National University

Part-time Faculty, Crime Scene Investigation & Forensics

Location
San Diego, CA
Pay
$26 – $28 per hour
Type
Part-time · In-Person
Posted
June 12, 2026

About this position

Compensation Range: Hourly: $26.63 - $28.89 National University - San Diego, California Part-time Faculty: Crime Scene Investigation & Forensics Location: Onsite: San Diego, CA (Spectrum) National University is a veteran-founded, San Diego-based nonprofit. Since 1971, our mission has been to provide accessible higher education to adult learners. Today, we educate a diverse student body from across the U.S. and around the globe, with more than 230,000 alumni worldwide. Our three schools and three colleges offer more than 200 accredited and licensed graduate and undergraduate programs. National University holds accreditation through the Western Senior College and Universities Commission (WSCUC). Position Summary The School of Public Service, in the College of Law and Public Service at the National University, invites applications for part-time faculty in Crime Scene Investigation & Forensics. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of or potential for excellence in teaching in their field and a commitment to serving the university's diverse adult student body. The successful candidate will have the potential for a commitment to serving the university's diverse adult student body. This position primarily works closely with the Academic Program Director and other faculty within the program and contributes to ensuring program quality, student engagement, and success. Essential Job Duties: Provide substantive, timely feedback to students on various assessment activities. Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive student-centric learning environment. Complete required tasks on deadlines (e.g., final grades, assessment, grading rubrics, input for grade appeals, etc.) Maintain appropriate professional training and/or scholarly activities, when applicable. Provide feedback to the course lead regarding the course content. Identify at-risk students and collaborate with student services. Qualifications: Master's degree in criminal justice, forensic science, administration of justice or other criminal justice or related forensics degree required. Doctoral degree in the criminal justice or forensic science field preferred. Minimum of 3 years of experience with performing crime scene investigation, forensic photography, and fingerprint analysis required. Minimum of 1 year of higher education teaching adult learner experience required. Experience working in Law Enforcement required. Experience in developing course content preferred. Must be eligible to work in California to facilitate courses onsite at the Spectrum Campus in San Diego. For full consideration, interested candidates should provide the following by xxx. A cover letter. A curriculum vitae. Statement of teaching experience online and/or onsite for a diverse student body #LI-Onsite Candidate receiving offers will be offered a salary/pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate's qualifications, skills, and competencies. Absent exceptional circumstances, candidates will be offered a salary within this range for this position. Base pay is one component of National University's total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the "whole you" with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family. For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit benefits.nu.edu. For part-time positions, please click here. National University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant per applicable federal, state and local laws. At NU, a mix of highly talented, innovative, and creative people come together to make the impact of a lifetime for each of our student learners. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, education, and admission at National University.

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How the pay compares

Medians across listings on this board that disclose per-course pay, updated daily.

This listing
$26 – $28 per hour
Criminal Justice median
$3,350/ course, n=32
California median
$10,200/ course, n=301

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