Adjunct Assistant Professor - Criminal Justice (Criminalistics)

Location: Farmingdale, NY Category: Adjunct Job Type: Part-time Posted On: Tue Dec 19 2023 Job Description:

Periodically, adjunct teaching positions become available in Farmingdale's program in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement Technology. This Bachelor of Science degree is a technical program that prepares students for careers in law enforcement on the local, state, and federal levels. The program blends coursework in computers, forensics, crime prevention, and technology to provide students with the necessary skills to control crime as well as to conduct investigations of crimes committed on a computer or at a crime scene.

This current posting is for individuals with education and experience in Criminalistics (forensic science) in order to teach courses in Criminalistics and/or Forensic Technology. The applicant should have specific knowledge about scientific crime scene investigation and reconstruction, trace collection and preservation, and the scientific analysis of traces utilizing analytical microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. A broad knowledge base concerning physical and chemical traces (e.g. fibers, fingermarks, drugs, etc.) and biological traces (e.g. blood/DNA) is required. In addition, candidates should have knowledge of microscopy, spectroscopy, chromatography, electrophoresis, digital photography and the various analytical techniques used to identify, compare and analyze the various trace types both at the scene and in the crime laboratory.

If you have professional and/or academic experience in our needed areas (as described above and provided below in the requirements), please submit your cv if you would be interested in joining our faculty. You will be called if and when a position becomes available that meets your qualifications. Please note academic departments will not be accepting phone inquiries at this time.

The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:

• Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion.

• Interest in participating in student-centered service activities.

• Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners.

Job Requirements:

A minimum of a Master's Degree in Forensic Science or Criminalistics. Candidates with Master's Degrees in Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Toxicology or a related scientific field will be considered if they can demonstrate education, experience and/or scholarship in forensic science.

Additional Information:

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The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans. A benefits summary for this part-time UUP position can be found here. (https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/UUP-PT-Benefits-at-a-Glance.pdf)

Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continues to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.

The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status.