To make opportunities available to all students at San Francisco State University we are asking that all RSCA opportunities (paid, unpaid and independent study) be posted to Handshake. Over 50% of our students are already using Handshake to find opportunities.
Go to Handshake and click "Employers" in the top left corner. Then, click "Sign-up for an account" link on the top right corner. Follow the step-by-step instructions provided by Handshake to register.
Under normal circumstances it typically takes 3-5 days to process pending employer approval requests. If your request is not complete in this timeframe, please log into Handshake and check your notifications for any comments on your registration. If you have an urgent need to post a job or internship listing for SF State students, please contact Career Leadership and Development by email at recruit@sfsu.edu or by phone at (415) 338-1764.
Once you are logged in, click on the "Post a Job" button to complete the job form. Then, there are 3 steps to have your position featured as a RSCA opportunity at SF State:
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Indicate that it is an opportunity involving research, scholarship or creative activity (RSCA), Start your position description with the phrase “Research opportunity”. Handshake allows us to filter opportunities using the word research, but not RSCA.
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Designate this as a student opportunity. Fill out the “School years” optional form and indicate what level of student you are interested in mentoring.
- Identify the type of position, ”Job Type”. For independent study opportunities (699 classes) for credit, please check “Experiential Learning.” For volunteer positions, please check “Volunteer.” For paid RSCA positions, please check “On Campus Student Employment”
When you submit your posting, it's added to a queue that includes all of the other pending positions awaiting approval from Career and Leadership Development (CLD). Depending on the day and staff availability, our queue may contain a 100+ postings in it. And while CLD tries to review them as quickly as possible (many are cleared within hours of posting), on occasion there may be a delay of a few business days. If you have an urgent need to post a job or internship listing for SF State students, please contact Career Leadership and Development by email at recruit@sfsu.edu or by phone at (415) 338-1764.