1 YR Visiting Assistant Professor in Geological/Environmental Science

Berea College is seeking a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Geological/Environmental Science for the 2025-2026 academic year. The role involves teaching three courses per semester, including Introduction to Geology and electives related to Geology and Environmental Science. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or be ABD in a relevant field and possess teaching experience. Applications will be reviewed starting in early March until the position is filled.
Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.

Description:

Berea College welcomes applications for a one-year visiting assistant professor position in the Geology Program (housed within the Chemistry Department) during the 2025-2026 academic year. The teaching load is three courses per semester and will include Introduction to Geology, elective courses applicable to a Geology minor and/or Environmental Science major, and other courses dependent on the candidate’s area of specialization. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Geology, Earth Science, Environmental Science, or another closely related field (ABD considered), previous experience teaching undergraduates, and a clear commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education.

To apply please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, graduate academic transcripts, and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin in early March and continue until the position is filled.

Your Key Responsibilities:

The teaching load is three courses per semester and will include Introduction to Geology, elective courses applicable to a Geology minor and/or Environmental Science major, and other courses dependent on the candidate’s area of specialization.

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 nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.

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 www.berea.edu.

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.