Assistant Professor - School of Criminal Justice

About University at Albany:

The University at Albany is a Carnegie-classified Research 1 institution drivenby academic excellence, pioneering research and scientific discovery, and service to community. UAlbany's world-class faculty experts and approximately 17,500 students are creating new knowledge in fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductor engineering, atmospheric and environmental sciences, cybersecurity, public health, public administration and social welfare while deepening our understanding of our world through scholarship and creative activity in the social sciences and humanities.

As one of the most diverse public research institutions in the nation, the University is a national leader in public engagement, educational equity and social mobility. For over 180years, UAlbany has molded bright, curious and engaged students and launched them toward success.

Located in Albany, New York, New York State's capital, the University is convenient to Boston, New York City and the Adirondacks.

The University at Albany School of Criminal Justice is home to the5th-ranked PhD program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. It was the first program in the nation to offer a PhD in Criminal Justice, virtually inventing the discipline when adistinguished group of faculty embarked on a wholly new endeavor,bringing together scholars from law, public administration,psychology, sociology, and related fields to create a program that looked beyond the individual to explore the nature of crime and theentire criminal justice system.

The School also offers robust

Master's and Bachelor's programs, and faculty and students benefit from our home within Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. Since its inception, the School has remained interdisciplinary in its approach, and its graduates have been highly successful as academics and as practitioners.

The School of Criminal Justice invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment at the academic rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2027. The area of research focus is open.

Candidates should be able to conduct and publish research on questions of criminal justice and/or criminology, effectively teach relevant undergraduate and graduate courses, mentor graduate and undergraduate students, and engage in service to the School,University, community, and profession.

Applicants should provide a current curriculum vitae, a letter of application addressing each of the qualifications outlined in the position announcement, and statements of research and teaching interests and experience. They should address in their application their ability to work with and instruct a diverse population.

• Research advancing knowledge in the discipline in the form ofpublications, reports, funding proposals
• Teaching in-person and online modalities; mentoring students
• Service to the School, University, Discipline and Community including other reasonable duties as assigned

• Reports to:
  
  Reports to:
  
  SCJ Senior Executive Director
• Supervises the following positions:
  May supervise student/employees as assigned

• Candidates must be willing to contribute to the University'spriorities, including research, student success, diversity and inclusion, and community engagement and service.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity,equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to theirrole.

• A Ph.D. in criminal justice, criminology, or related discipline(e.g., sociology, political science, psychology, economics) is required, in hand by August 21, 2027. Degrees must be from auniversity accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization.
• Evidence of an active research program in criminal justice or criminology.
• Demonstrated potential for publications in criminal justice or criminology.
• Demonstrated potential for effectively teaching undergraduate and graduate criminal justice or criminology courses.

• A record of quality publications in criminal justice or criminology.
• Experience teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in criminal justice or criminology.
• A record of, or demonstrated potential for, applying for and obtaining external funding for research.

• Typical…