Associate Professor or Professor of Criminal Justice & Graduate Director of the Master's in Criminal Justice (MSCJ) Degree Program

About the role

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, tenured faculty position as Associate Professor or Professor of Criminal Justice and Graduate Director of the Master's in Criminal Justice (MSCJ) degree program in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. This is a nine-month contracted position with summer stipend for administrative work available, contingent on funding. This position is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership of the MSCJ program and collaborating with faculty on curriculum, student success initiatives, and program assessment
• Leading activities related to marketing, recruitment, admissions, and retention of graduate students
• Overseeing graduate student academic advisement and the appointment, assignment, and supervision of graduate assistants
• Serving as a liaison to the Graduate College and representing the MSCJ program on college and university-level committees
• Teaching courses in our undergraduate and graduate criminal justice degree programs in a variety of modalities, including face-to-face, hybrid, and online
• Maintaining an active scholarship and research agenda (Research intensive workload may be negotiated)
• Engaging in service to the department, college, university, and/or professional community

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D., or the foreign equivalent in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or a closely related discipline is required at the time of hire.
• Strong record of teaching, research, and service commensurate with an appointment at rank of Associate Professor or Professor with tenure.
• Demonstrated experience teaching graduate-level courses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Administrative experience serving as a director or coordinator of an academic program or unit
• Experience with supervision and mentorship of graduate students
• Involvement in activities related to program growth, recruitment, and retention
• Experience in teaching core criminal justice courses including: policing, corrections, legal systems, research methods, and/or statistical analyses
• Experience with the administration of multiple course modalities including online, hybrid, and face-to-face
• Involvement in program and student learning assessment and/or curriculum development
• An active research agenda with the potential for external funding and collaborative research

Required Documents to Attach

• CV
• Cover Letter (please include statement of philosophy on graduate program leadership and evidence of graduate teaching effectiveness)
• Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts and Official International Course-by-Course Evaluations Due Upon Hire)
• Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 3 references

Contact Information

For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Heidi Scherer, hscherer@kennesaw.edu.
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Background Check

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.