Assistant Professor of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management

About the role

The School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management offers degree programs for both undergraduate and graduate candidates that prepare students to work in various fields including law enforcement, the courts, community and correctional institutions, and disaster recovery services. It also offers a program in Forensics.

Responsibilities

• Teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology, criminal justice, and/or emergency management.
• Teach courses in a variety of modes of instruction, including in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.
• Mentor students in research, including master’s thesis supervision.
• Develop relationships with faculty in related disciplines and/or local agencies or community groups so that interdisciplinary academic/practitioner partnerships can be formed to further the mission of the School.
• Contribute to the growth of the School, including through developing its curricular offerings.
• Engage in scholarly activities leading to refereed publications.
• Participate in service to the school, college, university, profession, and community.

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in criminology, criminal justice, emergency management or a related field; ABDs will be considered on the condition that official notification of completion of the doctoral degree can be provided by August 1, 2027.
• Demonstrated potential for teaching at the undergraduate or graduate levels.
• Demonstrated potential to conduct research and produce publishable manuscripts.
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise (as demonstrated through previous research and/or teaching), in one or more substantive areas in criminology, criminal justice, or emergency management.
• Documented experience of effective teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels in multiple modalities (e.g., online, hybrid, in-person, etc.).
• Record of scholarly publication commensurate with experience.
• A demonstrated commitment to and/or expertise in working in an environment that is committed to the teacher-scholar-mentor model of education.
• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body.
• Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom.