"Assistant Professor of Art History Tenure-Track"

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 to https://tinyurl.com/842py778. 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.