations Due Upon Hire)


• Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 3 references


• The full text of up to 3 representative publications, preprints, or scholarly works in progress (Upload as Writing Sample)