Career Center

The Sociology Department at Wheaton College (MA) seeks applicants to fill a Professor of Practice in the Criminal Justice, Restorative Justice, and Criminology (CJRJC) program . This is an exciting opportunity for an engaged and practice-oriented scholar to participate in the development of a new program. The Professor of Practice is a renewable position with a variable course load depending on service duties. The position does not carry research expectations in evaluation, though candidates should feel welcomed and supported to continue or begin research agendas.

We seek a candidate with a specialization in at least one of the following, but we welcome intersections between: criminal justice, restorative justice and/or criminology. In addition to this, we would particularly welcome candidates that also have a specialization in race/ethnicity and/or transnational/global sociology. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with the Coordinator of the CJRJC program to develop this new major and to advise students within that program.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates from backgrounds underrepresented in higher education. We especially encourage candidates whose research programs and/or teaching and mentoring practices attend to issues of racism and social justice, broadly defined.

To apply for this position, please visit jobs.wheatoncollege.edu to complete the online application. In your application, you will be asked to provide (1) a cover letter that addresses how your teaching would contribute to our undergraduate liberal arts institution and to furthering Wheaton’s commitment to fostering a community that both celebrates and includes a diversity of voices and perspectives in our content and classroom. We also ask for (2) a current CV, (3) teaching statement, and (4) the contact information of three professional references. Within the teaching statement, please describe some of the pedagogical approaches that you have used in the classroom and the courses you would be interested in teaching. Finalists’ references will be contacted after we conduct interviews.

A Ph.D. in Sociology or related field is preferred at the time of appointment; however, strong ABD
candidates will be considered.

Review of applications will begin March 3rd, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. The position will begin Fall 2023 for a full-time one-year appointment with the possibility of renewal, following successful annual evaluation.

Questions may be directed to: A. Javier Trevino, Professor of Sociology at trevino_javier
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