Academic & Non-Academic Student Opportunities
Working on campus during your educational career: A Rewarding and Enriching Experience
Admitted/enrolled CSUN students are eligible to apply for student employment positions throughout campus.
Working on campus while undertaking your coursework, offers you the ability to explore various campus work environments according to your personal preferences and capabilities, or to engage in academic-related work experiences. While student employees gain valuable knowledge regarding the culture of the workplace such as attendance, punctuality, teamwork, effective communication, and customer service skills, or practical experience that will help to prepare them for success in a future career, you also have the opportunity to work, build life-long connections with, and be mentored by faculty and staff who understand and appreciate your endeavors.
There are various types of student employment opportunities on campus:
Non-Academic Student Employment
Student Assistants perform duties ranging from unskilled to skilled and/or specialized, in a variety of positions that typically require the use of manual, clerical, public contact, and/or analytical skill.
Available non-academic Student Assistant positions are listed in the Career Center’s Handshake platform.
View & Apply for Student Assistant Positions
Academic Student Employment
Instructional Student Assistants perform duties that include grading, tutoring, or teaching work.
Graduate Assistants provide professional non-teaching assistance to faculty members. They assist a regular faculty member or the teaching staff with various professional and technical duties associated generally with the subjects or programs in which the assistant is doing graduate work.
Teaching Associates teach university courses and may also assist faculty or teaching staff with various professional and technical activities. Work assignments are closely associated with their program of study or the academic department in which they are enrolled.
Instructional Student Assistant (ISA), Graduate Assistant (GA), and Teaching Associate (TA) available positions are listed on the Faculty Affairs website.