Assistant Professor of Law and Technology

Assistant Professor Of Law And Technology

The Department of Justice Studies at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for an assistant professor of law and technology beginning in August 2027. Technological change, including artificial intelligence and digital evidence, is re-shaping legal services in ways that have significant implications for equity and access to justice. This position will support the development of a curriculum that critically examines law, technology, and inequality, including issues such as algorithmic bias, digital evidence and disparities in access to legal resources.

Justice Studies is a multi-disciplinary department offering undergraduate programs in justice studies, criminology, forensic science, human rights, and legal studies, and graduate programs in justice studies and global criminology. The forensic science concentration in digital evidence, launched in 2020, prepares graduates for careers in cybersecurity and digital forensics. The Department includes the Record Clearance Project, the only program in the country that engages undergraduate students in using legal skills to clear people's criminal records, and the Silicon Valley Digital Forensics Laboratory, providing undergraduates with an opportunity to gain practical experience in digital forensics.

Additional information and programs and faculty expertise can be found at our website.

The Department of Justice Studies and San José State University value institutional excellence and are committed to advancing equity through research, teaching, and service. We seek teacher-scholars who cultivate inclusive, empowering spaces for mutual learning, skill-building, and knowledge exchange for all students.

Required Qualifications:

• A PhD in legal studies, criminology, justice studies, cyber security, digital forensics or related social science field (e.g. sociology, economics, psychology, public policy);
  PhD candidates who expect to have a degree conferred by August 2027 are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates must have strong evidence of, or demonstrate the potential for, excellence in research.
• Candidates must demonstrate strong evidence of, or demonstrate the potential for, excellence in teaching.
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Substantive specialization area in one or more of the following areas: law & society, Black/Latinx experience and/or equity gaps, cybersecurity/digital forensics
• Potential for delivering Forensic Science-Digital Evidence curriculum
• Experience publishing in peer-reviewed journals or academic press books;
• Experience writing grant proposals;
• Experience teaching at undergraduate or graduate levels.

Application Procedure:

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• letter of interest
• curriculum vitae
• institutional excellence statement (dedicated statement or addressed in letter of interest)
• statement of teaching interests/philosophy
• research plans
• three references with contact information

Pursuant to California Education Code 89521, applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant's current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

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