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Temporary Researcher

Requisition Number:

65615

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

City

Boulder

State

Colorado

Employment Type:

Research Faculty

Schedule:

Part-Time

Posting Close Date:

08-Jul-2025

Date Posted:

03-Jul-2025

Job Summary

The Department of Physics invites applications for a Temporary Researcher to assist with the development, maintenance, and operations of Undergraduate Physics Lab courses.

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

The Department of Physics is renowned internationally for outstanding teaching, research, and service. Home to award-winning research labs, educators and Nobel Laureates, the CU Department of Physics is at the forefront of the physics field, with an accomplished faculty devoted to undergraduate and graduate research and education.

We are a large department with 75+ faculty, 200+ research faculty, 25+ staff, 300+ graduate students and 450+ undergraduate students.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

  • Lab equipment maintenance/repairs Develop/update new/existing lab experiments Implement lab organizational/efficiency improvements.

What You Should Know

  • Ability to develop/update new/existing lab experiments and maintain and repair equipment. 
  • Ability to  Implement lab organizational/efficiency improvements.

What We Can Offer

The hire rate for this part-time position will be $22.00 per hour.

Benefits

Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are not benefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave

Be Statements

Be ambitious. Be pioneering. Be Boulder.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:
  1. Resume/CV
  2. Cover Letter
During the application process you will need to enter contact information for a reference. We will request a letter of recommendation and additional materials, if needed, as the search progresses.

Review of applications will begin immediately and remain open until July 8, 2025.
 
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email.  For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

Posting Contact Information

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu