Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
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Job Location:
Killeen, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Criminal JusticeAgency
Texas A&M University - Central TexasDepartment
College Of Arts & SciencesProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
Killeen TexasJob Type
FacultyJob Description
Texas A&M UniversityCentral Texas (TAMUCT) is a growing public university located in Killeen Texas in the heart of Central Texas near Fort Hood Austin and the Texas Hill Country. TAMUCT is a Hispanic-Serving Institution serving more than 2400 primarily adult military-affiliated first-generation and transfer students. We pride ourselves on small class sizes close facultystudent engagement and innovative applied teaching.
TheDepartment of Social Sciencesis a collaborative and interdisciplinary academic unit offering degrees inCriminal Justice Homeland Security Public Administration Political Science Sociology and Anthropology. We are committed to preparing students for diverse career pathways and graduate study through engaged teaching applied research and real-world learning.
We invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorof Criminal Justice beginning Fall 2026.
Our programs include:
B.S. in Criminal Justice
B.A.A.S. in Criminal Justice
M.S. in Criminal Justice
M.S. in Homeland Security
Position Focus
We seek a scholar-teacher who can contribute broadly to the criminal justice curriculumand thrive in an interdisciplinary department. We are especially interested in candidates whose training and research allow them to teach and mentor students across multiple areas of criminal justice including theory policy institutions and applied practice.
Applicants with doctorates incriminal justice criminology or closely related social science or policy fieldsare encouraged to apply provided their academic background research and teaching experience support instruction across the criminal justice curriculum.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will:
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Criminal Justice and/or Homeland Security in face-to-face hybrid and online formats
Provide instruction across multiple areas of the CJ curriculum (e.g. criminology courts corrections policing research methods policy or security studies)
Maintain an active and productive research agenda appropriate to a regional comprehensive university
Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students including non-traditional and military-affiliated learners
Participate in departmental college and university service
Contribute to curriculum development assessment and program growth
This document represents the major duties responsibilities and authorities of this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.
Required Qualifications:
PhD in Criminal Justice Criminology or a closely related fieldby the time of appointment
Demonstrated ability to teach courses relevant to criminal justice or homeland security
Evidence of scholarly activity or a developing research agenda
Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to teach multiple areasof the criminal justice curriculum
Evidence of effective or innovative teaching
Research related to crime justice public safety security or public policy
Experience teaching diverse adult first-generation or military-connected students
Experience with online hybrid or applied learning environments
Salary: Commensurate
Hours: Faculty hours; M-F; hours may vary by assignment
To Apply:
Please apply directly on our Texas A&M University-Central Texas Job Site. Please submit a cover letter a curriculum vitae teaching philosophy transcripts and the contact information of three professional references or three letters of references when applying for this position.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
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