Berry College

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

Berry College's Campbell School of Business (AACSB accredited) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Economics to begin August 2022. Women and BIPOC candidates are encouraged to apply.

We seek a colleague who demonstrates aptitude and enthusiasm for innovative teaching in an undergraduate liberal arts environment, including activities outside the classroom such as directing honors theses and senior capstone projects. Teaching responsibilities include introductory courses along with upper-level courses in support of finance and economics majors in areas such as money and banking, housing or urban economics, risk and insurance, development economics, or economic history.

In addition to teaching, faculty are expected to publish original research. Therefore, candidates should demonstrate potential for an ongoing viable research agenda. All faculty at Berry have access to a wide range of professional development opportunities, including summer research grants, support for conference travel, and teaching workshops and seminars.

Faculty at Berry are also expected to be engaged in department and college activities and contribute to the vitality of the campus and professional communities through their service.

Requirements:

Candidates should have an earned doctorate or be ABD in Economics (with degree completion expected before August 2022) and show evidence of teaching success and a promising research agenda. Rank and salary will be commensurate with credentials and experience. Applicants should demonstrate success in prior full-responsibility undergraduate teaching experience.

Applicants should provide a letter expressing their qualifications and interest in the position, a CV, unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, complete teaching evaluations, a statement of teaching philosophy, a statement of research interests and a research sample, a statement of experience with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and three names of references. Materials should be submitted at http://berry.interviewexchange.com. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

About Berry College:

Berry is a selective independent college of 2,100 students, located adjacent to Rome, GA, midway between Atlanta, GA, and Chattanooga, TN. Berry’s educational approach deliberately unites challenging academic programs with practical work experience in a residential campus community that encourages faith and emphasizes caring for the needs of others above self. This commitment to an “education of the head, heart and hands” remains as relevant today as when our founder instilled this ethic more than a century ago.

Nationally recognized for quality of learning and quality of life, Berry offers first-rate undergraduate degree programs in the sciences, humanities, arts, and human sciences, as well as undergraduate and master’s degrees in business and teacher education. The College’s stunning 27,000-acre campus affords opportunities that cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Berry’s ongoing commitment is to provide exceptional educational experiences to talented students from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds.

Berry is a Chronicle of Higher Education 2018 “Great College to Work For.” The college offers salary commensurate with qualifications and experience along with competitive benefits options with no employee costs for medical, dental, disability, and life insurance, including spouse and dependents at a reduced rate. An Equal Opportunity Institution, Berry complies with all applicable laws and provisions prohibiting discrimination in its educational and employment policies. Berry respects the essential dignity of all individuals and accordingly hires and promotes employees without regard to matters of personal identity such as ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and political affiliation. All potential employees at Berry College are required to submit to a full national background check prior to hiring.

Berry College is committed to ensuring facilities, programs, services, and activities are accessible to everyone, including those seeking employment. Inquiries about interview or workplace accommodations are welcome and can be directed to Wayne Phipps, Director of Human Resources, at 706.290.2698.