Criminology Instructor

Employee Group:
**Faculty (KFA)**
- Hours of Work (BCGEU):
- # of openings:
**1**
- Hours Per Week (BCGEU):
- Pay Level:
**Faculty Pay Scale**
- Days of Work (BCGEU):
- Employment Type:
**Qualified Faculty List**
- Internal Closing Date:
**January 15, 2023**
- Travel Frequency:
- External Closing Date:
**January 15, 2023**
- Competition ID:
**2186**

**Kwantlen Polytechnic University**

**CRIMINOLOGY INSTRUCTOR - Competition ID: 2186**
**POSITION TYPE**: QUALIFIED FACULTY LIST
**POSITION START**: Ongoing, dependent on Department need

KPU proudly offers all learners opportunities to achieve success in a diverse range of programs that blend theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for good citizenship and rewarding careers.

**FACULTY OVERVIEW**:
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is the fourth largest university in the province of British Columbia and serves communities in the South Fraser region and beyond. A leader in innovative, interdisciplinary education with a teaching-focused mandate, KPU offers all learners opportunities to achieve the highest standards of academic performance. Our many programs of study provide applied learning and broad-based university education.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
CRIM 1100 Introduction to Criminology
CRIM 1101 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
CRIM 1107 Canadian Legal Systems
CRIM 1215 Interpersonal and Professional Development in Criminology
CRIM 2103 Quantitative Data Analysis I
CRIM 3100 Advanced Theories of Crime and Community
CRIM 3270 Substance Use and Harm Reduction
CRIM 4240 Indigenous Peoples and Justice
CRIM 4245 Indigenous Activism

The Criminology Department at KPU currently offers a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Criminology degree as well as one
- and two-year credentials. The department emphasizes pedagogical principles and educational approaches that incorporate community-based research, professional development, and experiential learning across the curriculum, including service learning, practicum, and a co-op program option. The Criminology Department is a diverse collective of faculty representing academic research and/or practical, professional experience in the field, and is home to the Social Justice Centre. We are interested in applicants who reflect teaching and scholarship within our polytechnic mandate. Recruiting and retaining colleagues who reflect our diverse student body is a continuing goal of our department. Faculty are supported by a university-wide Anti-Racism Taskforce and the President’s Diversity and Equity Committee.

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member are outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS**:

- Current curriculum vitae
- Statement of teaching philosophy
- Teaching evaluations; Sample Course syllabi/outlines; or other evidence of teaching excellence
- Sample of research or other publication
- Copies of transcripts from graduate degree(s)
- List of three professional referees able to comment on your teaching ability, and academic accomplishments and/or practical experience.

We thank all applicants for their interest in KPU; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

**Does this role sound like it was made for you, yet you don’t check every box?**

We at KPU understand that experiences and qualifications may look differently for everyone and, if this job description is of interest to you, we encourage you to apply.

**Note to Applicants**:
We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with KPU. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of employees, students, and the general public, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the University. For this reason, final applicants will be asked to undergo a background check.