University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Description

The Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professors of Criminal Justice, with expected start dates of January 1, 2026. The starting salary approved for each 9-month position is $63,000.

The Department of Criminal Justice, within the College of Arts and Sciences, offers a B.S. in Criminal Justice (including an online B.S. program), and maintains a growing graduate program (M.S.) in Criminal Justice. The department has approximately 12 tenured, tenure-track, and lecturer faculty and we serve 400 majors between our undergraduate and graduate programs.

Specialization:

Position 1: Area of specialization is Courts/Sentencing

Position 2: Area of specialization is open, with strong preference given to candidates who can teach Research Methods and Statistics

Qualifications

Successful candidates will possess the following requirements:

• Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or closely related field. Individuals who are “all but dissertation” (ABD) are also eligible for hire but must have completed the doctorate within 1 year of their start date.
• Ability to teach introductory, advanced, and graduate courses in Criminal Justice and/or Criminology.
• Teaching experience and/or willingness to teach required courses in the Criminal Justice undergraduate curriculum (e.g., Capstone, Criminology, Courts, Research Methods, etc.). Previous experience in online teaching is desirable.
• Have a clear research agenda with an established record of, or demonstrated potential for, peer-reviewed scholarship.
• Commitment to graduate and undergraduate student mentorship, as well as willingness to engage in meaningful service activities.
• Candidates should also be willing to engage in a variety of instructional modalities (i.e., face-to-face, online, and hybrid).
• Willingness to engage in assisting the UTC campus in its ability to reach additional goals as specified in UTC’s Strategic Plan, including a commitment to establishing community-based partnerships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), ADEA (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility at (423) 425-5824. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility at (423) 425-5760.