As part of a leading nonprofit research university, Brown employees are driven by the idea that their work will have an impact in the world. You are an integral member of a diverse community of professionals whose work supports our mission of academic excellence, intellectual freedom and service.
University Human Resources
Working at Brown
You are part of a community that values and supports learning, helping individuals develop professionally, take on new challenges and have an impact locally and globally.
Working at Brown
You are part of a community that values and supports learning, helping individuals develop professionally, take on new challenges and have an impact locally and globally.
Navigating Your Career
Whether taking on new challenges and opportunities, or through training and development, Brown offers a range of pathways suitable to your career aspirations and supports you with work-life balance, flexible schedules and wellness. UHR’s leadership development programs maximize your current job performance and prepare you for a future role. The University’s beloved Staff Development Day tradition, offering professional and personal growth opportunities, is an annual highlight.
Celebrating Employees
At Brown, we annually celebrate the excellence of our staff and faculty who, regardless of their role or department, are vital to our community and its unwavering success. On BEAR Day, we honor staff reaching milestones in years of service and those receiving Excellence Awards. Similarly, Research Achievement Awards recognize the extraordinary research and scholarship contributions of both longtime and early-career faculty members, and various teaching awards note outstanding pedagogical achievement.
Daily Work Life
The course of your employment at Brown includes everything from job descriptions to equitable and transparent pay practices to annual evaluations that ensure you receive meaningful feedback. Innovative approaches that meet the University’s operational needs while promoting balance between your work and personal life lead to greater workplace flexibility. The UHR team is ready to respond to your questions and concerns about the full range of your work life at Brown.
Workday Program
Workday is the system of record for HR, finance, learning, payroll, recruiting, and post-award grant accounting information at Brown University.