Functional Title:
Professor/Associate Professor
Category Status:
01-Faculty Tenured
Applicant Search Category:
Faculty
University Authorized FTE:
100
Unit:
BSOS-Criminology & Criminal Justice
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland invites applications for a full or advanced associate professor to begin in Fall Semester 2024. We seek applications from established scholars with national reputations and a well-established research agenda. The successful candidate will have a record of excellence in crime-related scholarship along with a strong commitment to research, purposeful mentoring, and teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. They will be expected to perform essential department leadership functions, and they will be expected to contribute to the University’s priorities,
including student success, research, diversity and inclusion, and community engagement and service. A Ph.D. in criminology, criminal justice, or related discipline (e.g., sociology, political science, psychology, public policy, economics) is required, in hand at the time of application.
Our Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice has a strong research orientation, with an award-winning interdisciplinary faculty and an internationally renowned doctoral program. Department faculty regularly consult with the highest level of government and non-government agencies on policy-based research at the national, state, and local level. To learn more about our department, please visit https://ccjs.umd.edu.
The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding faculty and staff who will enhance our preeminent stature in teaching, scholarship, and service, including active engagement with the local community, the State of Maryland, and broader global society.
The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is additionally committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community. As part of this effort, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) at the University of Maryland seeks to address humanity’s grand challenges by hiring faculty members across multiple departments whose research addresses themes of resilience, diversity, inequality and social justice, using methods that are at the cutting edge of their disciplines. For further information, please contact the search chair. We welcome your applications as we strive to build a community of diverse faculty.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
A Ph.D. in criminology, criminal justice, or a related field (sociology, political science, psychology, public policy, economics, etc.) in hand at the time of application.
Experience:
A record of excellence in scholarship and a strong commitment to research, purposeful mentoring, teaching, service, and leadership are required.
Preferences:
- A record of excellence in crime-related scholarship.
- A strong commitment to research, purposeful mentoring, teaching, service, and leadership.
- We are especially seeking applicants who take an interdisciplinary approach to research while also advancing our shared goal of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Additional Certifications:
Best Consideration Date
09/20/2023
Physical Demands
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. Perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures.Sit or stand for long periods of time in a classroom setting. Speak clearly so listeners can understand. See details of objects that are less than a few feet away. Understand the speech of another person.
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.