This is a temporary, full-time, one-year position. The anticipated hiring range is $24.97–$26.85 per hour, depending on education, experience, and internal equity.
The Visiting Creative Technologist and Makerspace Manager is a visiting position for candidates with a clear vision for engaging the Berea College campus community in multi-disciplinary technology-driven exploration and creative expression. This position includes managing the Dr. Ann Evans Hon. ’23 and Carl Evans Fd. ’62 Makerspace in the brand new CMIT Building, supporting student maker communities on campus, and collaborating with faculty and staff on innovative technology-integrated curricular enrichment. As an interim makerspace manager, this person is responsible for the daily operations of the makerspace and ensuring a safe, inclusive, accessible, and student-centered environment. The BC Makerspace is a large multi-function studio space, with a rand of desktop fabrication equipment and materials such as 3D printers, laser engraver, vinyl cutters, and sewing machines; as well as a project space for the “Ratfight” FIRST robotics team. The Creative Technologist and Makerspace Manager also acts as a key collaboratior with faculty and staff in Experiential Learning initiatives on campus by supporting curricular and scholarly projects, offering regular equipment workshops, and introducing unique possibilities based on the candidate’s expertise and interests. The role involves undergraduate student supervision within the labor program, guiding 3-4 part-time student workers in a technical peer support, project advising, and maintaining lab procedures and safety protocols. Ideal candidates are excited to work in a dynamic learning environment and motivated by student success. Learn more about Berea’s experiential initiatives here: https://magazine.berea.edu/uncategorized/learning-here-there-and-everywhere/
Following long-standing tradition and practice at Berea College, this position includes responsibility for supervising, mentoring, and developing students in the College's integrated Work College Program. This supports student learning, career readiness, and the program's learning goals and outcomes. The Work College Program provides a developmental framework that guides student learning while creating a structured mentorship opportunity, with role-specific training that equips faculty and staff mentors to support student development. Faculty and staff mentors play an essential part in helping students connect their work-learning-service experiences with broader academic, professional, and personal development. For faculty, this aligns with Berea's tenure and promotion criteria.
