UAA Justice Center Temporary Faculty

The UAA Justice Center is holding an open recruitment for adjunct instructors who are interested in expanding their practice to include part-time teaching in undergraduate programs.The UAA Justice Center is seeking applicants for its adjunct labor pool. The Justice Center is dedicated to providing strong and innovative instruction that promotes student sensitivity to diversity, outreach and community-based practice skills, critical thinking, research-informed action, cultural responsiveness, and inter-professional collaboration. Instruction will occur through distance delivery, face-to-face on-campus methods, or through hybrid approaches combining these methods.Acceptance into the hiring pool does not constitute a hiring agreement, nor does having worked one semester guarantee that a position will be available in subsequent semesters. Hiring decisions for temporary faculty are made on a semester-by-semester basis, according to the needs of that semester's schedule, and needs that arise during the course of a given semester. We seek to identify talented adjunct faculty the Justice Center can invest in, provide training and mentoring to prior to and during instruction, and establish long-term working relationships to enhance the diversity and practice experience of the human service faculty for the benefit of our students and programs.Candidates will be evaluated on past teaching experiences, expertise and experience relevant to effective teaching in the area of need, and potential for providing high-quality instruction to undergraduate students.Minimum Qualifications:Adjunct faculty offering lower-division Justice courses are required to hold a Master’s degree in criminal justice, criminology or a related discipline, or equivalent specialized training and/or educational certifications, or a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and possess two to three years of related experience. Exceptions to these minimum educational and experience requirements may be made on a case-by-case basis, subject to approval by the Justice Center faculty and the Justice Center Director.Position Details:New hires will be placed UNAD Adjunct salary table.This is a pooled position, which means that the position remains open over the entire academic year.This is an at-will, union represented adjunct position, and may be canceled based upon the needs of the university.This position is represented by United Academic – Adjuncts, AAUP-AFT/AFL-CIO*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination .The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact David Moxley, Assistant Dean, at

dpmoxley@alaska.edu .All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

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