Working at Pitzer

Announcements of open staff positions are posted as they occur. New positions will be held open for a minimum of ten business days and may close any time after that period, unless a specific deadline is identified in the announcement.

Employment Application

All applicants will be required to complete a Pitzer College Employment Application in addition to any other materials requested in the job announcement. Please click here to download the PDF file of the application. You may fill out, save, and print the form using Acrobat Reader.
In order to fill out the application form and save it, or attach to an email, you must save the file to your computer BEFORE you begin to fill it out. The data in the form cannot be saved if it is filled out in a browser window. You should also have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe.

You may also obtain an application by visiting the Human Resources Office at:

1050 N. Mills Avenue
Claremont CA 91711

We are located on Ninth Street, West of Claremont Blvd. We are on the top floor of McConnell Center in Suite 310. We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm.

Please make sure to submit any other materials requested in the announcement along with the employment application, such as a cover letter, resume, and/or a list of professional references.

Background Checks

Final candidates for all staff positions will be required to undergo a consumer background check. Individuals applying for a position that has access and/or control of the College's financials (e.g. Treasurer, Financial Analyst, etc) will be required to undergo a full background investigation, including a credit check. The final candidate will be contacted to complete an authorization form. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results.

General Employment Requirements

Final candidates for all staff positions will be required to undergo a background investigation. In addition some positions may require a functional capacity test.

Employment is contingent upon new employees providing documents verifying U.S. citizenship or other valid documents verifying legal permission to work in the United States.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Descrimination

Pitzer College adheres to both the letter and the spirit of Equal Employment opportunity and Affirmative Action. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, disability, medical condition, or veteran status, in the administration of its admission policies, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other College-administered programs, and employment policies, and strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

Promotion from within is encouraged whenever qualified employees of Pitzer College are available. Interested employees are urged to contact the Director of Human Resources if qualified for any openings.

About Pitzer College

Pitzer College is a co-educational liberal arts college of approximately 950 students located on 20 acres in Claremont, California. Pitzer is a member of the seven independent colleges constituting The Claremont Colleges.

Pitzer College produces engaged socially responsible citizens of the world through an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary liberal arts education emphasizing social justice, intercultural understanding and environmental sensitivity. The meaningful participation of students, faculty and staff in college governance and academic program design is a Pitzer core value. Our community thrives within the mutually supportive framework of The Claremont Colleges, which provide an unsurpassed breadth of academic, athletic and social opportunities.

For more information about Pitzer College, please visit our "About Pitzer" web page.