Assistant Professor

Responsibilities:The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Department of Criminal Justice invites applications and nominations for the position of an Assistant Professor on a 9-month appointment. Applicants will have robust teaching portfolios and will be active educators in their discipline. The Department seeks to cultivate a student body that is intellectually curious and civically engaged. This assistant professor should pursue innovative teaching strategies, creative works, and pedagogy. Further, they should serve as mentors to students to encourage intellectual success. Individuals will collaborate with colleagues to assess and improve curricula in their respective areas of knowledge and should increase student success through engagement with innovative projects. Assistant professors shall engage institutional citizenship as leaders at the department, college, and university levels, and in their professional fields. Duties include innovative online undergraduate instruction, guiding research projects, and advising students. In addition, a successful candidate will be an active player in designing, implementing, and assessing elements of the curriculum. Candidates should have teaching expertise in areas that complement current departmental strengths. While a wide variety of fields could meet this criterion, candidates with expertise in policing, youthful offenders/juvenile justice, developmental criminology, offender reentry/corrections, or race/inequality are particularly encouraged to apply.Qualifications:For the rank of assistant professor, a doctorate (Ph.D.) in criminal justice, criminology, or closely related field is required. Individuals holding a JD, but not a Ph.D. in criminal justice, criminology, or closely related field, will not be considered for this position. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse student populations. Applicants are expected to describe their commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment through their research, teaching, and/or service activities.

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