Associate Director Of Strategic Research Initiatives And Programs

Associate Director of Strategic Research Initiatives and Programs at Brown University Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA) seeks a visionary intellectual and strategic leader. This PhD‑level position partners closely with the Faculty Director to conceptualize, design, and launch scholarly programming and future initiatives aligned with the Center’s mission.

• Conduct needs assessments for new programs, draft detailed research proposals, and oversee the intellectual coherence of all CSREA offerings.
• Drive the Center’s growth by designing innovative research and programmatic initiatives, multidisciplinary research working groups, and faculty/student fellowship programs.
• Collaborate with the Faculty Director on establishing advancement and fundraising initiatives, cultivating constituencies, and managing partnerships.

• Master’s Degree required (Ph.D. preferred) in a field related to CSREA’s mission, with a research agenda that demonstrates command of empirical methods.
• Minimum of five years of academic or related administrative experience focused on intellectual program design, strategic planning, and constituent cultivation (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of interdisciplinary work on race, gender, ethnicity, inequality, power, and critical‑theoretical frameworks.
• Active intellectual engagement and a published research profile on topics relevant to CSREA.

• Exceptional conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to translate strategic vision into actionable intellectual proposals.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially proposal/white‑paper drafting and high‑profile representation.
• Strong organizational and project‑management skills.
• Capacity to collaborate with, serve, and guide a range of experts from faculty to peers.
• Ability to understand and operate within a complex campus environment and to create collaborative networks across multiple constituencies.

Brown University provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based upon a person’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, in the administration of its policies, programs, and activities. The University maintains affirmative action programs in compliance with applicable law.

Applicants must submit a cover letter and CV/resume. All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check and education verification.