Tenure-Track Criminology Scholar & Mentor

ACJS; DeKalb (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Illinois University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Criminology to begin August 2027. The successful candidate will contribute to the department’s undergraduate criminology curriculum by teaching criminological theory, research methods, and related courses, supporting the growing criminology major and minor.

NIU also offers a Master of Arts in Sociology with criminology emphasis.

Responsibilities

• Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses
• Building and maintaining a research agenda in areas of specialization
• Supervising student projects, independent studies, and theses
• Mentoring students
• Engaging in service to the department, college, university, and profession

Job description

Northern Illinois University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Criminology to begin August 2027. The successful candidate will contribute to the department’s undergraduate criminology curriculum by teaching criminological theory, research methods, and related courses, supporting the growing criminology major and minor.

NIU also offers a Master of Arts in Sociology with criminology emphasis.