Adjunct Faculty - Criminal Justice

Daemen University • Town of Amherst, NY

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About The Position

Daemen University’s Criminal Justice Program is seeking a qualified adjunct instructor to teach CRJ 400 Senior Research Project, with oversight from the Criminal Justice program co-directors to ensure compliance with departmental, curricular, and institutional requirements. The course is the required senior capstone for Criminal Justice majors and fulfills the college-wide Research & Presentation, Information Literacy, and Writing Intensive requirements.

Students complete a 15–20-page research project appropriate to their degree and Criminal Justice track. They identify and explain the relevance of a research topic and its guiding questions, locate and integrate academically appropriate sources, and document those sources in a bibliography using APA or Chicago Manual of Style, as determined with the instructor. Students present their completed projects orally to classmates and faculty, explain the project’s subject and purpose, and answer questions. They submit research materials periodically during the semester and, at the end of the course, turn in the final project, full bibliography, and copies of research materials and notes.

Requirements

• PhD in Criminal Justice or a closely related field.

Nice To Haves

• Previous teaching experience in higher education.
• Experience supervising student research projects.

Responsibilities

• Teach CRJ 400 Senior Research Project, the Criminal Justice senior capstone course.
• Work under the oversight of the Criminal Justice program co-directors to ensure compliance with departmental, curricular, and institutional requirements.
• Guide students through discipline- and track-appropriate research projects, including topic selection, research questions, source integration, and bibliography preparation.
• Support students in preparing and presenting their completed research projects and answering questions from peers and faculty.
• Require periodic submission of research materials and collection of final projects, bibliographies, research materials, and notes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree