Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

About the role

The successful candidate will be a dynamic teacher of undergraduate students as well as a scholar with an ambitious research and publication agenda. The ideal candidate will show evidence of thoughtful intellectual engagement with Criminal Justice.

Responsibilities

• Offer dynamic, engaging, and student-centered pedagogy utilizing up-to-date expertise in Criminal Justice and the best pedagogical practices.
• Teach a normal load, typically five courses in-person a year, including general education classes, Criminological Theory, Criminal Law, Courts, Corrections, Criminal Investigation, and Crime Scene Investigation.
• Actively mentor and advise students.
• Be a contributing member of departmental and university required meetings and initiatives including departmental meetings events, course and curriculum development, and university-wide initiatives.
• Maintain active professional engagement and research, which are required for promotion and tenure consideration.
• Share the University’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and anti-racist pedagogy and be prepared to join an active cohort of faculty who teach undergraduate courses and advise/mentor students.

Requirements

The successful candidate must possess a Ph.D./Terminal Degree by the hire date. ABDs will be considered if the Ph.D. is completed by the time of hire.

Qualifications

• Evidence of 1+ years of teaching at undergraduate level
• Proven agenda of research and professional engagement
• Communication skills consistent with effective teaching, mentoring and motivating
• Criminal Justice majors from a broad range of cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds
• Experience in course design, development, and assessment of student learning outcomes
• Experience utilizing LMS such as Canvas

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Contact Information

To apply, please submit your application through the online portal. Applications should include a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. Women and underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Lincoln University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. The University is committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff.