Buffalo State is one of the largest comprehensive schools in the State University of New York system. As a civically minded, urban-engaged campus community located in the city’s cultural corridor, Buffalo State prides itself as having smaller learning environments coupled with larger university opportunities. Boasting a diverse and inclusive campus, Buffalo State is committed to the intellectual, personal, and professional growth of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The school’s mission is to deliver a broad array of high-quality and distinctive academic programs infused with diversity, creativity, and hands-on learning opportunities for hardworking students who seek a personalized and affordable education that engages their minds and advances their careers. Buffalo State is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, service, scholarship, creative activity, and cultural enrichment. With degree programs in education, the arts, science, arts and humanities, and professional studies, each year over 6,000 students choose Buffalo State. Buffalo State welcomes applicants who are committed to helping us fulfill our mission.

Buffalo State offers competitive salaries and benefits including health, dental and vision insurance, vacation and sick leave, holiday pay, retirements plans, tuition assistance, flexible spending accounts.

Job postings for classified, faculty, professional, and graduate assistant vacancies appear in the applicant tracking system at jobs.buffalostate.edu.  Applications are only accepted online.  Applicants are encouraged to review the Applicant FAQs before applying.

For general information about vacancies, e-mail, telephone 716-878-4822, or visit Human Resource Management on weekdays during business hours of operation.  Information about a specific vacancy may be directed to the contact person on the posting, where noted.

Buffalo State University requires and will coordinate pre-employment background checks on final applicants prior to all new appointments (part-time and full-time) for faculty, professional staff, classified staff, and graduate assistants.  For this purpose, a new appointment is defined as one which requires completion of an I-9 Form.

Any verbal or written employment offer extended to an applicant is subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Resources:

About Classified Employment | Apply for Classified Job
About Graduate Assistantships
Benefits
Buffalo Employment and Training Center (free computer access and training, reading assistance)
Buffalo State Job Alerts
Career One Stop
Chronicle of Higher Education
HigherEd Jobs
Salary Schedules
Sponsored Programs Office
StateJobsNY (classified vacancies)
Student Employment:  Career Development Center and Financial Aid Office
SUNY Employment (faculty and professional vacancies)

Buffalo State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution that subscribes to all federal, state, and SUNY legal requirements and does not discriminate against applicants, students or employees on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status (including an individual's ancestry, country of origin, or country of origin of parents, family members, or ancestors), or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.

Applicants, students, employees, and other members of the College community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) are protected from illegal forms of harassment or retaliation based upon a protected characteristic. To request accommodation or assistance for job related duties or the employment application process, please contact the Human Resource Management Office by phone (716) 878-4822, email hr@buffalostate.edu or visit the Human Resource Management Employment webpage.

As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations Buffalo State University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator titleix@buffalostate.edu. Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Nondiscrimination Notice.  

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at 518-473-3130 or via e-mail at response@oer.ny.gov. Further restrictions on using salary information in the hiring process appear in Labor Law §194-a.

Applicants interested in positions may access the Annual Security Report (ASR) for Buffalo State at http://police.buffalostate.edu. The ASR contains information on campus security policies and certain campus crime statistics. Crime statistics are reported in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Applicants may request a hard copy of the ASR by contacting the Buffalo State University Police Department at 716-878-6333.

SUNY Buffalo State provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, veterans or wounded warriors where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Office of Human Resources or email your request to hr@buffalostate.edu. Reasonable accommodation requests must be made in a timely manner. Determinations or requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.