Position Openings

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The Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida (USF) in St. Petersburg invites applications for one nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin on August 7 th , 2024. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must possess a Ph.D. in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or a related social science discipline by the date of appointment. Area of specialization is Human Trafficking, with preference for candidates with data science skills or with a focus on exploitation of underserved and understudied populations. Preference will be given to those who demonstrate an ability to make a significant contribution to the department’s doctoral program. Applicants should show a strong record of research productivity commensurate with rank, and grant experience or grant potential. Strong training in quantitative methods. Strong data management and data integration skills. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Review of applications will begin on October 16 th , 2023, and will until position is filled.

posted 10.03.2023

The Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa invites applications for one twelve month non-tenure track Assistant Professor of Instruction position to begin August 7, 2024. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must possess a Ph.D. in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or a related social science discipline by the date of appointment.

The successful candidate must be able to teach the core courses of theory, research methods, public policy, and statistics within the Cybercrime Master’s program. Evidence of effective online teaching experience is preferred. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Review of applications will begin January 24, 2024, and will continue until position is filled.

posted 10.01.2023

The University of South Carolina, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, is conducting searches for two positions expected to start employment in Fall 2024. One position is open rank with specialization in policing, and the other is at the assistant professor level with specialization in victimization. The successful candidates will teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels. They will also maintain an active research agenda, mentor and supervise students, and provide service to the Department, College, University, community and discipline.

posted 09.26.2023

Old Dominion University’s Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice seeks applicants for two Assistant Professor positions to begin Fall 2024. We are seeking criminologists or sociologists whose research addresses inequality, public policy, and social justice within the criminal justice system and its responses to crime and/or scholars whose research focuses on social inequality and social justice with an emphasis in the sociology of health and illness; at least one of the two positions must be focused on criminology/criminal justice.

posted 09.16.2023

The Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa invites applications for one nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin August 7, 2024. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must possess a Ph.D. in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or a related social science discipline by the date of appointment. Area of specialization is open. Preference will be given to those applicants who demonstrate an ability to make a significant contribution to the department’s doctoral program. Evidence of effective teaching experience, online or in person, is preferred, and applicants should show a strong record of research productivity and grant potential. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Review of applications will begin September 15, 2023, and will continue until position is filled.

posted 09.11.2023

George Mason University’s Department of Criminology, Law and Society invites applicants for two full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor positions to start in August 2024.Assistant Professor positions to start in August 2024. Qualifications: (1) Active research agenda in any area(s) of criminology, criminal justice, and law and society. However, special preference will be given to those with a research agenda related to race and ethnicity in crime and justice, gender-based violence, extremism/terrorism, law and psychology, corrections, or critical criminology; (2) A record of peer- reviewed journal articles and/or books; and (3) Demonstrated excellence in teaching.

posted 07.31.2023

SMU is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to conduct mixed-methods research into criminal law deserts—areas with a shortage of experienced prosecutors and public defense providers. The fellow will work to define, describe, and categorize these criminal law shortage areas. Their research will include interviews and surveys with law students and legal practitioners, as well as quantitative and spatial analyses of data about rural courts and rural legal practice. The Deason Center will provide the fellow with undergraduate research assistants, opportunities for publication, and support for travel to attend research conferences and present their work.

posted 07.03.2023

KU will be offering a Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice starting in Fall 2023 to meet the growing employment demands of law enforcement, corrections, policy, courts administration, and related workforce needs in the Kansas City metropolitan area, the greater Kansas and Missouri region and nationally. The Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice is a degree completion program. The Program Director – Criminal Justice/Professor of the Practice is a 12-month position with both Administrative and Teaching responsibilities.  

posted 05.10.2023