Justice Studies
Northeastern Illinois University
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL invites applications for a tenure track job in Justice Studies.
Northeastern Illinois University is a comprehensive state university of over 12,000 commuter students located on a 67-acre
campus in a residential neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago. Along with quality academic programming
consistent with the University's mission of excellence and access, the University is known for support of the fine arts, global
education opportunities for students, a strong track record in external grant funding, and leadership in teacher preparation
and education. Northeastern is nationally recognized as having the most ethnically diverse student body in the
Midwest.
Global/international justice studies. The Department of Justice Studies is seeking a scholar with expertise in at least two
of the following areas: civil law, human rights, comparative justice systems, and international law. We have a strong
interest in a scholar with expertise in Latin America; the successful candidate would affiliate with NEIU's interdisciplinary
Latino and Latin American Studies program. Global/ international scholars with other geographical specialties will be
considered.
The faculty member would be expected to teach courses already in our curriculum that have a global/international focus,
b) add a cross-cultural dimension to existing topical courses, and c) develop new courses in her or his areas of interest and
expertise around the theme of justice. With our international population of majors and minors, we are interested in having
someone develop comparative criminology courses.
Catalogue Description of our Program
In Justice Studies we seek to discover the social and historical roots of justice and injustice and examine how popular
understandings of these shape public policies, including those of the criminal justice system. We study systematic
explanations for the failure (or triumph) of justice in society and explore the potential for transformative justice. Through
critical inquiry, social science investigation, and experiential learning, students develop an understanding of social and
economic justice issues and critical criminology. We study the structural roots of crime and take up the legal and social
concerns of socially disenfranchised communities whose members are often clients of the criminal justice system, including
the poor, people of color, women, prisoners, and refugees.
The program makes a special effort to involve and serve community groups. Field experience, focusing on advocacy for
community justice and the ethics that inform those practices, complements the academic program.
The Justice Studies major prepares students for human and social service work, research or advocacy positions, law school
or graduate school. Criminal justice practitioners who wish to develop a comprehensive understanding of social justice and
social policy will find the program well-suited to their needs.
Send letter of application, transcript, curriculum vitae with current e-mail address, statement of teaching philosophy and
research plan, and three letters of reference (at least one addressing teaching effectiveness) to Dr. Shelley Bannister, Justice
Studies, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625-4699. AA/EOE. Electronic
submissions are welcome to S-Bannister@neiu.edu. Position is tenure-track and entry-level (assistant
professor). Appointment begins August 2007. Earned doctorate required except where noted. Research and service are
supported and expected. Additional information about the University is available at www.neiu.edu. Review of applications will begin October 31,
2006.
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