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The Art and Art History Department of Berea College seeks applications for a tenure-track position in Art History, beginning August 2026. We invite scholars with interest in global, transnational, and/or diasporic approaches to pre-1800s art history. The ideal candidate would have a specialization in one of the following areas: the Ancient Mediterranean, European and/or Global Renaissance/Baroque, arts of these eras in Africa, Asia, Latin America, pre-1800’s craft history and/or material culture.
The position carries a 3/3 undergraduate teaching load including introductory surveys, regional and period introductory and upper-level courses and thematic seminars. In addition to teaching courses in art history, the successful candidate should be able to design and teach a course for the General Education core program.
Other responsibilities include continuing professional and scholarly growth, advising, and providing service to the Department and College.
The ideal candidate will have an established record of excellence and innovation in teaching at the undergraduate level and demonstrate a commitment to carrying out the unique mission of Berea College. The successful candidate should hold a Ph.D. in Art History at the time of appointment.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching goals, 2 sample syllabi of an 100-level course and an upper-level course, sample of scholarly writing such as scholarly articles and/or dissertation chapters of no more than 25 pages, graduate transcripts (unofficial accepted at this stage), and contact information for three references. For questions about the position, contact Dr. Broughton Anderson, Director of Visual Arts, at andersonch@berea.edu.
For full consideration, all application materials must be received by November 1, 2025. Review of materials will begin immediately.
About the Berea College Art and Art History Department: we believe in interdisciplinary connections, the dialogue inspired by great ideas, texts, and works of art, and the goals of the liberal arts experience to answer questions as to what it means to be a thinking, feeling, and productive undergraduate student and art historian. The department is composed of art history, studio art (fibers, painting and drawing, print, sculpture as core components), and archaeology. Additionally, The Doris Ulmann Galleries are home to the Berea College Art Collection which contains over 16,500 artworks, artifacts, and objects of material culture that span roughly 5,000 years of human creativity and represent cultures from across the globe. As the largest university art collection in the region, it is an invaluable resource that directly supports the College’s liberal arts mission through rotating
exhibitions, interdisciplinary programs, visiting artist workshops, student and scholar research appointments, class visits, and student labor opportunities.
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3/3 teaching load including introductory surveys, regional and period introductory and upper-level courses and thematic seminars
Design and teach a course for the General Education core program
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team.
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits:
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
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