methodological expertise required for the position. All faculty at Berea are also expected to contribute to the General Education Program, advise, and mentor students, engage in ongoing professional and scholarly growth, and provide service to the Department and College. Full-time course load is three courses per semester. Candidates must have completed a PhD or the equivalent in Sociology or Social Work by time of appointment (August 1, 2027).
Following long-standing tradition and practice at Berea College, this position includes responsibility for supervising, mentoring, and
developing students in the College's integrated Work College Program. This supports student learning, career readiness, and the program's
learning goals and outcomes. The Work College Program provides a developmental framework that guides student learning while creating a
structured mentorship opportunity, with role-specific training that equips faculty and staff mentors to support student development. Faculty
and staff mentors play an essential part in helping students connect their work-learning-service experiences with broader academic,
professional, and personal development. For faculty, this aligns with Berea's tenure and promotion criteria.
Applicants should
submit a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, a teaching philosophy, summary of teaching evaluations, a statement
of research interests, and contact information for three references to https://tinyurl.com/2nfxbe6v. Review of applications will begin October 15th and continue until the
position is filled.
Required Qualifications:
- Expertise in quantitative methods
- Experience with
quantitative methods - Evidence of successful college-level teaching, especially courses in statistics and research
methods - Demonstrated commitment to working with a diverse student population
- Demonstrated ability to mentor
students - Demonstrated commitment to the liberal arts
- Willingness to contribute to the General Education program, in
particular with the teaching of undergraduate writing seminars.
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with R
and/or other open-access statistical packages.
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 44 states and U.S. territories and more than 60 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and
provides every enrolled student with a fully funded degree that covers 100% of tuition, housing, food, supplies, and fees without loans, for
all four years. 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 10 federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students work 10-12 hours weekly in various
positions across campus, building professional skills in a real-world learning environment. Washington Monthly ranked Berea College
the #1 Best College for your Tuition and Tax Dollars, 2025. Berea also ranks #1 in educational access by The New York Times, 2023 and
#1 for lowest educational debt by U.S. News and World Report, 2025 and 2026. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky
to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2026.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains,
the town of Berea (pop. 17,000) lies 40 miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville.
More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
