Dean of the School of Criminal Justice

University at Albany, State University of New York

The Dean is the chief academic and administrative officer of the School of Criminal Justice and reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Dean is responsible for leading the School of Criminal Justice in all aspects of teaching, research/scholarly activity, service and fundraising. The Dean provides academic leadership to the School; encourages program and teaching excellence; and represents the School and the University in internal, cross-campus and community settings. As a senior institutional officer and member of the University Council of Deans, the Dean participates in all major decisions concerning the University.

The University at Albany seeks a leader with vision and a strong commitment to criminal justice research and education, cultural diversity, and expertise in building and sustaining a sense of community. The new Dean must be a skilled manager of both human and financial resources, and someone who has a deep understanding of the complex challenges of operating a criminal justice school in a research extensive university. Candidates should be nationally recognized leaders, with an appropriate advanced degree and qualifications for a tenured faculty appointment in criminal justice, who can nurture partnership within the School and between the School, University, and broader community. The Dean will have the opportunity to build upon the accomplishments of the current dean, faculty, students, and staff in fostering an even stronger and productive School by attracting a diverse and academically qualified student body, strengthening and supporting scholarship, expanding external funding and private support, and providing strategic thinking and direction with respect to the future for preparing criminal justice researchers, scholar/teachers, policy-makers and practitioners.

Applications and nominations (where possible) must include a detailed curriculum vitae. Qualifications include an appropriate advanced degree from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.

The School of Criminal Justice

The School of Criminal Justice is concerned with the study of all aspects of crime and societal reactions to crime. Faculty and students examine political, economic and cultural patterns that shape definitions of crime and influence policy choices about how to respond to certain categories of crime; study social and personal forces that lead to criminal conduct; and analyze the organization and operation of crime control systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the interactions among the many agencies which comprise criminal justice systems and on the relationships between these systems and other facets of society. The School celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008 and is ranked #2 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

Since its inception, the School has been interdisciplinary in its approach, known in the profession as “the Albany model.” The School's 18 full-time faculty offer courses and related educational experiences leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Pathways for combined B.A./M.A. degrees and M.A./M.S.W. degrees are also offered. The enrollment profile is composed of approximately 150 undergraduate majors, 50 master's students, and 70 doctoral students. Graduates have been highly successful in academic and in practice positions and in pursuing opportunities in the expanding academic field of criminal justice research and teaching, in all the operating agencies of criminal justice, and in the many private and non-profit organizations which provide services or make policy recommendations.

The School's educational program is enhanced by faculty and student research projects conducted both independently and through the Hindelang Criminal Justice Center. The School is also the host for Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics. The faculty generate an average of $2.2 million in annual external funding.

The School is located on UAlbany's downtown campus in Albany, New York, only blocks from the capital building of New York State, 130 miles north of New York City. More information about the School is available at www.albany.edu/scj/.

The University at Albany, State University of New York

Established in 1844, the University at Albany is the oldest state-chartered public institution of higher education in New York and a major research university center within the 65-campus State University of New York System. UAlbany employs 1,100 full and part-time faculty and enrolls over 18,000 students, including 5,000 graduate students, in ten degree-granting schools and colleges. The University offers 54 bachelor's, 84 master's, and 39 doctoral degree programs in the arts and sciences, business, computing and information, criminal justice, education, nanoscale science and engineering, public affairs and policy, public health, and social welfare.