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Resident Director
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Malibu Campus
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| In this 10-month position, July 16-May 15, Resident Directors (RDs) serve as ministers, professionals, mentors, educators, and scholar-practitioners. Their primary function is to build community within an assigned residential area, to support students, and to foster respect for the policies of the institution. This position contributes to and supports the University's mission and strategic plan by enhancing the learning experience and by fostering a safe, caring, respectful, and dynamic residential community. Resident Directors oversee 8-13 student leaders including Resident Advisors (RAs), Spiritual Life Advisors (SLAs), and Graduate Assistants (GAs); develop communities of 250-450 freshmen, sophomores, or upperclassmen/graduate students; and provide support to campus via an on-call RD rotation. |
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Program Manager, Office of Community Standards
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Malibu Campus
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| The position exists to manage the daily operations of the Office of Community Standards and inform and guide our students through the disciplinary process. |
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Director of Title IX Case Management and Prevention Education
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Malibu Campus
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| Under the supervision of the University Title IX & VI Coordinator, the Director of Title IX Case Management and Prevention Education directs and administers case management and prevention education efforts, ensuring compliance with federal and state training and awareness requirements, University policy, and institutional priorities. This role manages case records, tracks progress, prepares communications, and coordinates matters related to Title IX, Non-Title IX, and Title VI to ensure consistency, accuracy, and timely response. The Director leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive prevention education strategy, serves as chair of the Title IX Prevention Committee, supports collaboration with peer education efforts, including coordination with the Student Wellness Advisory Board (SWAB), and supervises graduate assistants supporting Title IX and Title VI initiatives such as the Step Up Leadership Program. At the direction of the Title IX & VI Coordinator, serves as a point of contact for designated reports, conducts intake meetings, investigations, coordinates supportive measures, and resolution processes. The Director prepares case summaries, reports, maintains the Title IX & VI dashboards, and develops analytics to inform decision-making, identify trends, and support institutional reporting obligations. Provides guidance on case management processes to support staff and cultivates trusting, collaborative relationships with campus stakeholders, including students, faculty, and staff, to promote a safe, respectful, and accountable community. |
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Landscape Equipment Mechanic
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Malibu Campus
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| Under the direction of the Manager and Supervisors of Landscape and Irrigation Services in the Department of Facilities Services (DFS), maintain, diagnose, and repair outdoor power equipment to include; commercial mowers, landscape equipment, two and four-cycle engines, hydraulic systems, electrical troubleshooting, and repair. Maintain detailed records, logs, and spreadsheets for equipment inventory, maintenance schedules, and repair history. Collaborate with team members to implement and adhere to a preventive maintenance program, ensuring all equipment remains in safe, reliable, and optimal working condition. Perform all aspects of University equipment use, maintenance, and repair for the Landscape and Irrigation Services division to ensure a safe, clean, and aesthetically pleasing University environment. Collaborate with DFS and other University departments to complete assignments in a high-quality and timely manner. |
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Public Safety Officer
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Malibu Campus
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| Provide and maintain a safe and secure environment while respecting the rights and dignity of individuals utilizing programs and facilities of Pepperdine University. The mission shall be accomplished within the constraints of federal, state and local laws and ordinances. |
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Booth Officer
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Malibu Campus
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| The Booth Officer will play a critical role in welcoming faculty, staff, students, and visitors to campus while also identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential security threats at our campus entrances. The Department of Public Safety at Pepperdine University maintains a hospitable and secure campus environment while respecting the rights and dignity of each individual, in line with the University’s Christian mission. Through education, enforcement, emergency response, and 24/7 services, Public Safety Officers play a critical role in creating and maintaining a welcoming, respectful, safe, and peaceful campus community. |
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Assistant Technical Production Manager
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Malibu Campus
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| The Assistant Technical Production Manager is responsible for supervision of technical operations for the Center of the Arts and is responsible for implementing successful events and supervising student and overhire technical staff. This position serves as the lead technician for most shows and concerts. This position reports to and assists the Technical Production Manager in handling all of the technical needs at the Center for the Arts. The person in this position is responsible for working with guest artists and technicians to ensure high quality productions while maintaining a safe and pleasant working atmosphere. This position helps the Center for the Arts achieve its mission of presenting an innovative, unique, entertaining, and diverse program of exceptional performances and museum exhibitions and thus: 1. Enhance the educational experience at the University for all students and to provide a professional laboratory to train students in the arts; 2. Foster artistic excellence and creativity; 3. Connect Pepperdine University and the richly varied communities of Los Angeles and surrounding communities. |
