POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Assistant Professor
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice


The Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice (formerly the Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, & Corrections) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor to begin fall 2010. We seek to hire a colleague whose duties will include teaching in both the undergraduate and M.A. program in Criminology & Criminal Justice and maintaining an active, independent research agenda relevant to criminology that includes peer-reviewed publications, grant activity, mentoring students, and engaging in service activities to assist the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (until recently called the Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency and Corrections). Applicants should be able to teach the following: AJ 203 Crime, Justice and Social Diversity; AJ 373 Juvenile Justice; AJ 550 Juvenile Justice & Delinquency; AJ 460 Women and the Criminal Justice System; AJ473 Juvenile Delinquency.

Qualifications: Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, or a related discipline such as Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or Geography with a substantive research focus on criminology and criminal justice. If all requirements for the Ph.D. degree are not complete by August 16, 2010, a one-year term appointment at the rank of Instructor will be offered at a reduced rate of pay. Applicants must show strong potential for high achievement in teaching, research and publication. Strong preference will be given to applicants with substantive expertise in areas of race, ethnicity, gender and crime/criminal justice and juvenile delinquency/juvenile justice.

The Department: The Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice is a well established program (with a new name) with research active faculty trained at many of the finest doctoral programs. The undergraduate program is one of the largest in the College of Liberal Arts. Students and faculty benefit both from the opportunities to interact with faculty from many strong social and behavioral science departments across the campus. The proximity to federal and state criminal justice agencies in four states offers plentiful research opportunities. The university enrolls a diverse mix of urban, rural, and international students, which makes the college town an ideal setting to teach and learn about social interaction and cultural differences.

Effective Date of Appointment: August 16, 2010

Application Deadline: December 11, 2009, or until filled

Application Procedure: Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference and two samples of written work to:
 

Search, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Mail Code 4504
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1000 Faner Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
 

For more information on the Department or the College of Liberal Arts at SIU, please see the following links: CCJ: http://ccj.siuc.edu/index.htm and COLA: http://cola.siuc.edu. Potential applicants also are encouraged to contact Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, department chairperson, Rod Brunson, co-chair of the Search, or any faculty member.

 

SIUC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer that strives to enhance its
ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a
diverse student population. All applications are welcomed and encouraged and
will receive consideration.