Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana

Job Description:

Description: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Department of Criminal Justice invites applications and nominations for the position of an Assistant Professor on a 9-month appointment. Applicants will have robust teaching portfolios and will be active educators in their discipline. The Department seeks to cultivate a student body that is intellectually curious and
civically engaged. This assistant professor should pursue innovative teaching strategies, creative works, and pedagogy. Further, they should serve as mentors to students to encourage intellectual success. Individuals will collaborate with colleagues to assess and improve curricula in their respective areas of knowledge and should increase student success through engagement with innovative projects. Assistant professors shall engage institutional citizenship as leaders at the
department, college, and university levels, and in their professional fields. Duties include innovative online undergraduate instruction, guiding research projects, and advising students. All departmental tenure-track assistant professors engage in an active research agenda, including publishing and presenting findings at academic conferences. In addition, a successful candidate will be an active player in designing, implementing, and assessing elements of the curriculum.

Note: while the department seeks to expand its online and flexible course offerings through this role, successful candidates will be expected to reside in the local area given that this position will also aid to support existing, traditional programs. Candidates should have teaching expertise in areas that complement current departmental strengths. While a wide variety of fields could meet this criterion, candidates with expertise in policing, youthful offenders/juvenile justice, developmental criminology, offender reentry/corrections, or race/inequality are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Department of Criminal Justice currently enrolls over 300 undergraduate and just under 20 master's students, many of whom seek research opportunities that require faculty mentorship. As one of the oldest programs established in the state, many faculty enjoy close working partnerships with practitioners in our region and among state agencies. Opportunities are
available at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette; our mission is to offer exceptional education informed by diverse worldviews striving to develop innovative leaders who advance knowledge. The essential values of the University are equity, integrity, intellectual curiosity, creativity, tradition, transparency, respect, collaboration, pluralism, and sustainability. Academic
excellence is the aim of the 68 undergraduate and 45 graduate certificates and degrees in the arts, sciences, and professional education with an enrollment of over 13,800 students with 750 faculty members. UL Lafayette is the largest of nine universities in the University of Louisiana System which serves 90,000 students. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges accredits the University, which is a public doctoral research university with higher research activity. More information is available at http://louisiana.edu./

Requirements: For the rank of assistant professor, a doctorate (Ph.D.) in criminal justice, criminology, or closely related field is required. Individuals holding a JD, but not a PhD in criminal justice, criminology, or closely related field, will not be considered for this position. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse student populations. Applicants are expected to describe their commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment through their research, teaching, and/or service activities.

Salary equal with experience. Applications sent by September 29, 2024 will receive preferential consideration. The review process will continue until the position is filled. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is dedicated to the goal of building a diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities as required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Age
Discrimination Act of 1975, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Executive Order 11246, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act. - See more at: http://personnel.louisiana.edu/employmentopportunities/policy-nondiscrimination

Presidential Executive 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractor requires covered contractor employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. As a condition of employment at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, beginning January 18, 2022, employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a disability (medical)
or religious accommodation has been approved. Additionally, new hires with a hire date on or after January 18, 2022, must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination on or before their first day of employment unless a disability (medical) or religious accommodation is approved.

To apply: Apply directly on our website (reference: Job Ad# (req2773)). Attach a letter of interest, CV, teaching statement, contact information of three references, and exemplar teaching materials (or a teaching portfolio). Given that a successful candidate will be dedicated to online teaching and learning, candidates are encouraged to submit elements of the learning
environments that they have produced in the last three years. If a candidate wishes to request to submit these materials on a cloud server, please request a link at cjus@louisiana.edu, with attention Search Committee Chair.

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