Assistant or Associate Professor – Texas State University

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The School of Criminal Justice at Texas State University invites applicants for up to two full-time (nine-month) tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of assistant professor or associate professor, to begin in Fall 2020. Appointment at the rank of associate professor includes the possibility of tenure (contingent on approval of the Board of Regents). For appointment as an associate professor, the successful candidate must meet the School and University established standards for persons of that rank. Responsibilities include high-quality scholarship/research, undergraduate and graduate level teaching, and university, professional, and/or community service. Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience. Texas State is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. The selected candidate will be required to submit to a background check and provide official transcripts from all degree-granting universities.

 Required Qualifications:

For appointment at the rank of assistant professor, the successful candidate must have:

    • earned (or anticipate earning by the beginning of the Fall 2020 semester) a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or related field; those who hold a JD only will not be considered
    • strong potential for, or record of, sustained publication in peer-reviewed journals, commensurate with experience

For appointment at the rank of associate professor, the successful candidate must have:

    • a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Criminology, or related field; those who hold a JD only will not be considered
    • strong record of sustained publication in peer-reviewed journals, commensurate with experience

 Preferred Qualifications:

All areas of expertise will be considered, but preference will be given at either rank to those applicants who have

    • the ability to teach in the areas of policing, courts, or corrections; other areas that complement or strengthen our undergraduate and graduate programs will also be considered
    • strong methodological/analytical skills
    • experience working with diverse student populations

For appointment at the rank of assistant professor, additional preferred qualifications include

    • potential for seeking and/or securing external grant funding
    • evidence of effective teaching

For appointment at the rank of associate professor, additional preferred qualifications include

    • record of seeking and/or securing external grant funding
    • experience in supervising and mentoring graduate students

Application Procedures:

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website (https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/25894) will be accepted and considered. Position is open until filled; however, for full consideration, please submit all of the following materials by September 30, 2019:  letter of application that addresses all required and preferred qualifications at the appropriate rank, curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three references, summary evidence of student mentoring and teaching effectiveness, and a sample of publishable or published work. Inquiries about this position may be directed to Dr. Mark Stafford, Search Committee Chair, at: stafford@txstate.edu.

 About Texas State University

The School of Criminal Justice awards Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees. Please see our website at http://www.cj.txstate.edu/ for more information about our faculty members’ research interests and many accomplishments. The School enjoys strong relationships with local and state criminal justice agencies. These relationships, as well as its affiliation with the Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation and the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center, afford ample opportunities for research on law enforcement and other criminal justice issues. The School is also internationally recognized for engaging in ground-breaking theoretical and empirical work in environmental criminology, especially in the applied areas of incident-based crime analysis and crime prevention.

Texas State University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), is a diverse campus community that includes student enrollments with 37% Hispanic, and 53% minority, representation. The institution is classified as a Doctoral University: Higher Research Activity and is located in the quickly developing Austin-San Antonio corridor. Additional information about Texas State and its nationally recognized academic programs is available at www.txstate.edu.

 San Marcos, TX, a city of about 60,000 residents, is situated in the beautiful Central Texas Hill Country, 30 miles south of Austin and 48 miles north of San Antonio. Metropolitan attractions plus outdoor recreational opportunities make the community an attractive place in which to live and work. Other major metropolitan areas, including Houston and Dallas-Ft. Worth, are within four hours driving distance.