Advise majors as needed

Provide service, including, but not limited to, departmental, college, and/or university committee work

Faculty may teach during the summer semesters for additional compensation (subject to performance and availability)

Required Qualifications:

• One of the following: Ph. D. in criminal justice or criminology, a J.D., a Master's degree in law/legal studies, or a Master's degree in criminal justice with significant experience in courts/law.
• A background search will be required of the successful applicant. Desired Qualifications
• An ability to teach a wide range of law-focused criminal justice courses - Experience teaching across a variety of delivery methods (online, hybrid, face-to-face, etc.)

You should include in your application the following: a letter of application highlighting relevant experience as it pertains to the position, a curriculum vitae, copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and a list of three references with your application.

Initial review of applications will begin on October 15, 2026. Applicant review will continue until the position is filled.

Please refer all questions to facultyapplications@apsu.edu or the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Christopher Wright, wrightc@apsu.edu.

About Us

Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 150,287 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN.

Austin Peay State University is a proud supporter of hiring veterans. We hire veterans with equivalent experiences and pay grades from their military service, rather than requiring or preferring only college degrees. Please visit our website for more information on how veterans can qualify for additional employment opportunities at APSU: https://www.apsu.edu/human-resources/hiring-veterans/.

Austin Peay State University (APSU) prohibits discrimination in all employment, programs, and activities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. For Title IX inquiries or complaints, contact: Chief of Institutional Culture & Title IX Coordinator, LaNeeça R. Williams at williamslr@apsu.edu | 931-221-7690, Browning Building, Room 140, Clarksville, TN 37044. For other non-discrimination concerns, contact: Director of Institutional Culture & Title VI & Title VII Coordinator, Dr. Jo Baldwin at baldwinjapsu.edu | 931-221-7178 or Associate Director of Accessibility Compliance & ADA/504 Coordinator, Jayme Glover at gloverj@apsu.edu | 931-221-7160. View APSU's full nondiscrimination policy at Policy 6:001.

Advise majors as needed

Provide service, including, but not limited to, departmental, college, and/or university committee work

Faculty may teach during the summer semesters for additional compensation (subject to performance and availability)

Required Qualifications:

• One of the following: Ph. D. in criminal justice or criminology, a J.D., a Master's degree in law/legal studies, or a Master's degree in criminal justice with significant experience in courts/law.
• A background search will be required of the successful applicant. Desired Qualifications
• An ability to teach a wide range of law-focused criminal justice courses - Experience teaching across a variety of delivery methods (online, hybrid, face-to-face, etc.)

You should include in your application the following: a letter of application highlighting relevant experience as it pertains to the position, a curriculum vitae, copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and a list of three references with your application.

Initial review of applications will begin on October 15, 2026. Applicant review will continue until the position is filled.

Please refer all questions to facultyapplications@apsu.edu or the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Christopher Wright, wrightc@apsu.edu.

About Us

Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 150,287 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN.

Austin Peay State University is a proud supporter of hiring veterans. We hire veterans with equivalent experiences and pay grades from their military service, rather than requiring or preferring only college degrees. Please visit our website for more information on how veterans can qualify for additional employment opportunities at APSU: https://www.apsu.edu/human-resources/hiring-veterans/.

Austin Peay State University (APSU) prohibits discrimination in all employment, programs, and activities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. For Title IX inquiries or complaints, contact: Chief of Institutional Culture & Title IX Coordinator, LaNeeça R. Williams at williamslr@apsu.edu | 931-221-7690, Browning Building, Room 140, Clarksville, TN 37044. For other non-discrimination concerns, contact: Director of Institutional Culture & Title VI & Title VII Coordinator, Dr. Jo Baldwin at baldwinjapsu.edu | 931-221-7178 or Associate Director of Accessibility Compliance & ADA/504 Coordinator, Jayme Glover at gloverj@apsu.edu | 931-221-7160. View APSU's full nondiscrimination policy at Policy 6:001.