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Staff and faculty positions 

Staff and faculty positions are listed on the CU Boulder Jobs website (search with keyword: instaar). General information about being a CU employee is available on the CU Careers website.

See current INSTAAR positions for staff & faculty 

If you are a current CU Boulder employee (not including students), please use the internal job board to apply for a specific opening:

  1. Log in to your MyCUinfo portal
  2. Select CU Resources > Business Tools > CU Boulder Jobs Internal Job Board
  3. Use the Keyword Search for INSTAAR or a specific job's requisition number. You can find the number on the publicly accessible CU Boulder Jobs website.

 

Featured faculty position
Picture of a sunset over the Niwot Ridge area of Colorado. Overlying text says Wanted: Assistant Professor - climate-related extreme events. Floods, droughts, wildfires, glacial failure, and/or landslides. Apply by Dec 15th 2024.  Also shown are logos for INSTAAR and the University of Colorado Boulder.  A QR code goes to https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=59926

[59926] Assistant Professor - Climate-Related Extreme Events

INSTAAR seeks applications for a faculty position in climate-related extreme events and hazards, and their environmental impacts. Researchers who study hazards on human time scales (e.g. days to decades) and with direct societal impact are of particular interest.

Specific foci of applicants may include floods, droughts, wildfires, glacial failure, and/or landslides. The new hire will be a joint appointment with 1 of these CU Boulder departments: ATOC, CEAE, ENVS, GEOG, or GEOL.

Learn about this assistant professor position
Apply by December 15th, 2024

Student jobs

Many labs at INSTAAR hire student hourly employees throughout the year. Key responsibilities and hiring ranges follow Office of Student Employment policy.

If you're a CU student interested in working in a lab, please contact the Professor or Researcher who manages the labs you might like to join. Some positions are also listed on the CU student jobs website (CU IdentiKey required), or posted in departments. But starting a conversation with a professor who is an INSTAAR researcher remains a good way to find an INSTAAR student job, especially if it's a research assistantship you're after.

Featured student position

Stable Isotope Lab student assistant

The INSTAAR Stable Isotope Lab (SIL) seeks an undergraduate student to work part time to help with various laboratory tasks associated with measurements of greenhouse gases. We work in collaboration with NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory, and our measurements of stable isotopes of methane and carbon dioxide help identify and quantify their emissions and sinks.

Learn about SIL & the position
Apply by December 8th, 2024

Featured student research positions

 INSTAAR Student Assistant I or II

The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research has several openings for student positions, typically 5-20 hours per week. INSTAAR faculty and students conduct interdisciplinary research and education on the past, present, and future of Earth systems in service of a just and thriving future. Students will help with various research projects, or with administrative and building duties.

An INSTAAR Student Assistant may help with the following range of duties: assisting in conducting and analyzing research, data entry, creating/editing documents, photocopying/printing, creating web content, helping to keep lab areas clean, and performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Responsible and reliable
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
  • Exceptional written and spoken communication skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Drive

Estimated number of hours/week:  5-20 hours during the academic year, up to 40 hours in the summer.

Location:  INSTAAR is located at 4001 Discovery Drive, in the SEEC building on East Campus.

Contact:  instaarpay@colorado.edu

Pay range:  $16-$27 per hour, depending on experience

To apply:  Send a resume and cover letter to instaarpay@colorado.edu. If you are applying to work with a particular researcher or faculty member, please include their name in your letter.