The Physics Program at Berea College invites applications for a one-year position in Physics at the Assistant Professor level to begin January 2016. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in physics, a strong commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education, and the ability to actively engage undergraduate students in research. Previous college-level teaching experience is strongly preferred. The ability to teach introductory astronomy with lab is a plus. Teaching responsibilities may include a variety of undergraduate physics courses at all levels of the curriculum. The candidate is also expected to supervise undergraduate teaching assistants through the Berea College Labor Program.
The Physics Program includes three full-time faculty members, is home to the 3-2 Pre-Engineering program, and graduates an average of three physics majors per year. The faculty at Berea College is dedicated to excellent undergraduate teaching and robust research, particularly with students. Facilities include an x-ray diffractometer, NMR, TOF mass spectrometer, magnetometer, 16" rooftop observatory, and fully equipped labs for both optics and electronics.
Interested applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate and undergraduate academic transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy, a description of a research program that would involve undergraduate collaborators, and three letters of recommendation toPhysicsSearch@berea.edu. Consideration of applicants will begin in early September 2015 and continue until the position is filled. Applications should be completed by October 1, 2015 to receive full consideration.
Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. With an emphasis on service to the people of Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 40 states and 60 countries. The College has a longstanding commitment to interracial education; here, people of different races seek to learn from and about each other, while also living together. Berea is among the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. The College admits only students whose families are unable to afford the high cost of tuition and awards each of them a four-year tuition scholarship. Berea's students excel in the College's supportive but demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to graduate from college. The College is one of seven federally recognized Work Colleges, and all students hold a position in which they work 10-12 hours per week. Washington Monthly Magazine has consistently ranked Berea in the top 3 of Liberal Arts Colleges for its success in educating and graduating academically talented, low-income students who become service-oriented leaders in their professions and communities.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 14,000) 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.
