Professional Research Assistant
Requisition Number:
65540
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Employment Type:
Research Faculty
Schedule:
Full-Time
Posting Close Date:
02-Jul-2025
Date Posted:
30-Jun-2025
Job Summary
The University of Colorado is looking to hire a full-time professional research assistant to support research projects in health and labor economics at CU Boulder. The candidate will be trained in all stages of how to execute a research idea. Individuals with interests in the U.S. health care system and other U.S. policies as well as competencies in multitasking, working independently and excellence in written and oral communication may be particularly well-suited.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
IBS is a research institute at the University of Colorado Boulder. Since its establishment in 1957, IBS has provided a setting for interdisciplinary, collaborative research on problems of societal concern. By engaging faculty from all the social and behavioral sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, IBS encourages work that transcends disciplinary boundaries, that illuminates the complexity of social behavior and social life, and that has important implications for social policy; IBS researchers are expected to conduct research that fulfills that mission. IBS is organized into five research programs, each defined by an interdisciplinary area of research and directed by a senior research scientist. This recruitment is sponsored by the Institute’s Environment & Society Program, with support from the Population Program, Health & Society Program, and the Program on International Development. IBS and CU Boulder have strong commitments to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion for all members of our community and for the subjects of our research. You can learn more about our DEI program here: https://ibs.colorado.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
- The position will entail close collaboration and assistance with all stages of research projects and gaining familiarity with data on health and labor outcomes.
- Specific tasks requested will involve acquiring, cleaning, and analyzing large survey and administrative datasets, conducting literature reviews, and creating tables and figures to communicate results to various audiences.
What We Can Offer
$67,000.00 annually.
Benefits
The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.
Be Statements
Be ambitious. Be groundbreaking. Be Boulder.
What We Require
- A Bachelors degree.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- Resume/CV.
- Cover Letter.
If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit a translated version as an optional attachment.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until 7/2/2025.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Posting Contact Information
Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources
Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu