Professional Practice Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice - Logan, United States - Utah State University
Description
Professional Practice Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
CityLogan Campus
Requisition ID # of Openings 1 Job Locations US-UT-Logan Category (Portal Searching) Faculty Position Type Benefited Full-Time Job Classification Faculty Percent of Time or Hours per Week 100% Time College College of Humanities & Social Sci Department Sociology & Anthropology Advertised Salary Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent benefits Telework Eligible No
Overview
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Utah State University (USU) invites applications for a Professional Practice Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the Logan, Utah main campus. This is a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure track position with a start date of August, 2024. We particularly seek applications from individuals with criminal justice teaching experience at the university level and experience working in law enforcement.
Responsibilities
The position has a role assignment of 55% teaching, 35% administration, and 10% service. The successful candidate will be responsible for working with law enforcement and corrections stakeholders in Utah. Specifically, the successful candidate will work with those stakeholders to determine the educational needs of law enforcement and corrections personnel in Utah, work with faculty in the Criminal Justice program at USU to design curriculum to address those needs, and recruit law enforcement and corrections personnel to USU to further their education. Additional responsibilities include:
Teaching lower and upper-division courses in the criminal justice program
Work with law enforcement agencies in Utah to determine the educational needs of officers and develop a pathway to the USU Criminal Justice bachelor's degree for current law enforcement officers
Develop a marketing strategy to recruit current law enforcement officers into the USU Criminal Justice bachelor's degree
Advise and mentor students who enroll at USU and pursue their Criminal Justice bachelor's degree
Providing service to the department, the university, and the profession
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
MA/MS in criminal justice/criminology or a closely related social science discipline at the time of appointment
Experience working in law enforcement.
Preferred Qualifications:
PhD in criminal justice/criminology or a closely related social science discipline at the time of appointment
Experience working in law enforcement administration
Experience teaching undergraduate courses in criminal justice
Marketing experience
Advertised Salary
Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent benefits