University of Alberta

The University of Alberta draws your attention to two tenure-track positions in Criminology to be filled at the University of Alberta this Fall. Additional information about these positions can be found under 'employment opportunities' on the Department of Sociology's website: http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/sociology/

The Department has been given permission to consider individuals who are already Assistant Professors and close to receiving tenure as well as more recent graduates.

Criminology at the University of Alberta is one of Canada's foremost research centres on crime, law and governance. Its faculty is engaged in cutting edge research in theory, surveillance technologies, policing, women & crime, and young offenders. The Criminology program is located in the Department of Sociology where undergraduate and graduate programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (Honours and Criminology), Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy are offered. It boasts one of Canada's leading and most dynamic graduate programs, offering prospective students support in diverse forms of graduate education, including theory, methods, and numerous substantive specializations. In addition, the Department offers a course-based MA program intended for students pursuing criminal justice careers. The undergraduate Criminology program is a highly successful competitive-entry program that, for over twenty years, has provided students with both the formal education and hands-on training required for entry into careers in the criminal justice system, the civil service, and many other professions.

B.R. Hogeveen | Dept. of Sociology | University of Alberta | 5-21 H.M. Tory Building |Edmonton, AB T6G 2H4 | Phone: 780.492.2977 | Fax: 780.492-7196 |