Visiting Assistant Professor in Music- Mariachi

Location : Berea

Job Type : Full-Time

Division : Dean of Faculty

Department : Music

Opening Date : 01 / 31 / 2025

FLSA : Exempt

Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.

Description :

The Berea College Department of Music invites applications for a two-year, full-time Visiting Lecturer or Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, beginning August 2025. Responsibilities include directing a Mariachi or Traditional Latin-American Ensemble in the applicant's area of expertise, teaching music theory, aural skills, and applied lessons. A terminal degree or equivalent professional experience and post-secondary teaching experience is required. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in directing a Mariachi or Traditional Latin-American music ensemble in their area of expertise, have an informed understanding of Berea College's unique mission, and a commitment to fostering diversity through teaching, creative work, and service. Plusses include expertise in applied guitar / brass instruction, world music, and / or music production.

Applications must include a letter of interest (cover letter), CV, graduate transcripts (Master's degree required; Doctorate preferred), contact information for three letters of references, and video links to unedited recordings 20-30 minutes in length of : (1) a Mariachi or Traditional Latin-American ensemble rehearsal in the applicant's area of expertise, (2) a solo performance with at least 10 minutes on the candidate's primary instrument, and (3) a sight-singing and ear training teaching demonstration. Review of applications begins March 15 and will continue until the position is filled.

Your Key Responsibilities :

Responsibilities include directing a Mariachi or Traditional Latin-American Ensemble in the applicant's area of expertise, teaching music theory, aural skills, and applied lessons.

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 states and U.S. 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

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.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Our Benefits :

Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.

Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

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Our Unique Culture :

Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of

Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College's inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea

Labor Supervision :

In support of Berea College's great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link

Salary : $204,000