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Financial Analyst
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Calabasas Campus
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| In pursuit of excellence and alignment with the University’s mission and strategic plan, this position supports institutional decision-making through extensive financial planning, forecasting, analytics, and reporting, which helps steward University resources and inform decisions that impact students, academic programs, and the University’s long-term financial position. |
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Manager, Systems and Database Engineering
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Remote
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| The Manager of Systems and Database Engineering leads the SDE team in operating Pepperdine's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Oracle database infrastructure, and OCI tenancy. The role owns system stability, security, performance, and compliance across PeopleSoft, HR and Financial Systems, iHub, and related integrations. The manager must have hands-on OCI knowledge spanning tenancy design, networking, IAM, high availability, middleware, monitoring, DR, patching, and automation. Staff development, cross-functional coordination, and vendor management are also core responsibilities. |
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Specialist, Moving and Setup
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Malibu Campus
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| The Specialist, Moving and Setup, is responsible for managing and moving university property, furniture, and equipment. This includes arranging equipment and furniture for moving projects and event setups across the Malibu, Calabasas, satellite and graduate campuses. |
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Project Manager
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Hybrid, Calabasas Campus
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| The Project Manager for Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) plays a critical role in the daily
operations of the department. The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating, administering, and
supporting projects and initiatives within the department. The position provides leadership in the areas of stakeholder communications, and project workflow processes and systems. This role will use project management principles and tools to review, prioritize and source projects to meet business objectives and timelines throughout Pepperdine. The Project Manager reports to the Director of Operations for Integrated Marketing Communications.
Integrated Marketing Communications is directly tasked with supporting the University's mission and
strategic plan by building brand equity, elevating the University's national reputation, providing strong and
consistent institutional message leadership, and implementing effective integrated marketing and
communication strategies. The Project Manager fulfills a central role in helping the department
accomplish its goals. |
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Access Control Specialist
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Malibu Campus
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| The Access Control Specialist supports the University’s comprehensive access control program by serving as the primary day-to-day administrator of the access control software under the guidance of the Associate Director, Access Control. This position ensures accurate credentialing, system functionality, timely troubleshooting, and excellent customer service to the campus community. The Access Control Specialist works to implement policies, maintain secure and efficient operations, support system upgrades, and coordinate access requests across all University campuses. |
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Endowed Visiting Assistant Professor of Christian Thought
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Malibu Campus
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| The Religion and Philosophy Division of Pepperdine University’s Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, located in Malibu, California, invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Christian Thought. This position is a full-time, one-year appointment beginning August 1, 2026, with the possibility of renewal based on performance and funding. A successful candidate will be responsible for teaching a 4/4 load of undergraduate courses, with a focus on REL 100 (The Way of Jesus) and REL 300 (Christianity and Culture), taught in the spirit of 1 Peter 3:15.
The ideal candidate will have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or theology by August 1, 2026, and all candidates need to provide evidence of (a) effective teaching in a variety of courses related to Christian thought, (b) an active research agenda, and (c) a commitment to the Christian mission of the University and the mission of Seaver College, as exemplified in George Pepperdine's dedicatory address. Candidates will also be expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the Division and to engage in service to the Division, College, and University as appropriate for a Visiting position.
Pepperdine is a Christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. Seaver College, the undergraduate liberal arts college of Pepperdine University, enrolls approximately 3,500 students at its residential campus in Malibu, California. The Religion and Philosophy Division of Seaver College offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, as well as three Master’s programs in Religion. |
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Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Relations
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Malibu Campus
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| The Communication Division of the Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at Pepperdine University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Relations to begin August 1, 2027. The successful candidate must have a commitment to excellence as a teacher-scholar, a clear research agenda, and will be able to teach several courses within the Public Relations and relevant programs, including Introduction to Public Relations, Public Relations Writing, Public Relations Strategies and Techniques, and other relevant/current topics in Public Relations. The ability to teach general media courses, such as Media Writing & Storytelling, Communication Theories and Media Research, is preferred. In addition, candidates must have meaningful professional experience in the Public Relations industry to inform their teaching and scholarship.
