Assistant Professor - Criminal Justice

Position Summary:The Department of Criminal Justice at Austin Peay State University invites applications for a position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Tenure-track faculty positions entails nine months of full-time service.The Department of Criminal Justice currently offers a bachelor and a master of science in criminal justice, each with an optional concentration in homeland security. The program enrolls about 320 undergraduate majors and 50 graduate students per year. The Department of Criminal Justice offers its courses through diverse delivery methods including face to face, online, and hybrid/blended formats. The successful candidates will contribute to and assist with the graduate program.Austin Peay State University is a public university with an enrollment of nearly 10,000 students located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 180,000 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, Tennessee and adjacent to the Ft. Campbell, KY, U.S. Army Installation. The Department of Criminal Justice is among the University’s largest. The position’s responsibilities include teaching courses as assigned by the chair. Courses may require teaching at the Clarksville campus or the Ft. Campbell Center. Additionally, the successful candidate will engage in an active scholarly research agenda, advise students, and participate in relevant service to the university, community, and discipline.More information about the department can be found at http://www.apsu.edu/criminal-justice.