Position Openings

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The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina is seeking candidates for an open tenure-track assistant professor position in the area of juvenile justice. Applicants must demonstrate a clear promise of high-quality research and the potential to develop an independent research agenda, along with evidence of effective teaching and potential for securing external research funding. Review of applications begins September 26th, and continues until filled.

To apply for this position, please visit the university's career webpage using this link.

posted 08.21.2025

The Rutgers School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) invites applicants for three (3) full-time faculty positions at the level of Assistant Professor (tenure track). We seek scholars spanning a wide array of academic disciplines that intersect with public safety and the criminal justice system. One of the three positions will be dedicated to a scholar with experience in conducting qualitative research and who is well suited to teach qualitative research methodology courses at the doctoral level. The remaining two positions are open to scholars in any substantive area and to those who use any methodological approach in their work. The ideal candidates will enhance SCJ’s existing strengths as a highly productive and multidisciplinary faculty. Successful candidates will demonstrate robust research agendas, effective teaching pedagogies, and meaningful engagements in service activities. Faculty are expected to sustain an active record of scholarly work and publications. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate courses. The usual course load is four courses per academic year, two each in the fall and spring semesters. Additional responsibilities include mentoring students, assisting the school with administrative and/or committee responsibilities, participating in professional conferences, and contributing to campus-wide committees. Successful candidates will have opportunities to contribute to undergraduate programs in criminal justice and justice studies, as well as graduate programs in criminal justice and a joint program with social work. There are also opportunities to engage in community research partnerships in the city of Newark. Applicants should declare if they wish to be considered specifically for the position focused on qualitative methods. The proposed start date is September 1, 2026. 

Interested applicants can access the career page using this weblink.

posted 07.29.2025

 The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri - St. Louis is hiring for two open faculty positions. Two positions are available: an Assistant Professor position (Job ID: 56812) and  a non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor position (Job ID: 56811). Applications for both positions will be reviewed beginning September 8, 2025, but will be accepted until the position is filled.   

Interested applicants can access the career page using this weblink. However, questions can be directed to Christopher J. Sullivan, Department Chair, at cjsullivan@umsl.edu. 

posted 07.25.2025

 The Florida Atlantic University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (SCCJ) invites applications for a tenure-line assistant or associate professor position, starting in Fall 2026, on the Boca Raton campus. While all substantive areas of expertise will be considered, we are particularly interested in applicants whose research agenda is (a) informed by emerging technologies in criminology and criminal justice (e.g., artificial intelligence, social network analysis, virtual reality) that ensure security, privacy, and the protection of civil rights; improve safety and community relations; and/or foster innovation in research and practice, or (b) crosses disciplinary boundaries (e.g., neuroscience, public health, psychology, genetics, education, public policy) to develop integrated knowledge for advancing research and addressing societal challenges. 

The application deadline is September 21, 2025. 

For more information on the SCCJ, applicants are encouraged to visit their school’s webpage. Interested applicants can access the job posting using this weblink for this recruitment (REQ18740).

posted 07.16.2025

The Criminal Justice (CJ) Program in the School of Public Service at Boise State University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with research and teaching expertise in the areas of courts, law, legal issues, and/or sentencing to start in the fall semester 2026. We seek a faculty member with a doctorate in criminal justice, criminology, or a closely related field. The successful candidate should demonstrate a record of conducting research in their area, teaching effectiveness, and a commitment to serving the community, University, School of Public Service, CJ Program, and discipline. 

The successful applicant will have an active research agenda and a record of peer-reviewed and public service scholarship, or clear potential to develop such a record. The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching a range of courses in various formats and modalities, including undergraduate and graduate level classes such as Introduction to Courts and Sentencing, Criminal Procedure, and Criminal Law, among others, such as research methods or statistics. The person in this position will supervise master’s students and teach courses that are a part of our growing Legal Studies minor. We further seek a candidate with a demonstrated commitment to student support, professional service, institutional leadership, and civic engagement . 

Interested applicants can access the job posting using this web link. The position will remain open until filled, with review to begin on September 8th, 2025.

posted 06.13.2025

The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for a full-time 10-month non-tenure-track position at the level of Lecturer to begin in the fall of 2025. The initial appointment is for three years. Lecturers are then reviewed for annual reappointment until they are considered for promotion to Senior Lecturer and long-term contracts (typically in the sixth year); This position is intended to be long-term; there is a promotion track, through the rank of Senior Lecturer, followed by Teaching Professor. Candidates must have a PhD in hand by the start date of the appointment; current ABDs are welcome to apply. Applicants’ degree must be in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or a related field. Applicants with only a law degree (JD, LLM, SJD) will not be considered. 

We seek an individual who is committed to a career of excellence in teaching and engagement with undergraduate students. The teaching load is 3-3. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach criminology and criminal justice classes, such as introduction to criminal justice and criminological theory, and who is a generalist, able to teach a variety of criminology and criminal justice courses across the undergraduate curriculum. 

Interested applicants can access the job posting using this web link.  Applications will be reviewed beginning April 21, 2025.

posted 04.02.2025

The Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law at the University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure-accruing position, renewable appointment at the rank of Lecturer in Criminology beginning August 16, 2025. 

The Lecturer will typically teach three (3) high-demand or foundational courses each semester, such as Advanced Principles of Criminal Justice, Criminological Theory, and Research Methods in Criminology. Preference will be given to applicants who can also offer specialty upper division courses examining one or more of the following:  Courts, Policing, White Collar Crime, Criminal Procedure, and Mental Health and the Justice System, and to those with experience teaching multiple class sizes using different teaching modalities (face-to-face, online, hybrid). The Lecturer will also provide other instructional needs to the undergraduate Criminology program, such as undergraduate advising and engaging in research collaboration with undergraduates. 

Interested applicants can access the job posting using this web link. Applications will be reviewed beginning March 28, 2025.

posted 3.10.2025