<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Salary:</p> <p>Commensurate with applicant education and experience.</p> <p>Start Date:</p> <p>The anticipated start date for this position is August 2025.</p> <p>Required Qualifications (must be met by time of appointment):</p> <ul> <li>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. </li></ul> <p>Additional Preferred Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>At least two (2) years of teaching experience at the college or university level. </li></ul> <p>Application Materials (required):</p> <ul> <li> <p>Online application;</p> </li><li> <p>Cover Letter listing position of interest;</p> </li><li> <p>Curriculum Vitae;</p> </li><li> <p>Statement of Teaching Philosophy;</p> </li><li> <p>Statement of Research Interest;</p> </li><li> <p>Official Transcripts (copies acceptable for consideration);</p> </li><li> <p>List of three (3) references with contact information (Note: references will not be contacted prior to the final interview stage)</p> </li></ul> <p>Additional Application Materials:</p> <ul> <li>Supplemental Materials (copies of syllabi, student evaluations, etc.) may be included to show teaching effectiveness. </li></ul> <p>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.</p> <p>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</p>