F2611 .Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

F2611 .Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Anticipated Start Date Winter 2027 The salary range for this position is $77,095 to $83,223 per 174-day academic year. Join our Racial Equity-Centered College! Pierce College District is student-centered and mission-driven to ensure that all our students thrive and reach their fullest potential. As an anti-racist institution, we are action-oriented and intentional in dismantling every systemic barrier that prevents Black and Brown student excellence and liberation.

As Pierce College deepens its commitment to racial equity, it is of the highest priority that we focus our tenure-track faculty hiring process to seek faculty with the expertise to lead our institution in serving Black and Brown students. This cluster hire is an opportunity for the college community to continue to act upon our values but more importantly for the empowering of our student’s self-efficacy, for cultivating sense of belonging, and for the diversity of our entire student body, especially Black and Brown students, being reflected in a position of power in the classroom.

Learn more about Pierce’s faculty cluster hire here: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). We are excited to invite you to bring your lived experiences and authentic selves to contribute to discourse and action in supporting Black and Brown students.

The successful candidate will join a Criminal Justice program that provides a comprehensive education where students develop the academic and professional skills needed to be successful in both the criminal justice workforce and at four-year academic universities. Pierce College offers an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice, as well as various stackable short certificates, including Forensics and Crime Analysis & Investigations. In our program, students gain the knowledge and competency necessary for a professional career working within the criminal justice field in a variety of settings.

The program combines high academic rigor steeped in criminology and social theory with professional standards of the justice field. This program works closely with local, state, private, tribal, and federal agencies to provide hands‑on training though mandatory internships. The Pierce College Criminal Justice program has emphasis in law enforcement, forensics, corrections, security, pre‑law, juvenile justice, and victimology. This is a program where there is space for all.

Pierce College is an innovative community college striving to re‑envision our institution through an antiracist framework to advance equity in student engagement and learning. We value student learning experiences that foster inclusion and intercultural engagement in the classroom and that expand into our local and global communities. Faculty, staff, and administrators work collaboratively to lead initiatives that advance equitable student success: from closing areas of inequity to building guided career pathways.

The college serves over 15,000 students in basic skills, transfer, and professional technical programs. Through continuous efforts, we have improved retention rates by 17% and graduation rates by 89%. This year, Pierce was again named a top community college by several national organizations. Pierce College employees and students live and work in various communities that offer the diverse cultural and environmental benefits of rural, suburban, and urban lifestyles in the Pacific Northwest.

As part of the community and technical college system in Washington State, the District includes Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, Pierce College Puyallup, Pierce College at Joint Base Lewis‑McChord, as well as other extended learning sites.

• The successful candidate's responsibilities include.
• Teaching a wide range of courses that focus on criminal justice issues grounded in theory and supported by professional practice. Each course is an opportunity to bridge criminal and social justice theory through historical and current issues and teaching methodology.
• Demonstrating knowledge and…