Lecturer/Program Director
About The Position
The UMD Criminology and Criminal Justice Program at Shady Grove (CCJS@USG) has delivered a dynamic undergraduate program for over twenty years. The Shady Grove campus is located in Rockville, Maryland and brings together nearly 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs from nine Maryland public universities on one convenient campus in Montgomery County. Shady Grove provides students access to high-demand academic programs while fostering a supportive, student-centered learning environment. The CCJS@USG Program is offered to degree-seeking transfer students. The program provides exceptional customer service to both students and faculty, enabling them to focus on learning, teaching, and career exploration. The CCJS@USG Program Director serves as the primary operational manager for the program. Reporting directly to the CCJS chair in College Park, this individual leads the program’s critical entrepreneurial mission. This individual also manages the full lifecycle of academic/career advising, course scheduling, instructor contracts, and especially, student enrollment, recruitment, and retention, ensuring seamless coordination among program staff, department finance directors, Extended Studies, and students. The Program Director’s key duties fall into several overlapping functions: teaching, administrative, and student services. Specifically, teaching responsibilities may include up to 2 (two) classes per academic year as well as supervising all student internships. Administrative responsibilities include proactively recruiting (and retaining) undergraduate students for the CCJS@USG program, managing transfer student enrollment and academic advising, supervising lecturers, hiring and mentoring all instructors, completing course scheduling and transfer credit course evaluations, processing curriculum changes, managing special events throughout the academic year such as open houses, student orientations, and professional development workshops, supervising a full-time coordinator and a part-time faculty specialist, assisting with commencement ceremonies, and serving on College Park and USG committees. Student service responsibilities involve advising students, developing student research and internship opportunities, and planning career-focused/student-interest events each semester. The Program Director works closely with multiple university stakeholders, including students, faculty, and staff. While this position operates at the Shady Grove campus, occasional travel to the College Park campus for meetings is expected.
Requirements
- Candidates will have earned a Masters degree in a social science field at the time of application.
- Demonstrated administrative, entrepreneurial leadership, management, teaching, and interpersonal skills are necessary.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- An articulated vision for taking the unit to new heights.
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to working with diverse populations is expected.
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products.
- Able to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
Nice To Haves
- Ph.D. in Criminology, Criminal Justice or a related field.
- Knowledge of UMD systems, including Workday, Terp Engage, etc.
- Expertise in best practices in recruitment, retention, and exemplary customer service.
- Two to three years of professional leadership experience in student-facing roles within higher education, such as academic advising, student affairs, registration, admissions, orientation, retention initiatives, or career services.
Responsibilities
- Teaching responsibilities may include up to 2 (two) classes per academic year
- Supervising all student internships
- Proactively recruiting (and retaining) undergraduate students for the CCJS@USG program
- Managing transfer student enrollment and academic advising
- Supervising lecturers
- Hiring and mentoring all instructors
- Completing course scheduling and transfer credit course evaluations
- Processing curriculum changes
- Managing special events throughout the academic year such as open houses, student orientations, and professional development workshops
- Supervising a full-time coordinator and a part-time faculty specialist
- Assisting with commencement ceremonies
- Serving on College Park and USG committees
- Advising students
- Developing student research and internship opportunities
- Planning career-focused/student-interest events each semester
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
