Duties & Responsibilities:
Regular responsibilities include teaching, research, advising and mentoring students, as well as engaging in service at the university, disciplinary, and community levels. The standard teaching load at Arkansas State is 12 credit hours per semester, but there is commonly a semester course release provided for research for pre-tenure faculty. Teaching assignments will include undergraduate courses in criminology and may include graduate-level courses. The successful candidate will teach core courses consistent with program needs while also teaching courses in their areas of expertise and interest.
About Arkansas State University and the Department
Arkansas State University is a comprehensive R2 public research university located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, approximately 70 miles northwest of Memphis. The department offers a well-rounded curriculum to more than 300 majors in its BA programs in Criminology and Sociology. The department offers a B.A. in Criminology in both traditional and fully online formats, as well as a B.A. in Sociology and an M.A. in Sociology.
