Associate or Full Professor - Criminal Justice

Associate or Full Professor - Criminal Justice Job Department/School College of Arts and Sciences FT/PT/Temp Full time Location Garden City, N.Y.

The department of Sociology and Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences at Adelphi University invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in Criminal Justice to serve as Department Chair beginning August 2027. We seek an established scholar with a demonstrated research agenda and record of successful department level administration in Criminal Justice or Criminology in a role that will bring together our two-degree programs and establish a vision for future growth.

The area of specialization is open, though w e welcome applicants whose scholarship and teaching engage issues of inequality, race, ethnicity, class, gender, immigration, disability, or other dimensions of social difference as they intersect with policing, courts, corrections, and the broader criminal legal system, including within global or comparative frameworks.

Academic & Operational Oversight:Oversee the academic and operational activities of two academic majors and minors – Sociology and Criminal Justice. This includes managing faculty, scheduling courses, overseeing budgets, and ensuring program quality to align with student success.

Scholarship:Maintain an ongoing program of research.

Curricular Innovation:Partner with faculty to guide the thoughtful evolution of the Criminal Justice major, integrating emerging contemporary themes to support student success.

Teaching:Teach 18-credits per year, including core undergraduate courses in the Criminal Justice major and minor. T he Department Chair receives an official course reduction/release each semester to accommodate administrative responsibilities.

Service:Provide academic advising, and engage in service activities supporting the department, college, and university.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in Criminology, Sociology, or Criminal Justice.

A record of scholarly, effective teaching, and service appropriate to the faculty rank .

We particularly encourage candidates with an ability to teach in the areas of policing, courts or corrections, have quantitative expertise in order to teach research methods, teach at the undergraduate level, preferably in multiple modalities (e.g., in-person and online), have documented success at program leadership and/or development.

This appointment is subject to final approval by the Adelphi University Board of Trustees.

Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world‑class faculty, hands‑on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.

Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university, serving more than 7,250 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, at learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. The University offers students 79 undergraduate programs, more than 84 master’s degree and doctoral programs, and 63 certificate programs in the liberal arts, the sciences and professional training.

With powerful partnerships throughout the New York area, more than 119,000 graduates across the country, a growing enrollment of students from 43 states and 72…