Staff Jobs at the Center

We currently have the following staff openings at the Sheridan Center. If you are considering any of these positions, you may be interested in Brown's Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP), Sheridan's DIAP and strategic plan, Brown's generous moving, tuition, and other benefits, as well as life in Providence, RI. Currently, all of these positions are hybrid-eligible but please note that these designations are regularly reviewed by the University.

If you have questions, please email [email protected]. We will put you in touch with the appropriate hiring manager.

Director of Operations and the Brown Learning Collaborative
The Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning seeks to fill a new position, the Director of Operations and the Brown Learning Collaborative. The position has oversight for day-to-day operations of the Sheridan Center, as well as responsibilities for key strategic initiatives and some educational development work. As part of the leadership team with the Executive Director, this position will:

  • Support staff hiring, onboarding, mentoring, professional development, supervision, and offboarding;
  • Contribute to the development and execution of the Center’s communication strategy with students, faculty, and the broader community, including regular reporting of the Center’s activities;
  • Advance and implement key initiatives in the Sheridan Center’s strategic plan, coordinating work across hubs;
  • Collaborate with the College, Graduate School, academic units, Office of the Provost, and staff in the Sheridan Center to support academic excellence at Brown;
  • Support the development of the Brown Learning Collaborative and supervise student-facing Sheridan initiatives

For questions, please contact Mary Wright ([email protected]). For more information or to apply, please see the Brown jobs site (REQ184606). Please bundle a CV and cover letter together as a single .pdf. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis but the first review will take place in mid-April.

Learning Technologist
We seek a Learning Technologist to join the Digital Learning & Design (DLD) team. The DLD team is comprised of learning designers, learning technologists, educational media producers and academic technology specialists supporting Brown faculty in exemplary methods of integrating technology into the teaching environment for all Brown courses. This position is responsible for support of learning technology services, documentation and training. This role will also participate in the research and deployment of learning technologies.  For more information and to apply, please see the Brown Career site (REQ183663). Please include a cover letter and resume with your application.  For full consideration, please apply by February 10, 2023, but applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.  For questions about the position, please contact Timberley Barber, Associate Director for Learning Technologies at [email protected].

Learning Designer
Brown University has an exciting and immediate opportunity for a Learning Designer to work as part of a team dedicated to engaging in new online program development within the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. This position will collaborate with faculty to create inclusively designed online courses for priority online graduate programs. The core responsibilities of the position include ensuring accessible and inclusive course design, assisting faculty with course content alignment to program outcomes, providing vision for rich and impactful instructor- learner interactions. The ideal candidate supports Brown’s mission by incorporating knowledge of inclusive learning design, pedagogical theory, and creative problem-solving skills to promote teaching excellence and innovation, and fostering student learning in an online environment. For more information and to apply, please see the Brown Career site (REQ 185110). Please submit a cover letter and CV as a single Word or pdf file.

Educational Media Producer, Editor
Brown University has an exciting and immediate opportunity for an Educational Media Producer, Editor to work as part of a team dedicated to engaging in new online program development within the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. This position will collaborate with faculty to produce engaging and accessible course media content, including video, interviews, audio podcasts, voiceover recordings, motion graphics, animations, graphic elements, and screencast tutorials, for new online graduate programs. The core responsibilities of the position include bringing video and audio stories to life by making structural, creative, and selective editorial decisions while also ensuring accessibility to a diverse audience. The ideal candidate possesses technical video production skills and supports Brown’s mission by incorporating knowledge of accessible media design, quality standards for video and audio products, and creative problem-solving skills to promote teaching excellence and innovation, and fostering student learning in an online environment. For more information and to apply, please see the Brown Career site (REQ 185111). Please submit a cover letter and CV as a single Word or pdf file.