Canvas and Accessibility Student Assistant

Note: Please use the CSUM email when applying for this position.

Working Title: Canvas and Accessibility Student Assistant

Classification Title: Student Assistant

Department Name: Academic Technology

Time Base: Part-time

Hours to be Worked: Up to 10-20 hours per week

Supervisor's Name: Jase Teoh

Pay Plan: Hourly

Bargaining Unit:  Excluded (E99)

Employment Type: Temporary

Pay Level and Pay Rate:

• Level:1
• Hourly Rate: $16.50 per hour

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

Job Summary: One temporary hourly-intermittent Canvas Student Assistant position available in the Department of Academic Technology.

About the California State University Maritime Academy:

Established in 1929, California State University Maritime Academy, a campus of the California State University, is the only degree-granting maritime academy on the West Coast. Located on the scenic Vallejo waterfront, the campus serves a student population of approximately 1000 undergraduates and 50 graduate students.

Cal Maritime offers seven baccalaureate degrees in Business Administration, International Strategy and Security, Facilities Engineering Technology, Marine Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering,  Marine Transportation, and Oceanography. The undergraduate curriculum includes licensing programs for future merchant marine, coast guard, and naval reserve officers. Cal Maritime also offers a Master of Science in Transportation and Engineering Management degree, as well as a number of extended learning programs and courses.

Job Duties: 

• Assist students with Canvas related issues.
• Basic troubleshooting in Canvas.
• Assistance with general use of academic technology tools.
• Support the Senior Director and Instructional Designer with coordinating and organizing workshops.
• Support the Senior Director with clerical duties related to academic technology.
• Assist in developing communications, graphics, and presentations for projects related to academic technology.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications: Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Demonstrate strong communication, organizational and computer skills.
• Demonstrate experience with basic programming software that may include, but is not limited to, Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.
• Demonstrate general knowledge of Microsoft Suite.
• It is preferred, but not required, that the incumbent has experience in Canvas instructional development.

Title IX: Please view the Notice of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator at: https://www2.calstate.edu/titleix

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Maritime provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Cal Maritime complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retal