Assistant Professors (tenure track) - Criminology (24-25)

Assistant Professors (tenure track) - Criminology (24-25)

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Posting Details

Job ID: 118333

Rank: Assistant Professor

College/School: Chicago, IL - College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Responsibilities:

The Criminology Program invites applications for two tenure-track, assistant professor appointments for the Academic Year 2024-2025. Preferred candidates will be those with demonstrated research and teaching expertise in the following specialization areas:  

• Position 1: Race, class, gender and the Criminal Legal System or Courts and sentencing.
• Position 2: Corrections or policing.

Successful candidates will also be those who are able and willing to teach Introduction to the Criminal Legal System, Criminological Theory, Research Methods, or Statistics as needed.  

The Criminology Department at DePaul University is a new and rapidly growing undergraduate major in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Located on DePaul’s loop campus in downtown Chicago, the Department provides students with an in-depth understanding of the various aspects of the criminal legal system. DePaul’s Criminology major emphasizes critical thinking, strong analytical and writing skills, ethical considerations, and social justice. The major includes three concentration areas: Community Justice, Criminal Justice Administration, and Race, Class, Gender and the Criminal Legal System. 

The Department is seeking faculty to participate in collaborative efforts to foster teaching effectiveness, assessment of student learning, creative scholarship and research, and those interested in developing new course offerings.

Successful applications will be required to support the Department and the University’s mission through teaching, scholarship and research activities, and service. 

Teaching expectations include:

• supporting student learning, retention, persistence, and program completion;
• completing professional development;
• teaching assigned courses that may include day, evening, online, or hybrid courses;
• teaching at either the Lincoln Park or Chicago Loop campuses as needed;
• posting and holding office hours;
• maintaining and improving competence in the subjects taught; and
• advising students about career opportunities.   
• Scholarly or research expectations include:
• conducting research or producing scholarly works in the area of criminology or criminal justice, including community-engaged scholarship or applied research;
• seeking opportunities to engage students in research activities;
• presenting at professionally recognized venues; and
• sharing one’s scholarship and research activities through peer review journals or other professionally recognized publication types.

Service expectations include:

• support of student organizations or activities;
• participation in Department, College, and University committees;
• work supporting local, state, national agencies or communities; and
• participation and leadership in professional organizations as appropriate to the discipline.

With an overall enrollment of over 22,000 students, DePaul is the nation’s twelfth largest private non-profit university. While the university is large, class sizes for typically do not exceed 35 students. We seek candidates with a demonstrated record of effectiveness as the instructor for a variety of courses or teaching environments, ability to teach at the undergraduate level, commitment to continued development as an educator, and active engagement in high-quality research.
DePaul University seeks applicants that reflect the diversity of its student body and the city of Chicago. Applicants who have experience working with a diverse range of faculty, staff, and students, and who can contribute to an inclusive climate are encouraged to identify their experiences in these areas. Women and members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications:

DePaul seeks candidates with demonstrated cultural competencies to include teaching, service and research in diverse learning communities. The preferred candidate will have a Ph.D. in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or closely related field, with demonstrated effective teaching and research experience in the area of criminology or criminal justice. ABD candidates with significant progress toward dissertation completion. Individuals with lived experiences are encouraged to apply.

Candidates invited to campus as part of the interview process will be asked to complete two presentations to students and faculty: one research and one teaching presentation.

DePaul University also seeks applicants that reflect the diversity of its student body and the city of Chicago. Applicants who have experience working with a diverse range of faculty, staff, and students, and who can contribute to an inclusive climate are encouraged to identify their experiences in these areas in their diversity statement. Women and members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

We are especially interested in candidates whose work and interests align with DePaul’s Vincentian mission which calls on the university to address the great questions of our day, promoting peaceful, just, and equitable solutions to social and environmental challenges.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

A complete applicatin contains the followng:

• a cover letter indicating your interest and qualification for the position in the areas of research, teaching, and service (this should include your personal statement on teaching, research-scholarship, and service)
• curriculum vita
• official transcripts, an
• three reference letters

Applicants may also submit evidence of effective teaching, including student teaching reviews, and evidence of research, including scholarly works such as peer-reviewed journal articles, dissertation chapters, etc.

Reviews of eligible applicants will begin on October 1, 2023, and continue until the positions have been filled.

Applicant Documents
C.V.(1)
Cover Letter(1)
Transcript(1)
Confidential Letter of Recommendation or Evaluation(3)