Instructional Resources Analyst (Administrative Analyst/Specialist Exempt I)

About the role

The College of Arts and Letters is seeking an Instructional Resources Analyst who will play a central role in ensuring that departments have the faculty, funding, and administrative support needed to deliver an exceptional academic experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the faculty appointment processes that help ensure courses are staffed accurately and on time.
• Review appointments, reappointments, compensation, and related documentation; anticipate potential issues; and work with departments and campus partners to resolve them.
• Analyze instructional budgets, faculty workload, compensation, appointments, FTEF, headcount, and other resource data. Identify discrepancies and trends, develop projections, and provide information that supports college planning and resource decisions.
• Career Student Employment: Coordinate employment processes for Teaching Associates, Graduate Assistants, and other academic student employees, helping departments navigate requirements, meet deadlines, and resolve processing issues.
• Serve as a Departmental Resource: Interpret and apply collective bargaining agreements, university policies, and administrative requirements. Provide practical guidance and training to department staff and help translate complex requirements into workable solutions.
• Process Improvement and College Initiatives: Identify opportunities to streamline processes, strengthen accuracy and consistency, develop helpful tools and guidance, and contribute to college-wide projects and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible administrative experience involving analysis, interpretation, and application of policies and procedures.
• Experience in academic personnel, faculty affairs, human resources, budget administration, or a related administrative area.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, including the ability to use Excel to analyze, reconcile, and maintain complex financial, workload, and personnel data.
• Experience administering or supporting faculty and academic student employee appointment processes in a higher education environment.
• Experience with faculty workload, compensation, instructional resources, or academic personnel processes.
• Experience analyzing and reconciling budgets, financial information, or resource data and developing projections or reports.
• Experience interpreting and applying collective bargaining agreements, policies, procedures, or other complex administrative requirements.
• Experience using administrative information systems and databases to manage, reconcile, and analyze personnel, appointment, workload, or financial data.
• Experience providing guidance or training to others regarding policies, procedures, systems, or administrative processes.

Benefits

This is a full-time (1.0 time-base), benefits eligible, permanent/probationary position. This position is designated as exempt under FLSA and is not eligible for overtime compensation. Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs. This position is approved for one day of telecommuting after an initial training period with onsite work in San Diego.