What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor of Sociology Tenure-Track position at Berea College?
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Description
The Sociology Department at Berea College invites applicants with expertise in quantitative research methods for a full-time, tenure-track position with appointment beginning in August 2027. Primary teaching responsibilities will consist of Research Methods, Statistics, and other courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. While the primary disciplinary focus of this position is Sociology, candidates holding a terminal degree in Social Work are also encouraged to apply, provided they have the 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. Review of applications will begin October 15th and continue until the position is filled.
Required Qualifications
Primary teaching responsibilities will consist of Research Methods, Statistics, and other courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. While the primary disciplinary focus of this position is Sociology, candidates holding a terminal degree in Social Work are also encouraged to apply, provided they have the 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.
What You'll Bring
Desired Qualifications:
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.
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.
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 twenty-four hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.
Our Unique Culture
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.
Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea
Labor Supervision
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.
Description
The Sociology Department at Berea College invites applicants with expertise in quantitative research methods for a full-time, tenure-track position with appointment beginning in August 2027. Primary teaching responsibilities will consist of Research Methods, Statistics, and other courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. While the primary disciplinary focus of this position is Sociology, candidates holding a terminal degree in Social Work are also encouraged to apply, provided they have the 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. 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.
- Experience with R and/or other open-access statistical packages.
Primary teaching responsibilities will consist of Research Methods, Statistics, and other courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. While the primary disciplinary focus of this position is Sociology, candidates holding a terminal degree in Social Work are also encouraged to apply, provided they have the 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.
What You'll Bring
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with R and/or other open-access statistical packages.
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.
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.
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 twenty-four hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.
Our Unique Culture
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.
Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea
Labor Supervision
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.