Faculty Personnel and Instructional Support Coordinator (Administrative Support Coordinator II)

Are you a highly organized administrative professional who thrives on managing complex processes, deadlines, and details? The College of Arts and Letters is seeking a Faculty Personnel and Instructional Support Coordinator to support critical faculty personnel and academic administration processes across the College. This position plays an important role in ensuring faculty evaluations, advancement processes, workload reporting, and other instructional activities are coordinated accurately, consistently, and on time.

Working closely with the Director of Resource Management, Instructional Analyst, Administrative Analyst, faculty, department staff, college leadership, and campus partners, the Coordinator serves as a central resource for navigating established faculty personnel processes and requirements. This role is ideal for someone who excels at managing confidential information, maintaining detailed records, coordinating multiple high-stakes timelines, and providing clear procedural guidance in a complex academic environment.

• →Faculty Evaluation & Advancement: Coordinate college-wide faculty review processes, including reappointment, tenure and promotion (RTP), cumulative and periodic evaluations, and lecturer range elevation, ensuring required documentation and deadlines are completed accurately.
• →Process & Records Coordination: Initiate and monitor faculty personnel cases, review materials for completeness and procedural compliance, maintain confidential records, and coordinate corrections or follow-up with faculty, departments, committees, and campus partners.
• →Faculty Workload Administration: Coordinate faculty workload and assigned-time processes, review departmental submissions for completeness and consistency, maintain records, and track required documentation, evaluations, and deadlines.
• →Reporting & Reconciliation: Compile workload and assigned-time reports, maintain supporting spreadsheets and documentation, and coordinate with the Instructional Analyst to identify and resolve discrepancies across workload, appointment, and instructional resource information.
• →Faculty & Department Support: Serve as a resource to faculty and department administrative staff by communicating requirements, providing procedural guidance and training, and supporting navigation of established faculty personnel and workload processes.
• →Operational Continuity: Provide administrative coverage to departments, programs, centers, and institutes during vacancies, staff transitions, peak processing periods, or other periods requiring additional faculty and academic administrative support.

• This is a full-time (1.0 time-base), benefits-eligible, temporary position. The anticipated end date will be one year from the start date, with the possibility of reappointment.
• This position is designated non-exempt under FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.

• This position is approved for one day of telecommuting after an initial training period with onsite work in San Diego.

As part of the California State University (CSU) system, San Diego State University helps power one of the largest and most impactful public university systems in the nation. See what it’s like to work at the CSU—watch our video and imagine your future here: Working at the CSU.

The College of Arts and Letters (CAL) is dedicated to advancing the study of human expression, culture, language, history, governance, and creative practice. Through innovative teaching, research, and community engagement, the College prepares students to think critically, communicate effectively, and engage responsibly in a complex global society. CAL supports a wide range of academic departments, interdisciplinary programs, centers, and initiatives that foster intellectual inquiry, cultural understanding, civic engagement, and ethical leadership. The College is committed to inclusive excellence, academic rigor, and collaborative partnerships that connect scholarship to public life.

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Entry to this classification requires a fully functional knowledge of and skill in standard office procedures and practices, as well as an ability to understand and operate in a variety of organizational structures. Additionally, incumbents are expected to have a thorough knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation and be able to clearly communicate orally and in writing. Some positions may require a knowledge of business mathematics beyond basic arithmetic. The ability to use and quickly learn new office support technology systems and software packages is also a prerequisite.

These qualifications would normally be obtained through a high school program, technical/vocational program, or their equivalents combined with several years of related office work experience.

• Extensive experience using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with OnBase, Banner, and PeopleSoft.
• Experience in handling confidential matters
• Experience coordinating administrative support functions for a group.

At SDSU, our diversity gives us power and benefits every single member of our community.  Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, SDSU provides equal opportunity for all in education and employment.  We encourage all members of our community to purposefully learn from one another through open and respectful dialogue and responsible engagement. We strongly preserve the right to free expression and encourage difficult conversations that help lead to improved individual and community learning and cohesion.

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At San Diego State University, we are a community of diverse individuals who have and represent many perspectives, beliefs, and identities. This diversity lends our community strength, and we commit to creating and sustaining an inclusive and intellectually vibrant environment that benefits all members of our university. 

SDSU’s Principles of Community is an aspirational statement that is intended to evolve over time. The statement reflects the ideals we are encouraged to uphold in our interactions with one another. 

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SDSU is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At SDSU, excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.