WHO WE ARE
Established in 1943, the mission of the SDSU Research Foundation (SDSURF) is to support the research objectives of San Diego State University by helping faculty and staff find, obtain, and administer funding for their research and sponsored programs. SDSU is one of the top public research universities in the nation, furthering discoveries, interventions, and solutions that improve communities and change the world. SDSURF provides the full life cycle of grants services to faculty and staff to further their important work.
Our vision is to foster a culture of creativity and collaboration with integrity and respect for individuals that results in the delivery of superior service to support the university’s strategic aspirations.
Our core values:
Service: We are a service organization that strives to provide superior support to the university community to achieve SDSU’s goals; we are committed to being professionally competent by setting high standards and working hard to achieve results; and we continually seeking to improve our skills and capabilities by valuing education and professional development.
Collaboration: We seek to actively engage with our stakeholders and employees to identify issues and design solutions, build strong relationships grounded in trust, openness, and inclusion and achieve the best results by taking pride in the accomplishments of our colleagues.
Innovation: We work towards inspired solutions to improve and adapt to emerging opportunities and challenges, creative ways to streamline and enhance our delivery of services through resourceful and proactive problem solving and strategic use of technology and reduction of obstacles.
Respect: We promote a culture where every individual is valued and treated with dignity, we honor open-mindedness toward different viewpoints and ideas and have a genuine appreciation for varied backgrounds, experiences, and ways of thinking.
Integrity: We are committed to act with the highest ethical standards, with honesty, integrity, and transparency, provide consistent and accurate information and value and respect all individuals.
WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT DOES
Our Information Systems (IS) team leads the evolving technology landscape at SDSURF. We are collaborative technologists who believe that great data and seamless systems enable researchers and employees to succeed every day. Joining our team means being part of a highly skilled, mission-driven group that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement. We provide technology and expertise that help faculty and staff secure, manage, and deliver programs that truly improve lives and strengthen communities.
YOUR ROLE IN CREATING THE UNIVERSITY’S PRESENT AND FUTURE
Join the SDSU Research Foundation (SDSURF) as our newest team member, where your technical expertise will help build a better foundation for groundbreaking research and community service. In this role, you aren’t just "managing servers" or "writing code"—you are building the digital backbone that empowers San Diego State University’s R1 research mission. You will balance the essential daily work of keeping our enterprise systems running smoothly with exciting modernization initiatives that strengthen our infrastructure for the future. You’ll be one of the collaborative experts we turn to ensure our financial management, human resources, and research administration systems are secure, user-focused, and ready to scale.
