Assistant Professor – Department of Political Science

Assistant Professor – Law and Society Program (Department of Political Science)

John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) and an internationally recognized leader in educating for justice. Led by President Karol V. Mason, John Jay is a federally designated Hispanic-serving institution, it is ranked third in the nation in Black student success, and it is a top ten institution for promoting student social mobility.

John Jay is proud to serve a diverse and dynamic student body of 15,000 students that includes nearly fifty percent students who are first in their family to attend college as well as students who are immigrants, from low-income families, or from other historically underrepresented groups in higher education.

The College participates in the doctoral programs of the Graduate Center of CUNY, and offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees both in traditional criminal justice-related fields of study as well as in a robust portfolio of liberal arts and sciences programs that highlight themes of justice across the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

The College seeks staff and faculty members who thrive in multicultural academic environments and are committed to access and excellence in higher education.

The Department of Political Science has 26 full-time faculty members with a strong commitment to research excellence and student success. The department offers a major and a minor in Political Science, as well as a major in Law and Society. We serve over 1000 students across the two majors. Many of our faculty also teach in master’s programs offered through John Jay and the political science and other doctoral programs offered through CUNY’s Graduate Center.

The Law and Society major at John Jay is a globally recognized leader in Law and Society scholarship and undergraduate education. With over 850 students and a vibrant and award-winning faculty, this interdisciplinary major is housed within the Department of Political Science. The major curriculum integrates with many of the Liberal Arts programs across John Jay College. We see our students as carriers of important knowledge about the impact of sociolegal processes in their own communities and work to incorporate that knowledge in our curriculum and teaching.

Current faculty teaching in the program conduct historically attuned sociolegal research in postcolonial studies, gender studies, knowledge production, political economy, critical carceral and migration/immigration studies, environmental justice, critical legal geography, and international human rights. Our faculty members are dedicated teachers who strive to provide a transformative educational experience that prepares students not only for their future careers but also for a lifetime of engaged citizenship.

We are also publicly engaged scholars who produce research that challenges the status quo in pursuit of a more just and equitable world.

The Department of Political Science at John Jay College of the City University of New York invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Law and Society to begin in Fall 2027. The Ph.D. discipline is open provided candidates are demonstrably grounded in the critical Law and Society scholarly tradition. In addition to having an active research agenda, the successful candidate will bring enthusiasm and commitment to teaching and curriculum development.

The candidate will also be responsible for advising students and actively participating in college and departmental service.

We invite…