Criminal Justice Chair & Tenure-Track Professor

Westfield State University; Westfield (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

State retirement plan

Tuition waivers

Paid time off

Job summary

Westfield State University’s Department of Criminal Justice invites applications for an Associate Professor or Professor position with tenure-track status. The appointee will teach and serve as Department Chair, beginning January 2025 with possible Summer 2025 start, and will oversee program development and assessment.

The role includes leading curricular vision, coordinating scheduling and adjunct vetting, and representing the department in Academic Affairs.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or related field.
• Three or more years of academic leadership experience.
• Five or more years of demonstrated effective teaching in a tenure-track position.
• Experience with curriculum design and evaluation of program outcomes.
• Experience in a union environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee undergraduate majors/minors and criminal-justice affiliated programs.
• Lead the department in curricular vision, innovation, and student-focused practice.
• Teach, serve, and conduct scholarship across multiple modalities (face-to-face, online, hybrid).
• Work closely with colleagues and Academic Affairs leadership.
• Coordinate academic programming: program assessment, curriculum development, course scheduling, vetting adjunct instructors, and communicating resource needs.
• Facilitate department meetings and chair meetings.

Skills

Teaching excellence

Curriculum design

Leadership

Communication

Inclusivity

Education

Ph.D. in Criminal Justice / Criminology

Job description

Westfield State University’s Department of Criminal Justice invites applications for an Associate Professor or Professor position with tenure-track status. The appointee will teach and serve as Department Chair, beginning January 2025 with possible Summer 2025 start, and will oversee program development and assessment.

The role includes leading curricular vision, coordinating scheduling and adjunct vetting, and representing the department in Academic Affairs.