Homeland Security and Emergency Management Visiting Assistant Professor

Auburn University at Montgomery; Montgomery (AL); Híbrido; USD 55.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Master of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) online program.

The successful candidate will teach graduate-level online courses and maintain a campus presence; the appointment is one year renewable, non-tenure-track, with potential to transition to tenure-track based on performance and funding.

Formación

• Doctoral degree in criminal justice, homeland security, emergency management, sociology, or a related discipline is required.
• Candidates with prior experience teaching graduate courses are preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Teach homeland security and possibly criminal justice courses asynchronously on Canvas.
• Participate in departmental, college, and university service activities on campus.

Conocimientos

Graduate teaching

Online teaching

Educación

Doctoral degree in criminal justice or related discipline

Herramientas

Canvas LMS

Descripción del empleo

Overview

The Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology (CJ&S) at Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) is inviting applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position for the Master of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) online program. The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate-level online courses in homeland security. This position is not remote and faculty are expected to have a campus presence. The visiting appointment is a one-year renewable non-tenure-track position, and may be transitioned to a tenure-track position based on performance, departmental needs, and available funding. AUM has an official 4/3 teaching load. Faculty with ongoing scholarship and publication usually receive a course release for a normal 3/3 load. Internal funding to support scholarship is available. Service to the department is expected. A doctoral degree in criminal justice, homeland security, emergency management, sociology, or a related discipline is required. Candidates with prior experience teaching graduate courses are preferred.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities for the Visiting Assistant Professor include, but are not limited to, teaching homeland security and possibly criminal justice courses asynchronously on Canvas, as well as participating in departmental, college, and university service activities on campus.

Qualifications

A doctoral degree in criminal justice, homeland security, emergency management, sociology, or a related discipline is required. Candidates with prior experience teaching graduate courses are preferred.

Why Work at AUM?

AUM’s Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology comprises ten full-time faculty members and offers four degree programs: Bachelor of Science in Sociology, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Master of Science in Criminal Justice, and Master of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

AUM is the metropolitan campus of Auburn University with approximately 5,200 students and 200 faculty in six academic colleges: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Nursing and Health Sciences, Sciences, Business, and Education. Located in the state capital, AUM serves a diverse student body including traditional and non-traditional students. Montgomery offers diverse cultural and recreational opportunities including the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, world-class museums, Civil Rights Memorial, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a ballet company, a natural habitat zoo, a chamber music society, an independent film theater, and the Montgomery Biscuits baseball team. Montgomery is also the home of the Southern Poverty Law Center and Equal Justice Initiative.

Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement

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Posted Date

3/30/2026