Assistant Professor in Criminology – Virginia Tech

Assistant Professor in Criminology – Virginia Tech

• Institution: Virginia Tech

• Academic Unit / Department: Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

• Job Reference / Requisition ID: 537549

• Appointment Type: Full-Time, Regular, Tenure-Track

• Academic Rank / Level: Assistant Professor

• Salary / Remuneration: $75,000–$83,000 per year, commensurate with experience

• Location: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

• Application Deadline: Applications reviewed beginning October 14, 2026

• Anticipated Start Date: August 2027

📋 Overview of Role

Virginia Tech's Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Criminology beginning August 2027. The position welcomes scholars across criminology, with particular interest in research addressing drugs, violence, technology in crime, and surveillance.

The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, student mentoring, and the department's interdisciplinary research community.

🎯 Key Responsibilities & Teaching Scope

• Teach a range of criminology courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

• Maintain a strong and productive research program in criminology.

• Demonstrate potential for externally funded research and grants.

• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.

• Contribute to the Department of Sociology's collegial and collaborative intellectual community.

• Participate in interdisciplinary research involving areas such as cybercriminology, violence prevention, public policy, computer science, statistics, and science and technology studies.

• Standard teaching load is two courses per semester.

🎓 Qualifications & Candidate Profile

• Required Education: Ph.D. in Sociology or Criminology by the time of appointment.

• Research Profile: Record of scholarly productivity and potential for excellence in research.

• Teaching Profile: Demonstrated potential for high-quality teaching in a collegiate environment.

• Preferred: Proven potential for research grant funding.

• Specialization: Criminology broadly defined, with particular interest in drugs, violence, crime technology, and surveillance.

💼 Remuneration & Benefits

• Salary: $75,000–$83,000 per year, commensurate with experience.

• Appointment: Regular, tenure-track faculty appointment.

• Overtime Status: Exempt; not eligible for overtime.

• Work Location: Blacksburg, Virginia.

📄 Application Checklist & Required Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

2. Cover Letter serving as a personal/research statement

3. Publication Sample

4. Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness

5. Names and Contact Information for Three Professional References

📬 Application Process

• 🔗 Application Link: https://jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-in-criminology-blacksburg-virginia-united-states

• 📧 Search Committee Chair: Dr. Katalin Patri, Department of Sociology

• 📧 Email: kparti@vt.edu

• ☎️ Phone: (540) 231-6046

• 📅 Review Date: October 14, 2026

• 📅 Start Date: August 2027

🌐 Official Website / Domain Link: https://www.vt.edu/