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Temporary Researcher

Requisition Number:

67894

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

City

Boulder

State

Colorado

Employment Type:

Research Faculty

Schedule:

Part-Time

Posting Close Date:

20-Oct-2025

Date Posted:

15-Oct-2025

Job Summary

The Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) welcomes applications for a Temporary Researcher. 
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.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

  • Temporary professional research assistant for employment on project that is examining the effects of climate change on food security and conflict.

What You Should Know

  • 50% appointment, 20 hours a week starting on November 3. Initial appointment for 2 months

What We Can Offer

$25.00/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 groundbreaking. Be Boulder.

What We Require

  • PhD in geography.  
  • Experience in statistical analysis of survey data and text analytical tools.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

  1. Resume or CV.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until October 20, 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