CSTEM Instructional Student Assistant Pool - Research (Summer 2026)

• Position: ISA
• Academic Year: 2026
• Modality: In-person
• College: CSTEM
• Department: CSTEM Dean's Office

Job Overview

The CSTEM Dean's Office is accepting applications on behalf of all the college departments for Unit 11 Instructional Student Assistant positions for Research for the Summer 2026.

Under supervision, Instructional Student Assistants in this classification perform teaching, grading or tutoring duties for the majority of work hours in a given appointment in a given academic department or equivalent administrative unit over the course of an academic term. Assignments are made by academic department or equivalent administrative unit by a specific supervisor at a CSU campus. The work may be performed on-campus or at an off-campus public agency or private non-profit organization under an agreement with a campus in the CSU system.

List of Duties

• Assist faculty with professional and non-teaching duties


• Responsible for safe operation and maintenance of laboratory and field equipment/supplies


• Travel to off-campus locations to gather data in the field


• Perform lab and/or field experiments including reporting, tabulating and analyzing data

General Requirements of the Position:

• Ability to learn and perform assigned work


• Ability to work cooperatively with faculty, staff and other students


• Ability to accept responsibility

General Minimum Qualifications of the Position:

• Admission or registration as a CSUSM student

Anticipated Pay Rate

• Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: 17.86 CSU Classification Salary Range: $17.86 - $23.84

The anticipated hiring range is generally at or near the minimum of the appropriate range, commensurate with education and experience.

Instructional Student Assistants are non-exempt employees. CSU policy limits work assignments to no more than 20 hours in a week in all campus positions combined while students are in session.

Application Timeline 

Applications are accepted and reviewed as needed, on an on-going basis throughout the 2026 Summer term. Applications will be reviewed starting May 12, 2026. All positions are subject to enrollment/registration as a CSUSM student and funding.

Additional Information

California State University San Marcos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or military status.