Brown University

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Professor and Director of the Annenberg Institute

Brown University seeks to recruit an outstanding scholar whose research focuses on questions relating to education, particularly educational inequality, to join the faculty at the level of tenured professor and serve as Director of the Annenberg Institute.

The Annenberg Institute represents an extraordinary opportunity to build an interdisciplinary education policy center supporting high-quality scholarship its translation into policy and practice. As Brown’s hub for education policy research broadly focused on questions of educational inequality, the Institute will stand alongside and partner with an array of highly-regarded centers and institutes with related interests. With an annual budget of around $6 million, the Institute is supported by a combination of grants and income from an endowment valued at nearly $60 million. A recent planning process chaired by the Provost and including faculty from a range of disciplines, senior administrators, and Institute staff has produced a road map for Annenberg’s future directions that calls for greater integration within Brown’s academic mission and strategic priorities, including the creation of Institute-based faculty positions.

In seeking outstanding candidates to lead the Annenberg Institute in this new phase of growth and development, the University will give greatest consideration to the following qualities and qualifications:

An earned doctorate and scholarly record appropriate for a tenured faculty appointment.

Interest in working collaboratively with faculty from across the University to build areas of focus under the general framework of educational inequality.

Appreciation of the important role of research in informing policy and practice, and also of engaging community stakeholders.

Ability to lead an executive team in managing an increasingly complex organization with many different constituencies (faculty, staff, students, Board of Overseers, University administrators, donors, visitors, etc.).

A demonstrated record of successful fundraising, program development, faculty recruitment, and organizational management, and a leadership style that is both inclusive and directed.

To apply for this position, please use the following link: http://apply.interfolio.com/40580. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled, but best consideration will be given to materials submitted before March 15, 2017.

Brown University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community; as an EEO/AA employer, Brown considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, gender, race, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

For more information about Brown University, please visit www.brown.edu.