Assistant Professor of Criminology

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Employer-based sponsorship may be considered for this position, subject to institutional review and applicable law.

Employment at Coastal Carolina University is contingent upon authorization to work in the United States. CCU may consider employer-based visa sponsorship for certain positions; however, sponsorship is discretionary, not guaranteed, and subject to legal, financial, and institutional requirements. CCU rarely sponsors part-time, temporary, staff or non-tenure-track roles and will not sponsor H-1B petitions when the federally required $100,000 fee applies.

Classification Code UG74

Pay Grade 0

Subject to Drug/Alcohol Testing Guidelines No

Subject to Credit Check No

Internal Title Assistant Professor of Criminology

Position Type PFAC - Slotted Faculty

Full or Part Time Full-Time

Basis 9 mo.

Coastal Carolina University
- The Department of Sociology invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Criminology to meet the needs of our growing department, beginning in Fall 2027. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Sociology, or a closely related field, by the time of appointment. A J.D. or DCJ degree alone is not sufficient for this position. In addition to teaching general sociology courses, the successful candidate must be able to teach lower- and upper-level courses in criminology, sociology, and criminal justice.

The candidate should also have evidence of excellent teaching and scholarly productivity, experiential learning, and community/public engagement. Scholars who can support a focus on social inequalities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Department offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Sociology and Criminal Justice. We also support minors and concentrations in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Medicine and Health, Social Justice, and Sociology. This highly collaborative and active department encourages close-knit classroom experiences and promotes experiential learning that highlights faculty areas of expertise and research. The faculty and administrators in the Spadoni College, along with professional staff across the University, will provide meaningful support for the successful candidate’s teaching and scholarship as elements of their personal and professional career development.

The Spadoni College administration encourages each faculty member to grow professionally, and supports a healthy work-life integration.

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 12,000 students from 48 states and 53 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law.

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