Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice (RACE & INEQUALITY)

About the role

The Division of Politics, Administration and Justice at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Criminal Justice (RACE & INEQUALITY) with an appointment to begin Fall 2027.

Responsibilities

• Teach core courses on race and ethnicity and/or elective courses on gangs and the criminal justice system.
• Engage in superb teaching, advisement, and mentorship.
• Undertake meritorious service at the department, college, university, and community levels.
• Contribute to and participate in the life and development of the department.
• Contribute to curricular growth/development of the criminal justice major.
• Develop additional courses relevant to their specialization.
• Contribute to and participate in the broader university and disciplinary communities.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in the social sciences at the time of appointment, with an emphasis in criminal and social justice.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching a diverse undergraduate student population, including first-generation college students, low-socioeconomic students, and historically minoritized students.
• Potential for / demonstrated ability to teach existing courses, including Race, Inequality and the Criminal Justice System, and/or Gangs and the Criminal Justice System.
• Potential for / demonstrated ability to contribute to curricular growth/development of the criminal justice major.
• Strong record of or potential for scholarly accomplishments appropriate to the level of appointment.
• Potential for / evidence of service to the university.
• Potential for / evidence of service to the discipline.
• Experience in working collaboratively with colleagues.

Qualifications

• Specialization in/Expertise in pedagogy and scholarship with a focus on race/ethnicity or gangs and their intersections with the criminal justice system.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Ability to teach a diverse undergraduate student population.

Benefits

• Compensation: Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $6,221 to $13,224 monthly (12 monthly payments per academic year).
• Anticipated hiring range is $6,990 to $7,130 per month.
• Salary offered is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying its employees less than those of the opposite sex and/or another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work.
• Summer research grants, moving expenses, start-up funds, and a reduced teaching load may be available.

Pay

• Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $6,221 to $13,224 monthly (12 monthly payments per academic year).
• Anticipated hiring range is $6,990 to $7,130 per month.
• Salary offered is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

• Appointment to begin Fall 2027.

Contact

To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by September 10th, 2026. The anticipated appointment date is August 2027.

For a detailed description of benefits, please visit https://hr.fullerton.edu/total-wellness/.