Art and Design Dept Instructional Student Assistant (ISA) - Pool

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino mountains, the university serves approximately 19,000 students. CSUSB is a federally recognized minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution that reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire: 74 percent of its students are members of underrepresented groups, 80 percent are first-generation, and 56 percent are Pell eligible. For more information on the campus, please visit the .

CSUSB employs 467 full-time faculty and offers 48 undergraduate, 35 graduate, and one doctoral degree programs and 14 academic programs with national accreditation. At CSUSB, diversity, equity and inclusion are values central to our mission. We recognize that diversity and inclusion in all its forms are necessary for our institutional success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our students and community. As part of CSUSB’s commitment to hire, develop and retain a diverse faculty, we offer a variety of networking, mentoring and development programs for our junior faculty. We are committed to building and sustaining a CSUSB community that is supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings and/or who demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply.

JOB SUMMARY

Art and Design Instructional Student Assistant for ART 1200 – Creativity, Imagination, and the Consciousness and ART 2400 – Introduction to Chicanx Art

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

Instructional Student Assistant will:

• Work with Professor Diego Robles, Art & Design, to give students additional attention (not instruction).
• Reinforce due dates, the location of assignments and handouts on CANVAS, and assist students with making appointments to meet with professor.
• Help professor with record keeping, like attendance and noticing who participates in class discussion, as well as reinforce university etiquette and culture of learning & exploration.
• Assist professor in noticing and contacting students who miss class and fail to turn in assignments.
• Encourage students to turn in assignments and ask the professor questions about curriculum, assignments, and class content.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate/graduate student at CSUSB
• Must maintain academic eligibility throughout employment period (3.0 GPA or higher)
• Must be able to work cooperatively with faculty, staff and other students

Exceptions to the minimum eligibility qualifications may be granted at the sole discretion of the university.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in hand by time of appointment. (specify degree or degrees)

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with CSUSB. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Note: CSUSB cannot deny an applicant a position solely or in part due to a criminal conviction history until it has performed an individualized assessment and linked the relevant conviction history with specific job duties in the position being sought.

Please note: Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that CSUSB has designated as sensitive. Sensitive positions are those requiring heightened scrutiny of individuals holding the position based on potential for harm to children, concerns for the safety and security of people, animals, or property, or heightened risk of financial loss to CSUSB or individuals in the university community.

For health and well-being, CSUSB is a smoke & tobacco-free campus. The university is committed to promoting a healthy environment for all members of our community.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Art and Design is housed entirely in its own Visual Arts Center. We have outstanding and comprehensive facilities, some of the best in the 23-campus CSU system.

Here, you will find dedicated painting and drawing studios; classrooms for graphic design, web-design, UX/UI design (user-experience/user-interface), virtual reality, imaging, illustration and animation resources; labs and darkrooms for traditional chemical photography alongside well-equipped digital photography lab and a lighting studio; a large printmaking studio that supports traditional and digital techniques; sculpture studios with welding rooms, a foundry area and forge; hot, warm and cold glass making areas; a massive ceramics area and outdoor kiln yard; comprehensive wood workshops; a metal shop; digital fabrication machinery and an electronic Interaction Lab, plus multiple specialist classrooms.

To find out more about the Department of Art & Design, visit

For more information regarding the position, please contact:

Recruitment Chair, Professor

Katherine Gray

909-537-5802

Please Note: CSUSB is currently not sponsoring applicants for H-1B employment that are subject to the $100,000 fee established by the “Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” issued on September 19, 2025. Applicants are responsible for determining the applicability of the fee.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

(Actual Salary will be in accordance with percentage of time appointed)

Instructional Student Assistant (1150) $17.86 – $23.84 Per Hour

CSU Salary Schedule:

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

California State University, San Bernardino is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status. This position adheres to CSU policies against Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Violence, including Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking. This requires completion of Sexual Violence Prevention Training within 6 months of assuming employment and on a two-year basis thereafter. (Executive Order 1096)

This position may be “Designated” under California State University's Conflict of Interest Code. This would require the filing of a Statement of Economic Interest on an annual basis and the completion of training within 6 months of assuming office and every 2 years thereafter. Visit the Human Resources Conflict of Interest webpage link for additional information: