Visiting Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice - Glenside, United States - Arcadia University
Description
Visiting Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice :FF085A
Glenside, PA, USA
Job Description: Arcadia University invites applications for a one-year, full time, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences beginning August 2024. We anticipate running a tenure-track search for this position in the Fall of 2024 for a start date of Fall 2025. The successful candidate for the Visiting Assistant Professor position would be eligible to apply.
Location: Glenside
Responsibilities:
The criminal justice program has a strong commitment to experiential and applied teaching, critical thinking, social justice, and working with culturally diverse populations.
Applicants should be prepared to teach courses in introduction to criminal justice, research methods, and/or prisons and corrections, and ideally at least one of the following areas: victimology, cybercrime and security, juvenile delinquency, drugs and society, or communities and crime.
Qualifications:
Area of specialty can be Criminology or Criminal Justice
A Ph.D. in criminal justice, criminology, sociology, anthropology, or a related discipline is required; a J.D. alone will not be considered.
Qualified candidates should possess a doctorate together with teaching experience that includes an emphasis on student engagement and a focus on promoting student success.
Arcadia University is a top-ranked private University in Greater Philadelphia that provides a values-based educational experience by placing students at the center. The Institute of International Education has ranked Arcadia first nationally in study abroad for 10 of the last 13 years, and the Princeton Review has ranked Arcadia among the "Best in the Northeast" for eight consecutive years. The University's Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant programs are nationally ranked in their respective categories by U.S. News & World Report, which cites Arcadia for being among the top study abroad programs and among the "most innovative," and "best value" colleges. Arcadia promises a distinctively global, integrative, and personal learning experience that prepares students to contribute and lead in a diverse and dynamic world. Through its community of practice and commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) and to combating anti-Black Racism, Arcadia has made facilitating a safe and welcoming environment a priority. Learn more about our vibrant community at
Our belief and experience is that there is strength in diversity and we are committed to building a welcoming and inclusive environment for students and employees alike. We are a community built on varied experiences and perspectives that benefits from open-minded discussion and cultural humility. Guided by our University's values, we are committed to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, and we are working towards dismantling anti-Black racism/white supremacy and other forms of interpersonal and systemic discrimination and oppression.
We welcome candidates who can contribute through their research, teaching, service, and/or lived experiences to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. The successful candidate will include a statement of interest demonstrating examples of ways they will incorporate our values. in their teaching and scholarly work through application, methodology, content, and/or inclusion of students from diverse backgrounds pursuing research/creative work.