"Justice Studies Special Sessions Lecturer Pool"

Department Summary

The Department of Justice Studies was founded as a Police School in 1930. Over the years, the degrees offered have varied as academic curricula in the field of criminal justice and criminology have evolved. In recent years, our Department has successfully transitioned toward an emphasis on justice broadly conceived, favoring an interdisciplinary inquiry into principles and issues of social justice and human rights that are essential for the common good.

Looking forward from 2021, our Department offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Justice Studies, Justice Studies with a Concentration in Criminology, and in Forensic Science with Concentrations. SJSU was the first university in the CSU to offer a Forensic Science Degree. The BS in Forensic Science has three concentrations: Chemistry, Biology, and Digital Evidence. The Department also houses four minors—Justice Studies, Forensic Studies, Legal Studies, and Human Rights.

In addition to the degrees mentioned above, our Department houses the Record Clearance Project. At the graduate level, the Department offers an MS degree in Justice Studies and an online MS degree in Criminology with a Concentration in Global Criminology. The department is located at 524 MacQuarrie Hall, and can be viewed online at http://www.sjsu.edu/justicestudies/.

Brief Description of Duties

In the Department of Justice Studies, lecturer faculty are most typically appointed to teaching roles on one or more of our programs. Less frequently, lecturer faculty are appointed to service and research roles.

• The candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

Initial appointment at the LA range is for an entry-level lecturer showing promise as an educator.

• A candidate for this range would typically possess at least a Master's degree and/or equivalent specialized professional expertise or experience. Persons without a qualifying degree may be appointed in this range with approval from faculty services.
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

Compensation

Salary range placement is determined by qualifications and experience. The rates shown below by range are the anticipated salary from the applicable Faculty Salary Schedule - 2322 to be paid per WTU in Special Session programs (a typical course is 3 WTUs). As the salary schedule indicates, compensation may be reduced if enrollment targets are not met.

L-A / Range 2: $2279 per WTU
L-B / Range 3: $2497 per WTU
L-C / Range 4: $3146 per WTU
L-D / Range 5: $3977 per WTU

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• List of at least three (3) or as many as five (5) references

This is a continuing open position.