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Assistant Professor in Sociology-Criminal Justice

Employer
Susquehanna University
Location
Pennsylvania, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Nov 2, 2020


Assistant Professor in Sociology-Criminal Justice

About Susquehanna:
As a living, learning and working community, Susquehanna University affirms its commitment to being an engaged, culturally inclusive campus. As we seek to embody the rich diversity of the human community, we commit ourselves to the full participation of persons who represent the breadth of human difference. The university encourages candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. Susquehanna University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in educating students for productive, creative and reflective lives of achievement, leadership and service in a diverse, dynamic and interdependent world. Its more than 2,300 undergraduates come from 35 states and 22 countries, and all students study away through Susquehanna’s unique Global Opportunities program. Susquehanna University’s 325 acre campus, noted for its beauty, is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 50 miles north of Harrisburg in the scenic Susquehanna River Valley, about a three hour drive from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City. For more information, please visit https://www.susqu.edu.


Position Summary:
Susquehanna University invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to start in August 2021.

Demonstrated success or evidence of potential to excel in teaching and advising undergraduates in a small, residential liberal arts college is essential, as is ongoing scholarly productivity and institutional and departmental service.

The candidate will also supervise senior capstone and other independent student research projects as necessary.


Required Qualifications:
An earned doctorate (Ph.D.) in sociology, with a research focus related to crime and criminal justice systems, is required.

The candidate must be able to teach introductory classes in sociology, a quantitative research methods course, and upper-division electives in their field.


Preferred Qualifications:
Additional expertise in the intersections of social justice and law and society are preferred, and expertise in issues of race, class, and gender will be particularly helpful.


Special Instructions to the Applicant:
Please submit curriculum vitae, statement of teaching objectives and research interests, a statement on how the applicant will contribute to the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, including applicant’s knowledge of and experience with inclusive pedagogical practices in classroom teaching, advising, and mentoring, and three letters of recommendation online at https://jobs.susqu.edu/. Any inquiries should be sent to the department head, Dr. John Bodinger de Uriarte, bodinger@susqu.edu. Review of applications will begin on October 5, 2020.


Benefits Eligible: Yes
Number of Months: 9 months
Other Number of Months:
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full Time
Work Schedule/Hours per Week:
Posting Date:
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: No
Anticipated Start Date: 08/01/2021
Posting Number: F00106

To apply, visit https://jobs.susqu.edu/postings/2164

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