Lecturer​/Teaching Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.

The Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a Lecturer or Teaching Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2027. This is a teaching-focused position with a 4-4 teaching load, with service and professional development responsibilities and no research obligations. We seek a candidate with broad teaching interests to contribute primarily to our on-ground and online undergraduate programs.

The successful candidate must demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and service.

Required Qualifications:

• Lecturer - M.A. in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or a related field.
• Candidates possessing a J.D. will also be considered.
• Teaching Assistant Professor - PhD. in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.A. or Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or a related field.
• Evidence of prior teaching experience and the ability to teach Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Policy, and other core courses across the Criminal Justice curriculum.

Compensation Grade/Rank:

Lecturer/Teaching Assistant Professor (9-month, B-contract).

Salary is competitive with a hiring range of $63,000-$64,500 and commensurate with related education and experience.

Perks of working at UNR:

• Health insurance options including dental and vision
  -Health Insurance
• Generous sick leave, life insurance, and long-term disability –Faculty Benefits
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers an annual or semester membership and family membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Several Diversity Committees and Affinity Groups focusing on campus-wide diversity initiatives to ensure we are working to create a diverse and welcoming campus climate.
  
  Diversity Groups
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.
  
  Faculty Senate
• No state income tax!

Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees:

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.

Faculty Grants-in-Aid

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program:

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples' professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program

Department Information:

The UNR Department of Criminal Justice is an interdisciplinary department of 13 full-time faculty and several part-time faculty with experience in the field. We offer a B.A in Criminal Justice, both on-ground and online, M.A. in Criminal Justice, M.A. in Justice Management, and a Certificate in Forensics Studies. Faculty also contribute to the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Social Psychology and Ph.D. program in Judicial Studies.

With more than 700 majors and minors, we are the largest undergraduate major in the College of Liberal Arts. Additional information about the Department can be found at:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-justice

College and University Information:

The University of Nevada, Reno is a public Research 1 land-grant institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education with a student population of approximately 21,000, including over 3,000 graduate students with a campus also at Lake Tahoe. We are a comprehensive, doctoral university that has been designated…