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The Berea College Department of Mathematics invites applications for a tenure-track position in Mathematics beginning August 2025. A Ph.D. in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics is required. A strong commitment to teaching is essential.

Responsibilities center on mathematics teaching ranging from introductory courses to advanced undergraduate courses. The successful candidate must demonstrate a serious commitment to excellent teaching in a nationally ranked, residential liberal arts college environment. Ongoing scholarly activity, including such work as collaborative research with undergraduates, is expected, and supported by the college. All faculty in the Department areexpected to interact with students on a one-on-one basis and in such activities as summer faculty/student research, independent studies, and/or senior capstone projects.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, statement of teaching philosophy, current CV, graduate transcripts, and contact information for three references to: https://tinyurl.com/bdz3ab8p . Review of applications will begin immediately with priority given to those received by October 1, 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 46 U.S. states and 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, valued at more than $204,000. 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 nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) 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.