"Visiting Instructor Criminal Justice and Criminology"

Job Summary

Reporting to the department chair, the Visiting Instructor of Criminal Justice and Criminology will teach 15 credit hours, hold regular office hours, and participate in departmental meetings and activities during the Spring 2026 semester. This is a Spring 2026 appointment for the months of January 2026-May 2026. All visiting positions are non-tenure track appointments. The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required Qualifications

Earned J.D. or a Master's or Doctoral degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology, or a closely related field, with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Criminal Justice and Criminology, by August 1, 2025.

Ability to teach and/or experience teaching some combination of the following courses: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Policing, Ethics in Criminal Justice, Legal Process, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Investigations, Criminology, Universal Justice.

Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.

Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.

Evidence of successful college/university level teaching experience.

Experience with the development and delivery of courses across multiple instructional modalities (face-to-face, online, etc.).

Previous experience teaching one or more of the courses listed within Required Qualifications.

About Us

Join Our Team at Georgia Southern! Georgia Southern is a dynamic university with three vibrant campuses in Hinesville, Savannah and Statesboro serving the communities in Southeast Georgia. As a Carnegie Doctoral/R2 institution, our world-class scholars instruct about 26,000 students in associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral level degree programs.

Department Information

Within this setting, the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology provides a comprehensive examination of justice, crime, and victimization. The program offers both an in-person and fully online Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology that enrolls approximately 900 undergraduate students across all campuses and a minor with 175 students. The department also houses an in-person and online Master of Science (MS) program in Criminal Justice and Criminology with concentrations in criminal justice/criminology and cybercrime.