Brooklyn Institute for Social Research (BISR), a non-profit education and research center, is seeking four talented scholars/pedagogues to join our Associate Faculty. Prospective candidates should be prepared to teach at least two courses annually (each BISR course is four weeks in duration) either online or–for New York City based candidates–in-person. We are currently hiring in […]

The Brooklyn institute for Social Research invites applications from Sanskrit scholars for a teaching position in our Language Learning and Critique Program. Our program is unique in offering rigorous courses in ancient languages (Greek, Latin, Arabic, Hebrew), as well as in German, to working adults. In addition to language acquisition, BISR language courses incorporate critical […]

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Suzanne Schneider to the role of Executive Director. In addition to her work as a writer and scholar, Suzy has been part of the BISR faculty since 2014 and served as Deputy Director from 2015-2025.  In particular, Suzy spearheaded the Institute’s 2015 program […]

2025 brought challenges both predictable and unimaginable—for BISR and for you. From the perspective of 2024, or that of thirteen years ago at BISR’s formal founding, it was easy for any of us to predict the attacks on higher education. That’s part of why BISR exists in the first place. But it was harder to […]

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research (BISR)—a non-profit critical education and research institute which integrates rigorous but accessible scholarly study with the everyday lives of working adults—seeks an experienced pedagogue of modern German language and literature to join our expanding language study program, teaching courses in-person in New York City. Language instructors teach a total of […]

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research (BISR)—a non-profit critical education and research institute which integrates rigorous but accessible scholarly study with the everyday lives of working adults—seeks an experienced scholar of Classical (Literary) Chinese language and literature to join our expanding language study program, teaching courses online or, if New York City-based, potentially in-person. Language instructors […]

BISR isn’t like “traditional” universities—and we’re proud of that. In 2024, universities spent their time and money cutting faculty lines in the humanities and sciences across the board. In 2024, BISR expanded our faculty and courses, offering rigorous yet accessible learning in everything from philosophy to physics, modern literatures to ancient languages. In 2024, universities […]

The Jeffrey Escoffier Memorial Library, housed at BISR Central, holds over 3,000 volumes, comprised in part of course books, faculty publications, publisher gifts, and donations. The vast majority of the collection was generously bequeathed by our beloved late colleague, in whose honor the library is named, and uniquely reflects Jeffrey’s passions—from the history of sex […]

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research mourns the death of Sara Kallock, who passed July 1st, 2024, after a long and courageous struggle with cancer. Sara, who received her PhD in Politics from the University of Manchester, was a beloved and highly valued member of BISR’s Second Faculty, whereby she offered strong intellectual and logistical support […]