Assistant Professor of Art History Tenure-Track

Position Overview

The Art and Art History Department of Berea College seeks applications for a tenure-track position in Art History, beginning August 2026. The position is focused on global, transnational, and/or diasporic approaches to pre-1800s art history, with a specialization in areas such as the Ancient Mediterranean, European and/or Global Renaissance/Baroque, and the arts of Africa, Asia, Latin America, pre-1800 craft history, or material culture.

• Teach a 3/3 undergraduate 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.
• Engage in continuing professional and scholarly growth, advise students, and provide service to the department and college.

• Ph.D. in Art History required at the time of appointment.
• Established record of excellence and innovation in undergraduate teaching.
• Commitment to the unique mission of Berea College.
• Demonstrated interest in global, transnational, and/or diasporic approaches to pre-1800s art history.

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Statement of teaching goals
• Two sample syllabi (one 100-level and one upper-level)
• Sample of scholarly writing (articles or dissertation chapters, no more than 25 pages)
• Graduate transcripts (unofficial accepted)
• Contact information for three references
• All application materials must be received by November 1, 2025. Review will begin immediately.

For questions about the position, contact Dr. Broughton Anderson, Director of Visual Arts, at andersonch.