Assistant Professor of Art History Tenure-Track

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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-1800s 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 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 questions about the position contact Dr. Broughton Anderson Director of Visual Arts at .

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 16500 artworks artifacts and objects of material culture that span roughly 5000 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 Colleges liberal arts mission through rotating

exhibitions interdisciplinary programs visiting artist workshops student and scholar research appointments class visits and student labor opportunities.

For more information on the Berea College Art and Art History Department see Key Responsibilities:

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 1500 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. Bereas students excel in the Colleges 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 Monthlyhas namedBerea College the#1 Best Collegein the nationin 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. 16000) 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.

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