Student Resources and Opportunities

The Department of Mathematics solicits applications from potential lecturers at any time according to the Lecturer Faculty Hiring Policy (see below). An MA in mathematics or statistics or equivalent is required.

Please apply through the official job ad at Page Up: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/sf/en-us/job/559521/lecturer-pool-mathematics-department-fall-2026-spring-2027

Please keep in mind that due to collective bargaining, the department is required to offer all work to existing lecturers first and thus there is not always work for new lecturer faculty. 

Lecturer Faculty Hiring Policy

Lecturer faculty will be evaluated on their subject-matter knowledge and teaching skill. The Department of Mathematics upholds the principles that university teachers are experts in their subject matter and that advanced mathematical knowledge informs and improves mathematics teaching at all levels. Equally important is teaching skill, the ability to engage students and lead them in the acquisition of their own mathematical knowledge. Candidates for lecturer faculty positions will be asked to supply a vitae and letters of recommendation regarding their subject-matter knowledge and their teaching ability. They will also be interviewed by the chair. Candidates may submit additional evidence such as past teaching evaluations, classroom observations and scholarly work. Subject-matter knowledge will be measured primarily by education and work experience including academic and applied work; teaching skill will be evaluated through letters of recommendation, the interview, and other information submitted by the candidate. The chair may contact references and past employers for additional information.

Continuing lecturer faculty will be evaluated through current vitae, San Francisco State University's standard teaching evaluation, faculty classroom visits, and meetings with the chair. The vitae should include mention of all professional activities the candidate wants considered as part of their evaluation, including scholarly activities, meetings attended and curriculum development. Lecturer faculty are required to administer the standard teaching evaluation in all their classes and will receive a written classroom evaluation from a tenured/tenure-track faculty member at least once a year. Current vitae, student evaluations, and the classroom visit report will be included in the lecturer faculty member's departmental personnel file. The chair will meet with each lecturer faculty member to review performance at least once annually. At the end of each academic year, the chair will prepare a written evaluation of each lecturer faculty member based on the current vitae, the student evaluations, classroom visits, and any other information that has been added to the lecturer faculty member's departmental personnel file.

Graduate teaching associates:
Qualified graduate students are employed as graduate teaching associates (GTAs) to teach mathematics courses or serve as
teaching assistants for calculus classes.

The chair solicits GTA applications through email in September (for the following Spring), February (for the following Fall), and for incoming graduate students, in May (for the following Fall).

Qualified undergraduate and graduate students are employed by the department to work as graders for individual mathematics instructors. Additional opportunities to tutor are available through the university's Tutoring and Academic Support Center (TASC), email tutoring@sfsu.edu for information.

All student employees must be enrolled at least half time. Students on academic probation are not qualified for student employment. Student employees are not to exceed 20 hours per week of combined work for the university.

Each semester the math department hires graders for its classes numbered 200 and above. They typically work between 15 and 60 total hours during the semester at a pay rate of $19.50 / hr, paid monthly.

They should
- be responsible about completing work and paperwork on time and available to work for the whole semester
- be an undergraduate or graduate student currently in good standing at SFSU
- have received an A or B in the course to be graded, or equivalent

If you are interested in such a job, you should first offer your services as a grader directly to your past math instructors for whom you were an excellent student. 

The department also accepts applications to be placed in a general grader pool.  If you would like to apply to be in the grader pool, please fill out this short form.

If you were in the grader pool last semester, you should apply again because the set of classes you are now able to grade is hopefully larger.

Most graders are hired through direct selection by faculty and NOT the grader pool. (For data, in Fall 2021, 27 graders were hired. 2 of them came from the grader pool.)

Hiring for Summer 2027/Fall 2027

All student employees must be enrolled at least half time for Fall.  You must be a continuing student to work in the summer. Students on academic probation are not qualified for student employment. Student employees are not to exceed 20 hours per week of combined work for the university (40 hours for summer).

We are looking to hire student assistants for the Mathematics Department front office for this upcoming Summer 2027/Fall 2027 Semester.  Training for the position would start in early May.  If you are interested and available to work at least 9 hours per week, please read the appended job description and apply at the link below as soon as possible.  Questions about the position can be directed to heatherc@sfsu.edu.  

Front Desk Student Assistant

We are currently recruiting a front desk student assistant to join the Mathematics Department, which supports three undergraduate programs and two graduate programs.  As a front desk student assistant, you will gain administrative office experience and develop your communication, interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills.  Front desk student assistants report to the Administrative Support Coordinator who oversees front desk operations.

Duties

• Serve as the first point of contact for the Department (both in person and over the phone).
• Greet students and effectively screen requests to make sure that students are offered appropriate support.
• Responsible for managing the Math Department email account; responds and forwards appropriate inquiries (Petitions and Equivalency Forms).
• Assist with room reservations and restocking office supplies.
• Maintain a polite and professional demeanor when interacting with the students, faculty, staff, and colleagues in the department.
• Actively reinforce the Department’s policies and procedures.
• Perform basic office tasks such as record keeping, responding to and sending e-mail communication, and maintaining an orderly, organized, and welcoming reception area.
• Act as an informational liaison promoting effective communication between staff, faculty, and students in the department.
• Work cooperatively with staff to perform additional tasks as necessary for the efficient operation of the center.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively as a member of a diverse team.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Google Spreadsheets.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
• Maturity, good judgment, and a willingness to take initiative.
• May be able to lift heavy items from time to time (e.g. boxes of paper)
• Seeking applicants who have attended SF State for at least one semester
• All applicants must be a current student in good academic standing (Minimum 2.0 GPA) and enrolled in at least 6 units as an undergraduate student and 4 units as a graduate student
• Experience and/or interest in supporting SF State’s diverse student population.
• Prior receptionist, customer service, and/or office experience is preferred.
• Applicants must be able to work in-person and be available to work at least 2 shifts per week.

Salary & Application Process

• The front desk student assistant position pays $19.50 per hour.
• Please fill out the google form to apply: https://forms.gle/YkSgyw3kCkB5GZc2A
• Application reviews will begin immediately. We will contact you if your schedule and skills match with what is needed in the front office.

We are particularly looking for students who:

• are first- or second-year undergraduates or first-year graduate students
• want to work with us for multiple years (ideally at least 1.5 - 2 years)
• can work at least 3 shifts (3 hours each) per week
• can work in-person
• are reliable, independent
• have Federal Work Study financial aid

DESMOS: An online free graphing calculator, available for both Android and Apple devices. Great tool to have on your mobile device.

GeoGebra: Math Calculators with Graphing, Geometry, 3D, Spreadsheet, CAS and more! There are many tutorials that give visual understanding for trigonometry and function transformations on this site.

Wolfram Alpha Pro & Mathematica: Wolfram Alpha Pro is a powerful online computational tool. Current SF State students have access to the pro version. Follow the instructions on San Francisco State University Math Resources: Mathematica & Wolfram Alpha Pro. 

Math with Timmy: The site contains many precalculus sample quizzes, along with a mirror of this page that's also optimized for the mobile browsers. This page contains many additional resources for upper division mathematics courses.

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Information about careers in mathematics

SF State Library OneSearch 
SF State Library E-Journals (EBSCOhost)
AMS MathSciNet Search Engine 
Zentralblatt MATH (zbMATH)