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Open Rank (Assistant, Associate or Full) Professor of English and Writing Program Director Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences 5668
The Department of English at the University of San Diego invites applications for the position of Director of the University Writing Program to begin in Fall of 2027. We seek applicants at the level of advanced assistant, associate, or full professor of English. The teaching assignment is four courses per year. Teaching responsibilities include writing and literature courses at all levels. Administrative responsibilities include collaboration with faculty and administration in overseeing USD’s Writing Program; supervision of first-year writing courses; contributing to personnel decisions (in consultation with English department chair); incoming student assessment and competency exams; coordinating all upper division, cross-curricular writing courses, including training faculty, reviewing Core Advanced Writing-course applications and syllabi; offering training workshops for all Writing Program faculty; Writing Program assessment; oversight of English for Speakers of Other Languages student assessment and support programming.
Research Scholar for Migration, Trafficking, and Organized Crime Administrator, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies 5669
Develops and advances the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice’s emerging portfolio on migration, trafficking, and organized crime, with attention to the U.S.–Mexico border region and comparable transnational contexts. This position is intended for an entrepreneurial scholar-practitioner who will help shape a focused but flexible area of applied research, teaching, program development, and public engagement within the Institute.
Public Safety Officer Staff, Public Safety 5674
Provides a wide range of services to the University community including crime prevention, crime control, parking control and furnishing aid and information to the campus community and visitors.
Director of Marketing and Communications Administrator, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies 5677
The Director of Marketing and Communications serves as the Kroc School's senior marketing strategist and communications leader. The position is responsible for developing and executing integrated marketing, communications, branding, public relations, and audience engagement strategies that advance the School's strategic priorities, strengthen institutional reputation, increase visibility, and support enrollment growth objectives.
Housing Rights Legal Clinic Staff Attorney Administrator, School of Law 5670
The overall purpose of the Housing Rights Legal Clinic Staff Attorney (“Staff Attorney”) position is to provide direct client representation, case management, and legal intern supervision for the University of San Diego Legal Clinics program (a working law office). The University of San Diego Legal Clinics program provides upper division law students with the opportunity to use learned skills under the supervision of a practicing attorney while representing real clients.
Assistant Athletic Trainer Administrator, Athletics 5664
The Assistant Athletic Trainer is responsible for all aspects of health care in the athletic environment. This includes prevention of athletic injuries; recognition and evaluation of injuries; management, treatment, and disposition of athletic injuries; rehabilitation of athletic injuries; organization and administration; and education and counseling of athletes, as outlined by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA).
Lecturer, Mathematics Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences 5653
The Department of Mathematics invites applicants for a part time Lecturer position to teach two sections of Math 100 (Algebraic Reasoning) in Fall 2026: MWF 10:10am – 11:05am MWF 11:15am – 12:10pm This position is included in the Non-tenure Track Bargaining Unit, and the successful applicant employee, subject to the terms of the College’s Collective Bargaining will be a bargaining unit member and will be subject to the University’s Agreement with SEIU Local 721.
Public Safety Officer Staff, Public Safety 5661
Provides a wide range of services to the University community including crime prevention, crime control, parking control and furnishing aid and information to the campus community and visitors. Duties include responding to 911 emergency-style calls, investigating alarms, responding to crimes in progress and scenes of past crimes or incidents.
Visiting Professor of Practice in Counseling Faculty, School of Leadership and Education Sciences 5662
The School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego seeks qualified applicants for a 9-month, full-time Visiting Professor of Practice in Counseling position. This role will support our CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling tracks by delivering high-quality, student-centered instruction and promoting clinical excellence. The successful candidate will have a strong background in clinical practice, supervision, and teaching, with a commitment to culturally responsive counseling practices and the development of future mental health professionals. This individual will collaborate with faculty, leadership teams, and external partners to address the evolving needs of the counseling field and align the program with CACREP standards and current professional trends.
Public Safety Dispatcher Staff, Public Safety 5651
The dispatcher is generally the first point of contact for the campus community, faculty, staff, students, guests, and visitors needing information or assistance from Public Safety. The dispatcher is responsible for maintaining effective and efficient communications between public safety officers, kiosk officers, outside emergency and law enforcement agencies, the university community, and visiting public.
Cook 1 Staff, Dining Services 5642
The Cook is responsible for providing skilled assistance in the supervision and preparation of all food production, maintenance of quality and/or portion control, and the maintenance of sanitation and safety standards.
Engineering Laboratory Technician Staff, Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering 5650
Reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Lab Manager, the Engineering Lab Technician is responsible for the maintenance, operation, and safety of equipment in the Industrial and Systems Laboratories, Mechanical Laboratories, and Electrical Laboratories. They will support faculty, staff, and students in their lab activities, ensuring a safe and productive environment.
Administrative Assistant II Staff, School of Business 5637
The Administrative Assistant provides administrative support to real estate faculty, the real estate department, and other employees in the Burnham Moores Center for Real Estate. This position is full-time.
