Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Employer
- St. John Fisher University
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Dec 17, 2020
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Criminal Justice & Criminology
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
St. John Fisher College, an independent, liberal arts institution in the Catholic tradition located in Rochester, New York, seeks nominations and applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The selected candidate will be expected to teach traditional criminology and criminal justice courses at all levels of the undergraduate degree and will be able to contribute to course offerings in our Legal Studies program, with a focus on criminal law and judicial behavior. The position is available beginning August 2021.
Founded in 1948, St. John Fisher College is ranked among the top colleges and universities in the northeast and has a rich history of academic excellence and an outstanding reputation for its commitment to a student-centered, personalized educational environment. The educational philosophy of the founding Basilian Fathers—Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge—reflects Fisher’s traditions and values today, and the campus prepares individuals for lives of intellectual, professional, and civic integrity and where diversity and service to others are valued and practiced (www.sjfc.edu).
The School of Arts and Sciences at St John Fisher College serves all undergraduate students through 33 programs, the Core general education curriculum, and pre-professional requirements. The School provides all the liberal arts offerings required for baccalaureate degrees, thus providing critical skills and perspectives across a wide range of disciplines. New faculty will arrive at an exciting time in our College’s history as we launch a new interdisciplinary Core curriculum, and the College looks forward to the transformative impact these faculty will have.
Required qualifications:
• PhD or ABD in Criminology or Criminal Justice or related
field.
• Ability to teach a wide range of courses at the undergraduate
level.
• Demonstrated ability to be an excellent teacher.
• Commitment to a consistent, high-quality scholarly agenda.
• Commitment to mentoring and advising students.
• Commitment to contributing to a climate of equity and
inclusion.
• Commitment to service.
• Commitment to community engagement.
• Excellent communication skills.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US and be available to start teaching in fall 2021.
Applications are invited from candidates who have completed a doctorate or doctoral candidates with a scheduled completion date for the dissertation.
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