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Assistant Professor (Lecturer) - Criminology

Position Number: 6899162
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Liberal Arts - Criminal Justice

Assistant Professor (Lecturer) - Criminology

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The Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Utah invites applications for two career-line faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor (Lecturer) to begin July 1, 2026. We seek candidates who will contribute to the department's growing Criminology major and its prospective Criminology Master's degree, as well our undergraduate Sociology curriculum. Persons appointed to these positions will teach multiple core courses in our undergraduate and graduate degree programs, such as Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminology, Criminological Theory, Research Methods in Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, and/or Sociology of Law, as well as elective courses in the Criminology BA/BS and prospective MS degree programs. Ideal candidates will be able to bridge the Criminology and Sociology degree programs. Candidates should hold a PhD in Sociology, Criminology, or Criminal Justice by the beginning of the appointment.

The University of Utah, a Research-1 institution and member of the Association of American Universities, is the flagship of the Utah System of Higher Education. It enrolls approximately 25,000 undergraduate and 8,000 graduate students. The Department of Sociology and Criminology awards BA/BS in Sociology, BA/BS in Criminology, Master of Statistics, and PhD degrees, and plans to launch an MS in Criminology in the near future. At the undergraduate level, it serves approximately 900 undergraduate students across the Criminology and Sociology majors; these majors are some of the most diverse at the University of Utah. The department also has a well-regarded doctoral program. The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, a metropolitan area of 1.3 million people that offers unparalleled opportunities for outdoor recreation, with world-class hiking and multiple ski resorts within minutes from campus and eight national parks within hours of the city. Salt Lake City is home to a major international airport with direct flights to major U.S. cities and international locations such as Amsterdam, London, Mexico City, and Paris. In 2023, the Human Rights Campaign scored Salt Lake City a perfect 100 on its Municipal Equality Index (https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/MEI-2023-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-1.pdf).

Department: 00144 - Sociology Department
City: Salt Lake City, UT
Track: Non Tenure Track
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Requisition Number: PRN01471CF

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/195962

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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