1) The Faculty of Law of the University of Ghent

The Faculty of Law of the University of Ghent (Belgium) has a vacancy for a full time (100%) tenure track professor in the department of Criminal Law and Criminology charged with academic teaching (mostly in Dutch), scientific research and carrying out scientific duties in the fields of criminology and sociology of law.

The appointment will be made in the rank of lecturer, starting from 1 October 2012.

This full-time position is a tenure-track temporary appointment for a period of five years, at the end of which a tenure decision will be taken as full-time Professor in the rank of Senior Lecturer (hoofddocent), depending on an overall positive evaluation of the candidate.

Applications must be sent in duplicate by registered mail to the rector of Ghent University, Rectorate building, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, 9000 Ghent, Belgium, using the specific application form Autonomous Academic Staff (ZAP), including the necessary attestations of competence (copies of degrees), the 31st of January 2012 at the latest.

Further information about this vacancy and the application procedure can be found on http://www.ugent.be/en/news/vacancies/autonomous/zapambtcriminology-sociologyoflaw

2) Northeastern University

Northeastern University seeks outstanding faculty members for interdisciplinary positions in fields related to broad issues of critical importance to cybersecurity and cybercrime. In addition to individual applications, we welcome inquiries from candidates interested in proposing an interdisciplinary cluster hire in response to this opportunity. Applications are invited from any discipline that contributes to an understanding of the causes and impacts of cybercrime, particularly its social, economic, or political consequences. Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent terminal degree at the beginning of the appointment and a record of scholarship and teaching commensurate with rank.

Full or Associate professors with excellent track records of published work are preferred; exceptional Assistant Professors will also be considered.

Faculty members appointed in this area will be eligible for tenure in either the College of Computer and Information Science or the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, depending on the candidate's specific field and background. The new colleagues are expected to work with faculty members across different colleges, in order to develop and enhance scholarship and interdisciplinary funding opportunities at the intersection of traditional disciplines.

Northeastern University has a strong international presence in the field of security studies and is committed to strengthening this position. Northeastern recently established the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, a secure, state-of-the-art research Center, designed to support private-public multidisciplinary research teams in the technical, legal, ethical, and policy-related issues associated with cybersecurity, resilience of critical systems and infrastructure, and community resilience. Northeastern is also one of the partner institutions for the International Secure Systems Laboratory. The university is a National Security Agency Center of Excellence in Information Assurance Research and Education. It hosts a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence for the Awareness and Location of Explosives Related Threats (ALERT), and has been awarded a multi-million dollar research grant (VOTERS) for developing critical infrastructure sensing technology.

Northeastern University is a nationally-ranked research university with a strong urban mission, a global perspective, and an emphasis on interdisciplinary scholarship. Its signature Cooperative Education Program, study-abroad opportunities and its "Dialogues of Civilization" program provide experiential learning opportunities for its 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

To apply, please go to http://www.northeastern.edu/provost/faculty/positions.html and click on the Faculty Positions link. Applicants will be asked to upload a letter of application, CV, a statement of current and future research interests, and the names of three referees. Review of applications will begin November 30, 2011.

Inquiries from potential candidates are welcome and may be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee, Jacob Stowell, Associate Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, j.stowell@neu.edu.

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Title IX, and an ADVANCE institution. Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

If you would like to place a job opportunitie announcement, please send your text to the Secretariat of the European Society of Criminology: secretariat@esc-eurocrim.org

Funding opportunities

If you would like to place a funding opportunity announcement, please send your text to the Secretariat of the European Society of Criminology: secretariat@esc-eurocrim.org