Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Criminal Justice

The Department of Criminal Justice at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for a full-time 10-month non-tenure-track position at the level of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer to begin in the fall of 2023. The initial appointment for both ranks 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); Senior Lecturers are eligible for long-term contracts after the initial contract period. These positions are 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, including fostering experiential learning opportunities. The successful candidate will have the ability to (Lecturer) or experience in (Senior Lecturer) teaching core criminal justice classes such as introduction to criminal justice and who is a generalist, able to teach a variety of criminal justice courses across the undergraduate curriculum. The teaching load is three courses per semester, one of which will become directing the internship program.

The Department of Criminal Justice, housed in the College of Arts & Sciences, has a long and distinguished record of nationally recognized scholarship, teaching, and service, offering degrees at the bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. levels. Its graduate program currently has 20 research active PhD students, and its undergraduate program routinely has around 400 majors. The department is one of the oldest in the country with an established interdisciplinary history. For more information about the Department, please visit the department's website at https://criminaljustice.indiana.edu/.

Indiana University has over 90,000 students enrolled in more than 900 academic programs across nine campuses. IU-Bloomington, the flagship campus, offers over 500 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Founded in 1820, the university is designated as a Carnegie R1 institution, providing extensive support for both internal and external grants, teaching, and international collaborations. Resources include the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning and an active Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Applicants should apply online at http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/14271, including a cover letter; CV; statement on teaching; a statement on fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in and out of the classroom; three letters of reference.

The Department of Criminal Justice is committed to building and supporting a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community of students and scholars. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.

Review of applications will begin on November 7, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled.