The Psychology Department at Berea College invites applicants for a three-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in Psychology, with appointment beginning August 2027. Candidates with previous experience teaching courses in Statistics and Research Methods are particularly encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will provide evidence of their potential for excellent teaching, as well as the ability to mentor and involve undergraduates in their research. Candidates must have completed a PhD or the equivalent psychology or related discipline by time of appointment (Fall 2027).

Primary teaching responsibilities should include courses in Statistics and Research Methods and Introductory Psychology. In addition, faculty may teach a course in the candidate’s area of expertise, ideally complementing current faculty areas of expertise. The full-time course load is three courses per semester.

Candidates will have access to recently remodeled state-of-the-art teaching and shared laboratory facilities, including a 64-channel EEG and eye-tracking system.

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 their cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, summary of teaching evaluations, a statement of research interests and research project/plan and contact information for three references to: https://tinyurl.com/4thbs4fj. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.

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.

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.