Instructor inAssistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies and Sociology Fall 2025
Instructor inAssistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies and Sociology Fall 2025
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Required Qualifications: Appointment requires a masters degree in Sociology or Criminology or Criminal Justice. A Ph.D. in Sociology or Criminology or Criminal Justice or a closely related field is strongly preferred. ABD candidates (without a masters degree as indicated above) will be considered with an expected Ph.D. completion of no more than one year after the initial appointment. Truman is looking for fieldspecific expertise accompanied by an ability to teach to students following a broad range of pathways in the liberal arts and sciences. Successful candidates will be excited by the opportunity to engage in intentional collaborative research curricular and cocurricular experiences across programs departments and schools. Truman is committed to responding to rapidly evolving changes in our fields and in the workforce embracing expansive modes of inquiry and building strong communities of practice to address real world needs. Applicants will be evaluated on: academic qualifications compatibility with program needs teaching background or the potential for teaching core classes in both criminal justice studies and sociology teaching background or the potential for teaching introduction to criminal justice studies policing corrections and/or rehabilitation teaching background or the potential for teaching classes in social institutions social problems sociology of health and illness global sociology and/or advanced seminars teaching background or potential for teaching additional courses in criminological theory sociological theory research design/data analysis and report writing sequence evidence of teaching effectiveness including potential for developing critical thinking and problemsolving skills in undergraduates evidence of experience with or interest in interdisciplinary and/or crossdisciplinary teaching including interdisciplinary majors and minors demonstrated ability to develop an active research program preferably involving undergraduates strong oral written and interpersonal communication skills.
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