The School of Interdisciplinary Forensics (SIF) at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure-eligible faculty positions at the rank of Instructor or Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in forensic psychology or in closely related areas at the intersection of psychology and law. Salary is based on qualifications and rank at hire. The ideal start date would be in January for the Spring 2026 semester, although an August 2026 start date may be negotiated.
Instructors are expected to teach 15 credits of courses during each of ASU’s fall and spring semesters (i.e., a 5/5 teaching load), but have no service or research responsibilities. Assistant/Associate Teaching Professors are expected to teach 12 credits of courses during each of ASU’s fall and spring semesters (i.e., a 4/4 teaching load), but are expected to participate in school, college, university, community, and/or professional service.
While the majority of the teaching responsibilities will serve our online programs, the position may also include on-campus teaching for our campus-based undergraduate programs in forensic psychology. The position further includes course redevelopment and maintenance, assisting with program development, working with graduate student teaching assistants, departmental and professional service, and working with ancillary support services connected to ASU Online.
The successful candidate will be a member of ASU’s Law and Behavioral Science initiative, one of the largest centers of Forensic and Legal Psychology scholars in the world with over 30 core and affiliated faculty members and nearly 2,000 students enrolled in five degree programs at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. Information about our group including faculty, research labs, academic programs, and events can be found on our website https://lawpsych.asu.edu.
SIF offers a unique approach to forensic education, offering students transdisciplinary ways to learn about how technology and science interact with law, legal systems, and legal issues. SIF has strengths in the psychological sciences (social, clinical, developmental psychology, and psychology and law); the natural sciences (anthropology, biology, chemistry, entomology, and genetics); and information technology (cybersecurity, digital forensics). With a focus on real-world applications and ethical considerations, SIF prepares students for careers in which they shape a justice system informed by scientific evidence, and in which investigative and legal processes reflect empirically supported best practices and all people receive fair treatment.
Our psychology and law program include courses in forensic psychology and those in broader areas of psychology and law (including those rooted in social, developmental, and other non-clinical branches of psychology). These include survey and advanced courses in psychology and law, the psychology of criminal investigations, police psychology, correctional psychology, and psychological criminology (e.g., “The Criminal Mind”), as well as courses in research methods and capstone experiences. Accordingly, we encourage people with expertise in clinical, forensic, and other branches of psychology to apply.
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ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
Successful candidates will demonstrate throughout their materials how their teaching will contribute to the fulfillment of this charter.
The initial application deadline is November 13, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled and/or the search is closed. A background check and official transcripts are required prior to employment. For assistance with your application, please email Kristin.Warriner@asu.edu.
Only electronic submissions via Interfolio will be reviewed. All required materials must be submitted at the time of initial application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications must contain:
A background check is required for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
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