Jobs

Are you a dynamic, organized, and mission-driven individual looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for supporting impactful projects and collaborating with diverse teams? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you at the growing Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation (SLBF)!

Foundation staff pursue Christ with the totality of our lives, including our work. Our team values the good work of the University and the role it plays in the lives of individuals and institutions, and therefore, seek its flourishing for God’s greater purposes. We anticipate Christ’s multicultural kingdom and, therefore, seek to foster a community that values and reflects the diversity of orthodox communities and belief.

The Event Technology and Media Editor will advance the SL Brown Foundation’s Christ-centered mission by delivering exceptional event technology support and producing compelling media content. This role blends technical expertise to serve live events, edit multimedia for podcasts and video, and enhance social media engagement. Key responsibilities include managing audio/visual systems, overseeing stage operations, editing high-quality media, and supporting marketing initiatives. Ideal candidates will demonstrate spiritual maturity, technical proficiency, and a collaborative spirit committed to excellence and innovation.

Please submit your resume, a one-page cover letter detailing your faith journey and approach to technology and media, links for edited media, and three professional references to jobs@slbrownfoundation.org.

The Lumen Center, an initiative of the SL Brown Foundation, seeks applications for a full-time, permanent, Madison-based appointment as Resident Fellow in Theology to begin September 1, 2026.

We welcome candidates with expertise in systematic theology, ethics (moral theology), public theology, or historical theology. Regardless of specialization, the successful candidate will possess broad knowledge of the Christian theological tradition. We are especially seeking applicants with demonstrated competence in (or promise of) communicating their specialist knowledge to diverse audiences in both church and academic settings. Candidates with competencies that will contribute to the Lumen Center’s developing areas of specialization—American religion & culture and Biblical hermeneutics—will receive special consideration.

Please see the full job description for detailed position information and qualifications. Review of applications will begin January 2, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled.

For questions about this position, contact Susan Swanke at sswanke@slbrownfoundation.org.

The SL Brown Foundation invites applications for a full-time, permanent Associate Fellow of New College Madison to work alongside the Director of New College Madison in charting a new, innovative path for accredited academic programming in the Christian intellectual tradition.

The initial position with New College Madison will represent the SL Brown Foundation in a soon-to-be-launched Great Books Program. The SL Brown Foundation is working on partnerships with various institutions, both in Madison and throughout the state. The program offers a rigorous liberal arts pathway focused on the study of Christianity and the Western intellectual tradition. The initial cohort aims to enroll 20 students in the one-year program, where, upon completion, students are expected to enroll in UW-Madison. The expected start date is negotiable, though the preferred start date of July 1, 2026.

The ideal candidate will be a teacher-scholar with a strong grounding in both theology and philosophy, capable of guiding students through the major figures, texts, and debates of the Christian intellectual tradition. Ideal candidates will be comfortable teaching and engaging Greek, medieval, and early modern philosophers and theologians, helping students encounter the classical sources of Christian thought and their enduring relevance for contemporary life. We especially welcome applicants whose work engages theology from the analytic tradition, but within a strong historical framework. Applicants must demonstrate teaching excellence and be eager to teach in a seminar-based curriculum.

Responsibilities
• Teach up to 18 credit hours per year (equivalent of a 3-3 teaching load)
• Maintain active research in their discipline
• Participate in the intellectual and communal life of the SL Brown Foundation.
• Engage with students, colleagues, and the wider university community.

Qualifications
• Ph.D., Th.D., or D.Phil. in Theology or Philosophical Theology (PhD in hand by Fall 2026)
Application Instructions:
To apply, email jobs@slbrownfoundation.org with:
1) Cover letter describing your interest in the position. (1 page).
2) Curriculum vitae (list 3 academic references, but do not send letters)

Finalists will be contacted for:
1) References
2) Teaching portfolio (1 sample syllabus and 1 page describing your teaching philosophy)
3) Writing sample

Deadline to apply is January 2, 2026. For questions, contact Tressa Spingler at tspingler@slbrownfoundation.org.