Principal Duties: The Department of Sociology at Purdue University invites applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of criminology. The candidate must also contribute to the College initiatives in Artificial Intelligence broadly defined. The department is searching for a candidate that can contribute theoretically and/or methodologically to sociological criminology, our new undergraduate major in digital criminology, and the College initiative in Artificial Intelligence. Those studying the social, ethical and legal implications of AI in the criminal justice systems as well as those using machine learning and computational methodologies in the criminal justice system are encouraged to apply. Beyond contributions of high-quality research aligned with the description above, half of the teaching assignment will be met by teaching in the first-year sequence of the College of Liberal Arts’ Cornerstone program. Candidates also will be expected to contribute to training and mentoring PhD students.