Manager, Tu Mercado Administrator, Dining Services 5643
The Manager is responsible for the coordination and execution of the functional operation of a Dining Services Unit that is open 7 days a week. Responsible for envisioning, executing, and sustaining a dining department with high quality experiential and programmatic standards—including robust grab-and-go, grocery, and take-home meal offerings—for the campus and its guests.
Lecturer, Changemaking Minor Program Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences 5636
The Changemaker Hub seeks applications for a part-time instructor in the Changemaking Minor to teach Introduction to Changemaking (CHNG 100) for Fall 2026 (in-person modality). This course introduces students to ways in which individuals all over the world address social and environmental issues and their attempts to create solutions that are “more sustainable and just” than what existed. Students will gain knowledge of social innovations led by a variety of changemakers, who have sought to catalyze positive social transformations in different spheres of action across the world. The focus lies on individuals and groups with innovative endeavors and on the process for the implementation of their vision. It explores the passion, courage, empathy, and flexibility of changemakers. Questions addressed are: What motivates changemakers to pursue their visions, sometimes with relentless energy and refusing to take no for an answer? How do they navigate the process of social innovation in their own culture and in other cultures? Who do they involve in the process of achieving transformative and systematic social change? What is their personal journey? This position is included in the Non-tenure Track Bargaining Unit, and the successful applicant employee, subject to the terms of the College’s Collective Bargaining Agreement will be a bargaining unit member and will be subject to the University’s Agreement with SEIU Local 721.
Assistant Football Coach Administrator, Athletics 5640
Assists in the development and implementation of both the educational and the athletic components of the NCAA Division I FCS Football program. The assistant coach will be fully responsible for making recommendations to the head coach for daily practices, game day, and for specified line-ups, teaching the specified schemes to the team and working with the other assistant coaches.
Lecturer, Psychological Sciences Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences 5644
The Department of Psychological Sciences invites applicants for a part time Lecturer position to teach PSYC-101 in Fall 2026. This position is included in the Non-tenure Track Bargaining Unit, and the successful applicant employee, subject to the terms of the College’s Collective Bargaining Agreement will be a bargaining unit member and will be subject to the University’s Agreement with SEIU Local 721.
MFCDC Teacher Staff, School of Leadership and Education Sciences 5629
Under the supervision of the Director, the teacher, with a co-teacher, implements a developmentally appropriate program of education and care for children aged 6 months through 5 in a full day setting.
Teaching Professor, English Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences 5628
The Department of English at the University of San Diego seeks a Teaching Professor to work within the curriculum of both the English Department and the University’s Writing Program (housed in the English Department). The successful candidate will have demonstrated excellence in teaching at both the lower-division and upper-division levels, particularly: first-year writing, literary theory, genre literature, oral histories, preparatory college writing, English as a second language, and creative writing courses. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate excellence in teaching by remaining active in their fields, through publications. This position is for one year, teaching four courses each per semester (a 4:4 load). Please note that positions will be hired at the Teaching Professor level. This position is included in the Non-tenure Track Bargaining Unit, and the successful applicant employee, subject to the terms of the College’s Collective Bargaining will be a bargaining unit member and will be subject to the University’s Agreement with SEIU Local 721.
Lecturer, Biology Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences 5632
The USD Biology Department seeks applications for a part-time instructor for the following courses for Fall 2026 (in-person modality).   BIOL 212 Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 - meets weekly MWF 12:20 – 1:15 pm (lecture) and  Thursdays 2:30 – 6:30 pm (lab).   Course description: The first semester of a two-semester sequence on the fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology. The biological function and structure of the cells, tissues, and major organ systems in the body will be covered, along with basic concepts of chemistry and physics. The course will also cover the pathological conditions that are most often seen by medical personnel and will discuss how the loss of homeostasis leads to pathology or disease.  BIOL 240 Bioenergetics & Systems – lecture meets weekly on MWF 12:20 – 1:15 pm.  Course description: This one-semester course for biology majors provides an introduction to the mechanisms of energy flow within cells and between organisms and the environment. Lecture topics will include cellular respiration and photosynthesis, organismal physiology and locomotion, and ecological interactions.  BIOL 240L Bioenergetics & Systems Lab – meets weekly on Fridays 1:25 – 5:25 pm.  Course description: The BIOL 240 laboratory will include inquiry into the mechanisms of physiology, including testing novel hypotheses concerning bioenergetics.  BIOL 242 Genomes & Evolution  – lecture meets weekly on TuTh 9:15 – 10:35 am.  Course description: This one-semester course for biology majors provides an introduction to the mechanisms of information flow through organisms and their lineages. Lecture topics will include the use and change of hereditary information in DNA, the mechanisms of evolution, and the relationships among major groups of organisms.  BIOL 309 Research Methods  – meets weekly on Wednesdays 2:30 – 6:30 pm.  Course description: Students focus on a specific small-scale research project in the instructor’s area of expertise while developing basic methods and skills common to all research in Biology. Topics include use of literature, hypothesis formation and hypothesis testing with statistical inference, and critical evaluation of data.  Lecture and lab courses carry a 3-unit teach load each. Part-time instructors are required to hold 1.5 hours of in-person office hours per course taught.

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