Staff or faculty positions
All staff and faculty openings are listed on the Search Jobs page of the CU Boulder Jobs website. While searching, enter INSTAAR as a keyword. General information is available on the CU Careers website.
Featured staff position
Professional Research Assistant: Lab Manager in organic and trace metal geochemistry
Profs. Julio Sepúlveda and Tom Marchitto are seeking a full-time laboratory manager to oversee the Organic Geochemistry and Trace Metal Labs in INSTAAR and the Department of Geological Sciences at CU Boulder. The starting date is flexible, although Fall 2022 is preferred.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent communication and organizational skills to oversee instrumentation in gas and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-QQQ-MS and HPLC-Orbitrap MS), and magnetic sector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Our research groups investigate organic and inorganic chemical signatures in both modern and ancient sedimentary systems to address key questions in oceanography, biogeochemistry, paleoceanography and paleoclimatology, and geobiology.
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Featured jobs
Postdoctoral Researcher in Northern Ecosystems and Permafrost
INSTAAR seeks a Postdoctoral Associate to perform research aimed at improving our understanding of northern ecosystem carbon cycling, including disturances such as permafrost thaw and wildfire; and to teach one upper-level undergraduate course per year on campus at CU Boulder. The successful applicant will pursue independent research with significant mentoring opportunities through the international permafrost community, but also will be encouraged to take advantage of opportunities in teaching and research that INSTAAR and the research group can offer. Research interests can include field-based observations in Alaska or western Canada or modeling using existing data. See more and apply on the CU Jobs site.
Post Award Specialist
The Post Award Specialist will work within the INSTAAR Sponsored Project Administration team and provide support and assistance to Principal Investigators (PIs) and research teams, and serve as a backup for the HR Liaison. With mentorship from the Finance and Accounting Program Manager, the Specialist performs functions vital to research administration for individual PI’s and INSTAAR as a Research Institute. This posting is to fill one position, which is available as a Post Award Specialist or Senior Post Award Specialist based on experience. See more and apply on the CU Jobs site.
