F99873 Instructor or Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

Overview

The Department of Criminal Justice is seeking either a full-time Instructor or a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor. Rank will be contingent upon degree, educational experience, and background. The successful candidate will teach a full range of courses in the Criminal Justice and Homeland Security programs on the Broken Arrow campus. Delivery of courses will be through online, blended, and traditional face-to-face formats.

This position may require publishing in peer-reviewed venues and providing service to the department, college, and university, depending on rank and status.

The successful candidate will have:

• An earned terminal degree or graduate degree with equivalent experience in criminal justice or a related field of study from an accredited university (a Juris Doctorate alone will not be accepted for this position).
• Demonstrated ability or potential for excellence in teaching and service to the university and profession.
• Applied experience in law enforcement.
• Ability to work in collaboration with other university departments.
• Ability to develop, build, and grow the program.
• Ability to create connections in the criminal justice community including Native American law enforcement agencies.

Preference will be given to candidates with extensive law enforcement and homeland security experience who can teach Northeastern State University’s Criminal Justice courses.

Teach a full range of courses in the Criminal Justice and Homeland Security programs at the Broken Arrow campus. Deliver courses using online, blended, and traditional face-to-face modalities. Collaborate effectively with internal and external partners. Depending on rank and status, publish in peer-reviewed venues and provide service to the department, college, and university.

Applications accepted until:
Open to filled

Anticipated start date:
August 1, 2026 (earlier start date if plausible)

Salary range: $52,710.00 - $57,170.00

Note:

Posting will close to applicants at 11:59 p.m., CST, on the date above. An application cannot be changed after it has been submitted.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

It is Northeastern State University’s policy that all newly hired employees must provide an original social security card during the hiring process. Failure to provide an original social security card will delay the hiring process and ability to begin employment.