Employment Opportunities

Fuel your passion for teaching, research, and mentoring by exploring the job opportunities in the College of Arts and Letters.

Join us and you’ll find a deep commitment to rigorous intellectual debate in a diverse academic community. Teach in a city known for its sandy beaches, warm weather, and proximity to the U.S./Mexico border. 

SDSU is both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). 

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Tenure-Track Faculty Positions

Assistant Professor of Linguistics

The San Diego State University Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in computational linguistics.  We particularly welcome candidates whose research engages with one or more of the following areas: multilingual language technology; computational approaches to speech, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics; language variation, processing, or learning; and language technology for under-resourced languages. Apply via PageUp by October 23, 2026. 

Assistant Professor of Political Science: Public Law

The San Diego State University Political Science Department seeks to hire a tenure-track [assistant] professor with expertise in public law. We seek scholars pursuing an innovative, sustained research agenda in public law, broadly conceived. Such areas could include law and race, law and poverty, law and emerging technology, immigration and legal status, civil liberties, the comparative study of legal systems and their political consequences, constitutional development, courts and judicial politics, legal institutions, or administrative law and regulation. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the future of public law offerings in our undergraduate and graduate curricula. Apply via PageUp by October 9, 2026.

Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures

The San Diego State University Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in Mexican Studies — Contemporary Literature and Culture. Areas of concentration may include, but are not limited to, Mexican literature and culture, Mexico/USA transborder cultural production, Mexican digital and visual arts, Mexican pop and mass culture, Mexican binational literature and diaspora studies, the Mexican experience in the USA. Apply via PageUp by November 13, 2026.

Part-Time, Temporary Faculty Positions

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Staff & Management Positions

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Student Positions

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Affiliated Employment Opportunities

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SDSU is a Title IX, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, or covered veteran status.