The successful candidate will mentor and advise majors, co-advise the Public Relations Society of America chapter, oversee the curriculum component of student internships, and participate in the governance and committee work of the Communication Division and Seaver College. Documented research, teaching experience of relevant courses, and industry experience in the Public Relations field are required. To be considered for this position, candidates must have an earned doctorate in Public Relations or a related field by no later than August 1, 2027. |
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Strategic Communications Specialist
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Malibu Campus
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| The strategic communication specialist is a fundamental role within Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) that develops, coordinates, and executes communication strategies that advance the University’s mission. The strategic communication specialist researches, plans, synchronizes, drafts, and coordinates execution of communication strategies to achieve communication objectives.
In this role, the specialist continuously assesses the communication environment, the performance of campaigns and communication channels, researching best practices and emerging technologies to inform future plans. The specialist aligns communication initiatives with Pepperdine’s values, mission, and strategic objectives. The specialist also works with team members to plan and execute marketing and communication campaigns and make adjustments based on the dynamic environment and performance of campaigns.
This position reports to the associate director of presidential and strategic communications on IMC’s Communications and Public Relations Team.
IMC is directly tasked with supporting the University’s mission and strategic plan by building brand equity, elevating the University’s national reputation, providing strong and consistent institutional message leadership, and implementing effective integrated marketing and communication strategies. The communication specialist fulfills an important role in helping the department accomplish its goals. |
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Accessibility Specialist
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Malibu Campus
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| The Accessibility Specialist works with administrators, faculty, and staff across the all schools of the University to ensure access to classes, programs, and facilities for students with disabilities. Specifically, this position interacts with students as a compassionate listener as they apply for disability accommodations, reviewing medical documentation and helping to determine reasonable accommodations. |
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Instructional Designer, CSOL
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Hybrid, West LA Campus
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| This instructional designer position supports the university's mission by leveraging digital tools and pedagogical best practices to create innovative and engaging learning experiences that reflect Pepperdine's commitment to academic excellence. |
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Adjunct Faculty Pool, School of Speech-Language Pathology
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Hybrid, Calabasas Campus
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| Pepperdine University School of Speech-Language Pathology is seeking appointments for Adjunct Instructor for its developing online graduate program - the Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology. The Master's in Speech Language Pathology plans to enroll its first cohort of students in Fall 2025 (pending accreditation). Adjunct Instructor applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis depending on curriculum needs each term. The number of Adjunct Instructors hired for each term will vary depending upon enrollment and program needs.
The School of SLP welcomes applications from candidates who support Pepperdine’s mission and is particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates who may bring greater racial, ethnic, and gender diversity to the adjunct faculty to reflect the breadth and diversity of the healthcare community in the Los Angeles area. Pepperdine University is an independent Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ, committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. |
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Director of Clinical Academic Practice Partnerships
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Calabasas Campus
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| The School of Nursing (SON) at Pepperdine University seeks a candidate for the Director of Clinical Academic Practice Partnerships for its developing nursing programs, currently a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and an Entry Level Master’s Degree in Nursing (ELM). The director reports to the Dean of the SON and collaborates with SON leadership personnel to lead and manage the clinical educational experiences, including placements, for all nursing programs. Specific duties and responsibilities of the director include, but are not limited to, the following. |
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Director of Student Ministries
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Malibu Campus
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| The Director of Student Ministries supports the Vice President for Spiritual Life in creating dynamic, consistent worship and spiritual engagement opportunities for students. This role plays a key part in advancing the university’s spiritual life objectives by offering pastoral care and coordinating various programs, including retreats, training, leadership development, worship services, small groups, Bible studies, memorials, and other spiritual life initiatives. The Director serves as a Christian role model, actively participating in the campus community and a local church. |