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This position is open until filled with first review of candidates on December 15, 2025.   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...
Req No.
2025-19761
Category
Accounting/Finance
Department/Project Name
SDSURF - Finance & Accounting
Location
US-CA-San Diego
Req No.
2025-19750
Category
Other
Department/Project Name
SPAWAR
Location
US-CA-San Diego
The salary range for this position is $5,858.68 - $6,435.00 per month depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable.    The Department of Mechanical Engineering advances innovation in biomechanical engineering by integrating mechanical engineering principles with physiological systems to enhance human health and performance. Its research spans multiple biological scales—from cellular and tissue mechanics to whole-body biomechanics—to address...
Req No.
2025-19748
Category
Research/Project
Department/Project Name
Mechanical Engineering
Location
US-CA-San Diego
This position is open until filled with an initial application review to take place on December 12, 2025.   The starting salary range for this position is $32.00 - $34.00 per hour depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable. SDSU Research...
Req No.
2025-19737
Category
Administrative/Clerical
Department/Project Name
Academy for Professional Excellence
Location
US-San Diego
The salary range for this position is $31.25 - $32.75 per hour depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable. This position is scheduled to close on 12/4/2025 at 4:00pm (PST).  
Req No.
2025-19736
Category
Radio/TV/Multimedia
Department/Project Name
KPBS
Location
US-CA-San Diego
The salary range for this position is $7,500 - $8,750 per month ($90,000 - $105,000 per year) depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable.   This position is grant-funded for up to two years. Continued employment is dependent on funding. 
Req No.
2025-19734
Category
Radio/TV/Multimedia
Department/Project Name
KPBS
Location
US-CA-San Diego
Req No.
2025-19729
Category
Other
Department/Project Name
SPAWAR
Location
US-CA-San Diego
- This position is open until filled with an application review to take place after November 21, 2025.  - The salary for this position is $33.65 per hour and is non-negotiable.  Under the direction of the Executive Director of Instructional Design, the Instructional Design and Media Production Specialist collaborates with faculty, academic departments, and technical staff to design, develop, and enhance online and...
Req No.
2025-19726
Category
Information Technology
Department/Project Name
SDSU Global Campus
Location
US-CA-San Diego
- This position is open until filled with an initial application review to take place after November 19, 2025.  - The pay rate for this position is $19.00 to $23.00 per hour depending upon qualifications and internal equities and is non-negotiable.  The San Diego State University (SDSU) Institute for Transformative Education (ITE) is an institute under the...
Req No.
2025-19713
Category
Other
Department/Project Name
Institute for Transformative Education
Location
US-CA-San Diego
The salary range for this position is $12,500.00 - $13,750.00 per month depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable.    The Division of Research and Innovation (DRI) is the central university office with oversight of SDSU Research Foundation, and the following units: Innovation, Research Operations, Research Advancement, Research Support Services, Technology Transfer, the ZIP...
Req No.
2025-19701
Category
Research/Project
Department/Project Name
Research Advancement
Location
US-CA-San Diego
- This position is open until filled with an initial application review to take place after November 7, 2025.  - The salary for this position is $100.00 per hour, 15 hours per week.   The mission of San Diego State University Global Campus is “to be a world leader in delivering innovative educational experiences to all learners, expanding opportunity and transforming lives. Our...
Req No.
2025-19689
Category
Education/Training
Department/Project Name
SDSU Global Campus
Location
US-CA-San Diego
This position is budgeted for $6,435.00 per month and is non-negotiable.   The School of Public Health at San Diego State University fosters a collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment committed to advancing public health through evidence-based inquiry and community engagement. The school is home to diverse faculty expertise across health management and policy, global health, epidemiology, environmental health, and biostatistics, with a strong emphasis on addressing health disparities and promoting health equity. The SDSU School of...
Req No.
2025-19688
Category
Research/Project
Department/Project Name
Health and Human Services - GSPH
Location
US-CA-SD
The starting range for this position is $31.25 per hour depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable.   Under general supervision, the incumbent is expected to carry out research focusing on developing and testing novel catalysts for catalytic degradation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in water. The specific tasks include, but not limited to, preparation, characterization and testing of novel catalysts that can effectively catalyze degradation of PFAS, analyzing and interpreting...
Req No.
2025-19682
Category
Research/Project
Department/Project Name
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Location
US-CA-San Diego
The hourly range for this position is $30.00 - $35.00 depending on qualifications and is non-negotiable. Prison Arts Collective (PAC) works to expand access to the transformative power of the arts through collaboration and mutual learning that supports the development of self-expression, reflection, communication, and empathy through providing multidisciplinary arts programming in correctional institutions. PAC is based at San Diego State University and facilitates weekly multidisciplinary arts...
Req No.
2025-19666
Category
Other
Department/Project Name
SDSU - Professional Studies and Fine Arts
Location
US-
- This position is open until filled and applications will be reviewed after November 3, 2025. - The salary range for this position is $30.62 - $33.65 per hour depending upon qualifications and internal equities and is non-negotiable.   The mission of Global Campus at San Diego State University (SDSU) is “To be a world leader in delivering innovative educational experiences to all learners, expanding opportunity and...
Req No.
2025-19662
Category
Other
Department/Project Name
SDSU Global Campus
Location
US-CA-San Diego
Req No.
2025-19661
Category
Research/Project
Department/Project Name
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Location
US-CA-San Diego
  The salary range for this position is $5,858.67 to $6,133.33 per month depending on qualifications and is non-negotiable. 
Req No.
2025-19658
Category
Information Technology
Department/Project Name
SDSURF - Information Systems
Location
US-CA-San Diego
- This position is open until filled with an initial application review to take place after 4:30 pm on November 4, 2025. - The salary for this position is $19.00 per hour, 30 hours per week, and is non-negotiable.      FUNCTION OF THE UNIT IBACH is a non-profit research institute under the auspices of San Diego State University Research Foundation in San...
Req No.
2025-19657
Category
Research/Project
Department/Project Name
IBACH
Location
US-CA-San Diego
- This position is open until filled with an initial application review to take place after November 3, 2025.  - The salary for this position is $5,720-$6,250 per month depending upon qualifications and internal equities and is non-negotiable.  FUNCTION OF THE UNIT
Req No.
2025-19648
Category
Research/Project
Department/Project Name
SDSU Global Campus
Location
US-CA-San Diego
- The salary range for this position is $6,970 - $8,166 per month depending upon qualifications and internal equities and is non-negotiable.   Global Campus at San Diego State University strives to be a world leader in delivering innovative educational experiences to all learners, expanding opportunity and transforming lives. SDSU Global Campus serves as a primary University liaison with the greater San Diego community and provides a wide variety of academic and professional, credit and noncredit educational experiences...
Req No.
2025-19641
Category
Marketing
Department/Project Name
SDSU Global Campus
Location
US-CA-San Diego