Job No. 156972
- Job Title:
- Manager of Museum Education and Programs
- Employer:
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Brown University
- Location:
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Providence , RI
- Posting Date:
- 07-Nov-2025
- Description:
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Job Description:
About Brown:
Brown University is a leading research university distinct for its student-centered learning and deep sense of purpose. Our students, faculty and staff are driven by the idea that their work will have an impact in the world.
Brown University offers a flexible work/life balance; summer hours, winter break and a comprehensive Benefits package including time off, annual paid holidays; benefits offerings including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, wellness, employee discounts and more. To learn about Brown University’s benefits, visit the University Human Resources web page here for further information.
About the Opportunity:
The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology is Brown University’s teaching and research museum. A resource across the university, we inspire creative and critical thinking about culture by fostering interdisciplinary understanding of the material world.
Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island, on lands that are within the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The Narragansett Indian Tribe, whose ancestors stewarded these lands with great care, continues as a sovereign nation today. We commit to working together to honor our past and build our future with truth.
Responsibilities:
The Manager of Museum Education and Programs is responsible for academic collections-based learning; public programming; pre-K-12 education; gallery access and visitor services; and community outreach at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. The role manages, designs, coordinates, and in some cases delivers these programs aligned with the museum’s goal to create a welcoming and innovative educational environment. The role also manages HMA’s education collections. This position works collaboratively across museum departments, university departments and centers, external partners, and Native American and other stakeholder communities. The role provides significant input into the museum’s strategic direction and serves as a key advisor to museum leadership on matters of education, programming, exhibition, and other community outreach.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Education, Museum Studies, or a related field and minimum 3–5 years’ related experience.
Preferred: Master’s degree in a related field and minimum 3–5 years’ related experience or equivalent relevant experience.
Job Competencies
Expertise in museum educational program design, development, and delivery.
Record of effective collaboration with educators, guest speakers, artists, and/or community partners to create, organize, and deliver successful public programming.
Ability to work effectively across educational topics.
Exceptional organization and communication skills and ability to use related technologies.
Ability to manage and mentor staff and volunteers.
Budgeting experience is beneficial.
Salary Grade:
10
Additional Information:
Ability to travel locally and regionally to build community partnerships.
Evening and weekend work required to support public programs.
This position will require on site work at both HMA’s Collections Research Center in Bristol, RI, and the Brown main campus in Providence, RI, for the next one to two years.
Open until filled. For fullest consideration please submit within two weeks of the Brown University posting date.
A background check must be completed prior to employment.
Applicants are asked to include a resume and cover letter.