Assistant Professor-Tenure Track, Criminal Justice & Criminology

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The Opportunity: The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University invites applications for a permanent full-time nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position in Pullman WA with a specialty in gender-based violence. Areas of scholarly expertise within gender-based violence are open with a preference given to individuals with an interest and expertise in teaching research methods and/or quantitative data analysis. All applicants should clearly describe their area(s) of research and teaching interests. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16 2026.

Job Duties:The successful applicant is expected to conduct research and teach in the areas of criminal justice and criminology and to perform service to the department college university and broader terms of teaching the successful applicant is expected to teach undergraduate introductory and upper-division courses as well as graduate level courses within the Criminal Justice and Criminology curriculum on the Pullman campus. They may also teach online undergraduate classes. The teaching load is two courses per semester (2/2) representing 40% of the position with 40% devoted to research and scholarly publication productivity and 20% devoted to service.

Annual Salary: $82000 - $87000 Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidates current experience education skills and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick leave; paid holidays; medical dental life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for Faculty and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

Completed Ph.D. in Criminal Justice Criminology or related discipline by the time of appointment; a J.D. alone is not sufficient for this position;

Demonstrated record of or potential for research/scholarship in the areas of Gender-based Violence Criminal Justice and Criminology;

Demonstrated record of or potential for successful teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels;

Demonstrated record of supporting or potential to support access and opportunity in research teaching and service in alignment with WSUs land-grant mission

Preferred Qualifications:
Preference given to individuals with an interest and expertise in teaching research methods and/or quantitative data analysis.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: May be eligible for work visa sponsorship

About Department/College/Area/ Campus - College of Arts and Sciences
Department Name: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Location: Pullman WA

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

1) Curriculum vitae

2) Cover Letter addressing qualifications for this position as well as a response to the following prompt:

As a land-grant university we have a commitment to ensure access and opportunity in all aspects of our work. The successful candidate for this faculty position will have the experiences knowledge and skills to build their research/scholarship/creative practice pedagogy curriculum and service in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Using the job announcement for this position please list and explain up to three areas of responsibility you see as related to fulfilling this mission.
3) Teaching statement that describes your teaching experience and philosophy

which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities. Please limit your statement to two pages.
4) Research/Scholarship statement that outlines your scholarly work and includes your future plans. This statement should indicate the methodologies and analytic techniques you use or plan to use in your research. If applicable this statement should also provide evidence of your experience with applied research in partnership with criminal justice agencies and related entities. Please limit your statement to two pages.

Additional materials will be requested later in the search process and could include a writing sample.

Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Faith E. Lutze at

Applications received by the screening date Monday March 16th at 11:59 p.m. PDT will receive first consideration.

External candidates upload all documents in the Application Document section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates) before starting your Workday application please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates upload all documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible.

Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34 engages in law enforcement requires security clearance interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity has access to personal identifying and/or financial information unsupervised access to university buildings/property or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply including members of the military and veterans and persons with disabilities.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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