MENV Scientific Basis for Environmental Change Graduate Student Assistant

The MENV Program is currently seeking a dynamic self-starter with relevant professional experience and excellent interpersonal skills to help support ENVM 5018 Scientific Basis for Environmental Change (SBEC) offered this Fall 2026. ENVM 5018 is a required core course for the MENV program, to be taken by all first-year students. It will be conducted across three sections with a combined expected enrollment of roughly 70 students.

The SBEC Graduate Student Assistant will provide general support for the course and will be directly supervised by the course instructor (Dr. Meghan McCarroll). 

What the key responsibilities will be: 

This position will assist with the administration of ENVM 5018 by:

  • Assisting instructor with tasks such as course planning, data entry, student communications, etc. 
  • Maintaining and updating Canvas content 
  • Collecting news articles and communications about science related current events
  • Building a database for final posters to publicly display student work
  • Collaborating with other GSA’s and/or support other MENV Staff/Faculty when needed 
  • Other duties as assigned

Dates of employment:  
Fall 2025 (Approx. Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026) 

What we can offer:  
The hourly wage for this position starts at $24/hour for approximately 6-10 hours per week. More information on Student Employee benefits can be found here. 

What we require for the position: 

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Successful completion of ENVM 5018 Scientific Basis for Environmental Change in recent years

What you will need:

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to apply judgment and discretion and maintain confidentiality 
  • Comfortable with adhering to and communicating academic policies and procedures, as relevant to the role 
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining accuracy 
  • Ability to work cooperatively with others or independently, as the situation requires 
  • Highly organized and attentive to details with good planning skills
  • Ability to handle a variety of responsibilities and switch gears on short notice
  • Preferred but not required: experience managing Canvas Content

To apply to the MENV SBEC GSA position, please email Meghan.McCarroll@colorado.edu by Friday Aug 21st with 1) a resume and 2) a short cover letter (<1 pg) that addresses any experience/skills you have with administrative support, research, and/or database management. Additionally, please describe your own experience taking ENVM 5018. The position will be opened until filled.

 

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