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Postdoctoral Fellow in Criminal Justice and Criminology University of North Carolina at Charlotte in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Sociology
Funding
Full-time temporary postdoctoral employment at 40 hours per week with a minimum pay rate of $60,000. The expected appointment length is 12 months.
Deadline
Dec 1, 2026
Country
United States
University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Criminal Justice for a temporary, full-time appointment in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology within the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences.
The fellow will contribute to project-related criminal justice and criminology research, working under faculty supervision while developing an independent research agenda. Core activities include coordinating multi-site team meetings and communications, co-authoring institutional review board and other regulatory documents, and contributing to scholarly and project-related outputs.
Depending on project needs, the fellow may collect research data through interviews with community stakeholders and justice-involved participants, disseminate surveys, and attend meetings in the community. The role also includes creating an individualized mentoring plan to establish research goals and support continued development toward an academic or research career.
This postdoctoral environment emphasizes substantial research and scholarship, professional mentoring, collaboration across project sites, publication, and the development of research skills in criminal justice, criminology, community-based inquiry, interviews, surveys, and data analysis.
Funding details
Full-time temporary postdoctoral employment at 40 hours per week with a minimum pay rate of $60,000. The expected appointment length is 12 months.
What's required
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in Criminal Justice or a related field awarded within the past eight years. Preferred experience includes data analysis, interviewing criminal justice stakeholders and justice-involved participants, survey creation, and report writing. Applicants must submit a cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae, a list of three references with email and telephone contact information and a relationship summary, and a research statement of no more than one page. The selected candidate must provide an official transcript of the highest earned degree and undergo a criminal background check.
How to apply
Submit an electronic application through the University of North Carolina at Charlotte jobs portal. Upload a cover letter, detailed CV, three-reference list with contact details and relationship summaries, and a research statement of no more than one page.
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