Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Two tenure track Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies positions in the Criminal Justice Program to begin in the Fall 2007. Ph.D. in Criminal Justice or a closely related field required (ABD very near completion may be considered). For position #1 our primary interest is in finding a scholar with specialization in probation/parole/corrections, with sub-specialty in race and gender issues in criminal justice. The area of specialization for position #2 is policing, with subspecialties in the areas of guns, violence, terrorism and/or gangs. Duties for both positions include teaching at the undergraduate level, research, and service. The department has fourteen tenure-line faculty and two instructors and offers an undergraduate major in Criminal Justice Studies, undergraduate and graduate majors in Sociology, an undergraduate applied sociology option, and work is under way toward development of a masters program in Criminal Justice Studies.

SIUE is located on the Mississippi bluffs 20 miles northeast of St. Louis. For more information, visit us at www.siue.edu/SOCIOLOGY/. Send cover letter, transcripts, CV, writing sample, and 3 letters of recommendation to Criminal Justice Studies Search Committee, Position #1 and/or #2, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies, Box 1455-G, SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois, 62026-1455. Review of applications will begin on November 13, 2006 and will continue until the positions are filled. SIUE is a state university - benefits under state sponsored plans may not be available to holders of F1 or J1 visas. Applicants may be subject to a background check prior to an offer of employment. SIUE offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed or religion, age, sex, national origin, or disability.