Part-Time Faculty - Sociology & Criminology, Academic Year 2026 - 2027

Job description

The University of Southern Maine’s Department of Sociology and Criminology invites applications for part-time faculty. We are seeking student-focused instructors who will be responsible for the full delivery and grading of the course. Responsibilities include teaching, assessing student performance, and meeting with students as needed. The instructor will be provided with the learning objectives, program competencies, and suggested topical outline and will be given a previous course syllabus for reference. Courses to be taught may include but are not limited to: Race and Punishment (CRM 365) – This course examines the historical origins of the practice and politics of punishment in the United States, with emphasis on the racial history of the country's criminal legal system. It explores contemporary patterns, practices and policies pertaining to race and punishment in the U.S., in historical context. Particular attention will be given to the dynamics that have driven therise of mass incarceration across the country, with a view to the historical evolution of criminal punishment in the U.S., in the context of racial capitalism, and the role played by race in this process. The course...