Open Positions/Applying to GPO

Join the Global Projects and Organizations (GPO) Lab

Are you passionate about using engineering to address society's most pressing built infrastructure challenges? The Global Projects and Organizations (GPO) Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder seeks motivated, collaborative, and intellectually curious engineering researchers interested in advancing sustainable, resilient, and socially responsible infrastructure systems.

We are an interdisciplinary research team committed to improving lives through applied and impactful engineering research. We welcome students who are self-motivated, proactive, productive, and eager to contribute to research that creates positive change locally and globally.

Why Join GPO?

As a member of the GPO Lab, you will:

  • Conduct high-impact research addressing real-world societal challenges.
  • Work within a collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment.
  • Develop and apply strong research, analytical, writing, and leadership skills.
  • Engage with communities, practitioners, policymakers, and researchers.
  • Prepare for careers in academia, government, industry, and nonprofit organizations.

Learn more about our former students on the Research Team page and explore our Vision and Values.

Current Research Areas

The GPO Lab conducts research in areas such as:

  • Disaster risk reduction, resilience, and recovery 
  • Sustainable and reliable infrastructure service delivery 
  • Engineering education 
  • Organizational management, collaboration, and knowledge mobilization

Strong reading, writing, organizational, and analytical skills are essential for all positions.

Express Your Interest

If you are interested in joining the GPO Lab, please read our current advertisement, and complete our Expression of Interest Form and follow all instructions carefully.

Please note that submission of the form does not constitute admission to the University of Colorado Boulder. Prospective Ph.D. students must also apply and be admitted through the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering.

Due to the high volume of inquiries we receive, we are unable to respond individually to all expressions of interest.