South Orange, New Jersey
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Princeton, NJ, US, 08540
Princeton, NJ, US, 08540
Princeton, NJ, US, 08540
Posted: 02-Jun-23
Location: South Orange, New Jersey
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 495807
The Department of Education Leadership, Management and Policy, within the College of Human Development, Culture and Media at Seton Hall University, invites applications for a full-time lecturer position with a secondary appointment as program director in law enforcement.
The successful candidate ought to have a terminal degree in law enforcement or a related field with expertise in disciplines such as law, sociology, psychology, criminology, criminal justice, or organizational leadership. Professional experience in law enforcement is preferred. Special consideration will be given to candidates with experience teaching online and hybrid courses. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The lecturer position includes a teaching load of 24 credits per year, with opportunities for credit reductions based on departmental needs and in line with the program director appointment. The lecturer appointment is for an initial one-year term, renewable on the recommendation of the Department and with the approval of the Dean. The anticipated start date is August 2023, at the start of the Fall 2023 academic semester.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The lecturer position requires the faculty member to advise students, teach courses, chair dissertations, ensure programmatic quality, and complete service for the Department and College. The faculty member will have a key role in recruiting students, marketing programs, pursuing grants, and developing courses and programs:
*Student Advisement: The faculty member will advise students to ensure students’ success, retention, and completion in programs.
*Instruction: The faculty member will teach courses in the department, including a 24-credit teaching load per year.
*Dissertation Mentorship: The faculty member will serve as a dissertation chair and committee member for doctoral students in the department.
*Program Quality: The faculty member, in coordination with the department chairperson, will ensure the quality of courses and programs. This includes assessing, developing, and improving courses and programs as well as preparing courses for online modalities.
*Department and College Service: The faculty member will complete service activities for the Department and College including, but not limited to, committee work and recruitment and outreach initiatives.
*Recruitment and Marketing: The faculty member will recruit students and market programs, as set forth in detail below.
*Grant Writing: The faculty member, in collaboration with the department chairperson, will pursue grants in order to develop and expand programs and extracurricular opportunities.
*Program Development: In collaboration with the department chairperson, the faculty member will improve existing programs and develop, connected to the overall programmatic portfolio and strategic plan of the department, curricular programs, and extracurricular opportunities.
As the law enforcement program director, the faculty member will have enhanced responsibilities for recruiting students, marketing programs, pursuing grants, and developing courses and programs. Below are the position accountabilities with an emphasis on the role of program director:
*Recruiting and Marketing: The program director recruits for and markets law enforcement programs to maximize the growth, visibility, and reputation of the unit. This is a key priority. As such, the faculty member ought to have strong existing connections and the ability to form and maintain new connections in the field and to law enforcement agencies and connected associations.
*Full-time and Contingent Faculty Support: The program director, in collaboration with the department chairperson, recruits, manages, develops, and supports full-time and contingent faculty members.
*Student Advisement and Support: In collaboration with the department chairperson and faculty members, the program director manages student advisement.
*Program Development, Management, and Success: The program director, in collaboration with the department chairperson and faculty members, assists with developing, managing, assessing, and improving programs.
*Outreach and Community Partnerships: The program director pursues innovative strategies to involve and liaise with key stakeholders to support the growth, visibility, and reputation of the unit and mission of the Department and College. Specific examples of outreach to engage may include town halls, professional development, and podcasts and other content creative possibilities.
*Grant Funding: The program director pursues and manages grants to build and support student enrollments, the visibility and reputation of the programs, and further the mission of the Department and College.
The department chairperson may assign additional duties when necessary.
About the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media
Launching in Summer 2023, Seton Hall’s emerging College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) will be the place for interdisciplinary learning focused on innovation along the continuum of human development.
Integrating the exceptional faculty of Communication and the Arts and Education and Human Services, along with dynamic cross-disciplinary curricula, the new College will seek to improve the human condition by collaborating across distinct fields that uniquely complement one another and prepare students as dynamic leaders poised to address complex issues. Expression will underpin all facets of the integrated College’s portfolio—media as a form of education and artistic expression; teaching and learning as modes of creative expression; self-expression as a vehicle of social agency.
Required Qualifications:
*An earned doctorate in law enforcement or a related field
*A demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
*A demonstrated record of quality teaching
*Experience as a law enforcement professional
*Experience in leadership roles
Desired Qualifications:
*Evidence of successfully designing, conducting, and publishing research
*Experience gathering and responding to student and faculty feedback
*Experience mentoring doctoral students
*Experience teaching in online and hybrid learning environments
*Experience with grant writing and funding
Salary Grade:
FA01 - Faculty
Exempt/Nonexempt:
Exempt
Physical Demands:
General Office Environment
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Applications should include a cover letter detailing qualifications for the position and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; curriculum vitae; two-page teaching philosophy; names and emails of three references; and, unofficial transcript(s) from all degrees.
The search committee will conduct virtual interviews with semi-finalists. Finalists will be invited to a full-day virtual visit, with the option for an in-person campus visit upon receipt of a job offer.
Review of applications will begin immediately. Inquiries about the position should be sent to the search committee chair, Associate Professor Randall F. Clemens at randall.clemens@shu.edu.
Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.
