Faculty - Tenure-Track Assistant-Professor - Criminal Justice

Faculty - Tenure-Track Assistant-Professor - Criminal Justice


Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job Type: Faculty
Job Number: FY2300482
Closing: 3/24/2023 11:59 PM Mountain
Location: 800 W University Parkway, Orem
Division: CHPS College Health/Public Service

Position Announcement

The Criminal Justice Department and Master of Public Administration program at Utah Valley University invite applicants for a teaching-focused, tenure-track Assistant Professor position with a teaching load of 12 credits per semester. Working under the supervision of the Department Chair, the candidate will play an integral role in the Criminal Justice Department and the MPA program. The successful candidate will be required to teach two lower or upper-division courses within the Criminal Justice Department. The candidate will also be required to teach two courses per semester in the online Master of Public Administration program within the College of Health and Public Service. This would include (but is not limited to) our Public Administration seminar course, research methods, public policy, or legal issues. Finally, the candidate will be required to seek ways to enhance UVU's dual-integrated mission, focusing on engagement, inclusion, and student success.

The Criminal Justice Department currently consists of 13 full-time faculty members and serves almost 900 students majoring in Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and National Security Studies. Our approach to professional education is student-centered and demands a high level of faculty-student engagement, with substantial institutional support for engaging students in faculty research. The College of Health and Public Service and the institution also support work-life balance. UVU values diverse opinions and perspectives and seeks to be inclusive in all practices. We encourage applications from candidates who identify with historically underrepresented groups in academia.

Minimum Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from a regionally accredited university with an earned doctoral degree in Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Administration, or a Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school. ABD candidates will be considered if the doctorate is completed (dissertation defended and accepted by graduating institution) by June 30, 2023.
  
• Evidence of an ability to teach lower and upper-division courses in Criminal Justice.
  
• Evidence of an ability to teach Master level courses in Public Administration.
  
• Ability and desire to participate in scholarly/creative work with undergraduate or graduate students consistent with a teaching university.
  
• Ability to teach online courses.
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
• Previous teaching experience at the college level in one or more of the following areas: Criminal Justice, Public Policy, or Public Administration.
  
• Frequent and consistent engagement in teaching-related professional development activities.
  
• Ability and desire to mentor and conduct research with undergraduate students.
  
  Physical Requirements:
  
• Ability to teach students, operate computers, and navigate other equipment associated with teaching in the classroom and online.
  
  
  Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities
  
• Ability to effectively teach by implementing appropriate pedagogy, clear presentation and preparation, and maintaining a student-centered approach to education.
  
• Ability and willingness to teach face-to-face, hybrid, online, and large classes (60+).
  
• Knowledge of and demonstrated use of engaged teaching techniques.
  
• Skilled in effective oral and written communication, including the ability to communicate to different audiences and in diverse settings.
  
• Knowledge of and openness to multiple approaches to teaching criminal justice.
  
• Knowledge of and openness to multiple approaches to teaching public administration.
  
• Ability to remain familiar with and contribute to discipline-related scholarship and communicate scholarly work through presentations and publications.
  
• Ability to include undergraduate or graduate students in scholarly activities and supervise student-driven research.
  
• Demonstrable teaching experience in an environment that features a diverse student body with different abilities and educational backgrounds.
  
• Demonstrate a willingness to serve on department, college, university, and professional committees per UVU policy for tenure-track positions.
  
  
  
  To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/uvu/jobs/3930187/faculty-tenure-track-assistant-professor-criminal-justice
  
  
  
  
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