SCCJ AA Pool Crime Analysis AY25 - 26

Description

The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (SCCJ) at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for Academic Associate positions during the 2025-2026 academic year. Academic Associates are part-time faculty who are hired on one-semester, renewable contracts to assist in one or two courses (not to exceed 0.40 FTE) per semester, either in-person or online. For this position, we seek to attract a pool of qualified people who are available to assist in online courses in our Master of Science degree program in Crime Analysis. 

Academic Associate positions are fixed-term appointments that are not eligible for benefits, sabbaticals, or tenure. Salary is based upon qualifications and assigned assignment load. Official transcripts are required prior to employment. Individuals employed as Academic Associates may not hold multiple, non-benefits eligible appointments at Arizona State University.

About the School:

SCCJ is a school within ASU’s Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. Watts College has a student body of over 6747 undergraduate and graduate students. SCCJ is a nationally-recognized leader in higher education and is highly regarded for its distinguished faculty and research productivity, as evidenced by it being ranked the #2 best graduate program in criminology and criminal justice in the United States by US News and World Report.

The SCCJ offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in criminology and criminal justice; undergraduate concentrations or certificate programs in correctional studies, criminal investigations, homeland security, juvenile justice, law and human behavior, legal issues in criminal justice, policing, and security studies; and graduate certificates in corrections leadership and management, crime analysis, homeland security, and law enforcement administration.

 

The SCCJ offers in-person graduate courses (for the Master of Science in criminology and criminal justice and the Ph.D. in criminology and criminal justice) on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus. SCCJ offers in-person undergraduate courses for the Bachelor of Science degree in criminology and criminal justice and the B.S. with a policing concentration on the Downtown, West Valley (Glendale), and Tempe campuses. SCCJ proudly offers its B.S. in criminology and criminal justice, Master of Arts in Criminal Justice (MACJ), Master of Science in Crime Analysis (MSCA), and Master of Public Safety Leadership and Administration (MPSLA) degrees all online, allowing students from around the globe to earn highly-valued degrees from one of the leading criminology and criminal justice programs in the world. For more information about the SCCJ’s opportunities for research, instruction, practice, student internship experience, and community-based service learning opportunities, please visit our website at http://ccj.asu.edu.

The SCCJ offices are conveniently located on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus in the heart of the fifth largest city in the United States. Our proximity to major criminal justice agencies enhances the opportunities for instruction, practice, student internship experience, and community-based service learning opportunities. The successful candidate will engage in teaching and mentoring students, and perform other duties as assigned by the Director of the School.

Job Duties:

The specific responsibilities of Academic Associates are limited to assisting faculty with online courses, which includes activities such as grading student work, preparing course materials, tutoring or running study sessions, holding virtual office hours and meeting with students, moderating discussion boards, and responding to student questions.

All we do at ASU is guided and inspired by the University Charter, which reads:

Arizona State University is a comprehensive public research university measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves.

Successful candidates will demonstrate throughout their materials how their teaching will contribute to the fulfillment of this charter.

Our Commitment to ASU’s charter:

 

The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University welcomes and encourages inclusion. We seek applicants and nominations from those who have experience teaching, mentoring, and devel