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Mississippi State University
Position: Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization: Criminal Justice System or Policy
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: Will begin to review applications on September 30th
Post Dates: 8/14/26 – 10/14/26
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Mississippi State University
Position: Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization: Criminology
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: Will begin to review applications on September 30th
Post Dates: 8/14/26 – 10/14/26
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University of Kentucky
Position: Director of Undergraduate Studies in Criminal Justice – Assistant, Associate, or Professor
Area of Specialization: Criminal Justice
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: September 13, 2026
Post Dates: 8/14/26 – 9/14/26
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University of Kentucky
Position: Assistant Professor in Criminal Justice
Area of Specialization: Criminal Justice
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: September 13, 2026
Post Dates: 8/14/26 – 9/14/26
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University of Kentucky
Position: Lecturer in Criminal Justice
Area of Specialization: Criminal Justice
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: September 13, 2026
Post Dates: 8/14/26 – 9/14/26
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California Lutheran University
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Area of Specialization: Criminology and Criminal Justice
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: October 4, 2026
Post Dates: 8/12/26 – 9/12/26
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University of West Florida
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice – 109500
Area of Specialization: Criminal Justice Criminology
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: September 10, 2026
Post Dates: 8/12/26 – 9/12/26
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UW-Eau Claire
Position: Political Science and Criminal Justice: Assistant Professor in Criminal Justice — JR10013506
Area of Specialization: Assistant Professor in Criminal Justice
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: October 1, 2026
Post Dates: 8/12/26 – 10/12/26
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California State University – Fullerton
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Area of Specialization: Courts
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: September 10, 2026
Post Dates: 8/7/26 – 10/7/26
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California State University – Fullerton
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Area of Specialization: Race & Inequality
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: September 10, 2026
Post Dates: 8/7/26 – 10/7/26
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West Chester University
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Area of Specialization: Computer crime; research methods
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: October 1, 2026
Post Dates: 8/7/26 – 10/7/26
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New Mexico State University/Criminal Justice Department
Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice (Position #330650)
Area of Specialization: Criminology, Criminal Justice, or closely related discipline
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: September 6, 2026
Post Dates: 8/6/26 – 9/6/26
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University of Maryland
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Area of Specialization: Criminology & Criminal Justice
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: Best consideration 8/20/2026
Post Dates: 8/6/26 – 9/6/26
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George Mason University
Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor – Department of Criminology, Law and Society
Area of Specialization: Criminology, criminal justice, law and society
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: September 1, 2026
Post Dates: 8/3/26 – 9/3/26
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University of Alabama
Position: Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization: Open
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: Open until filled
Post Dates: 8/3/26 – 9/3/26
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University of Alabama
Position: Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization: Open — The substantive area of research is open to scholars whose research focuses on any aspect of violent crime, global or comparative criminology, transnational crime, or related areas of criminological inquiry. This is a standard nine-month faculty appointment with a competitive startup package.
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: Open until filled
Post Dates: 8/3/26 – 9/3/26
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California State University, Fresno
Position: Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization: Law Enforcement or Victimology
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: March 31, 2027
Post Dates: 7/28/26 – 9/28/26
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John Jay College, CUNY
Position: Assistant Professor
Area of Specialization: Criminology and the intersection of criminal law and race and/or crime and racial subjectivities; race and ethnicity
No. of Positions: 2
Deadline: September 15, 2026
Post Dates: 7/28/26 – 9/28/26
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California State University, Long Beach
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management
Area of Specialization: Open
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: Open until filled
Post Dates: 7/24/26 – 9/24/26
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Indiana University
Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Area of Specialization: We are particularly interested in candidates with disciplinary homes in Criminology/Criminal Justice, Psychological and Brain Sciences
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Post Dates: 7/24/26 – 9/24/26
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UA Little Rock
Position: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice (P10012987 / R0087910)
Area of Specialization: Open
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: Open until filled
Post Dates: 7/24/26 – 8/24/26
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DePaul University
Position: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) – Criminology (2027-2028)
Area of Specialization: Open
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: Reviews of complete applications will begin September 15, 2026, and will be ongoing until the position is filled
Post Dates: 7/21/26 – 11/21/26
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Texas State University
Position: Director, Criminal Justice and Criminology
Area of Specialization: Criminal Justice & Criminology
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: August 31, 2026
Post Dates: 7/16/26 – 9/16/26
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San Jose State University
Position: Assistant Professor – Law and Technology
Area of Specialization: Law and Technology
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Post Dates: 7/16/26 – 8/16/26
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The University of Hong Kong
Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology
Area of Specialization: Sociology, Criminology, Anthropology or a related field
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Post Dates: 7/15/26 – 9/15/26
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Clemson University
Position: Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
Area of Specialization: Open within criminology and criminal justice
No. of Positions: 1
Deadline: August 31, 2026 11:59pm EST
Post Dates: 7/7/26 – 9/7/26
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