Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice – WVU Tech (Beckley)

West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) Social Sciences Program, Criminal Justice discipline, seeks to hire a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice.

WVU Tech is located in Beckley, West Virginia, and is a four-year regional campus within the West Virginia University system. WVU Tech has a student body of roughly 1000 full-time students, and the location in Beckley puts the university at the southern end of the newly minted New River Gorge National Park.

The potential applicant’s area of specialization should be in the areas of corrections, including probation and parole. The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching established upper-level courses in the discipline as well as entry-level courses.

Responsibilities include a teaching minimum of twelve (12) credit or contact hours (generally four (4) courses) per semester; establishing and maintaining a research agenda; contributing to the assessment of student learning outcomes; advising and mentoring undergraduate students in select majors and/or minors; engage in campus-related initiatives to increase retention and enrollment; and engagement in service to the department, the campus, and the university as a whole.

Salary:
Commensurate with applicant education and experience.

Start Date:
The anticipated start date for this position is August 2025.

Required Qualifications (must be met by time of appointment):

• Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, or a related field (such as Criminology or Administration of Justice), from an accredited institution by the time of appointment. A J.D. alone is not sufficient for this position.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• At least two (2) years of teaching experience at the college or university level.

Application Materials (required):

• Online application;
  
• Cover Letter listing position of interest;
  
• Curriculum Vitae;
  
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy;
  
• Statement of Research Interest;
  
• Official Transcripts (copies acceptable for consideration);
  
• List of three (3) references with contact information (Note: references will not be contacted prior to the final interview stage)

Additional Application Materials:

• Supplemental Materials (copies of syllabi, student evaluations, etc.) may be included to show teaching effectiveness.

To apply, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications and provide the required application materials listed above via WVUHire at https://careers.wvu.edu/home (WVU Careers). Only complete applications will be considered further.

Direct specific application questions to the Chair of the Search Committee, George Coroian, J.D., Ph.D., Program Director of Social Sciences, via email at george.coroian@mail.wvu.edu

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