Job Description:

The Department of Teacher Education at Berry College invites applications for a tenure-track position in teacher education with expertise in mathematics, science, or STEM Education. The department seeks a faculty member who is committed to excellent undergraduate teaching and can develop and establish a productive line of scholarship, supervise undergraduate research, serve as an academic advisor, and contribute to the vitality of the campus and local community of schools through their service.

The ideal candidate will be able to establish collaborative partnerships with faculty and students from the STEM disciplines at Berry, including chemistry, biology, biochemistry, mathematics, physics, environmental science, computer science, and creative technologies. The STEM Teach program (www.berry.edu/stem) is funded by an NSF Noyce grant and offers ample opportunities for research and co-leadership with STEM colleagues. Berry also has strong partnerships with most P-12 schools in the region as well as a high-achieving K-8 lab school located on campus.

Berry College's Teacher Education program is a small, collegial department housed in the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences. Teacher Education faculty strive to be superior teachers and are advocates of personalized learning. Students' course work and field placements are complemented by diverse experiences that include numerous opportunities for travel and study abroad. Field placements and student teaching opportunities are augmented by two on-campus laboratory schools: a child development center (3-4 year olds) and an elementary and middle school (K-8); Berry College also partners with Rome City Schools and the South Rome Alliance to operate an early learning center in South Rome (3 year olds).

Teacher Education also supports two minors (Teaching English as a Foreign Language - TEFL) and Family Studies; teacher education offers an ESOL endorsement to students' existing Georgia teaching certificate.

Requirements:

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Science, Math, or STEM Education by August 2023. Candidates who are currently ABD should earn their degree by the date of employment. Additionally, candidates should have 3 years of P-12 classroom teaching experience.

We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of underrepresented groups and people of color.

Additional Information:

Primary teaching responsibilities will be in math or science education. The ideal candidate will also contribute to teaching secondary education curriculum and methods courses, and supervise student teachers within the candidate's area of expertise.

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

Berry College offers competitive benefits and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Berry College provides benefit options with no employee costs for medical, dental, disability, and life insurance, including spouse and dependents at a reduced rate.

About Berry College:

Berry is a selective independent college of 2,100 undergraduate 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 level opportunities 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, racial, and economic backgrounds.

Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin October 15th and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae; a cover letter containing a summary of research and teaching interests and indicating commitment to the teacher-mentor-scholar model; a teaching statement that articulates the candidate's teaching approach, experience, and goals; a research statement that includes a detailed plan and goals for scholarly productivity; a narrative explaining the candidate's efforts to support diversity and inclusion in a comprehensive college with a liberal arts core, unofficial transcripts; and names and contact information for three references.

Please contact search committee chair Dr. Eliana Hirano for questions about the position (ehirano@berry.edu) ).