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Temporary Researcher

Requisition Number:

68774

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

City

Boulder

State

Colorado

Employment Type:

Research Faculty

Schedule:

Part-Time

Posting Close Date:

01-Dec-2025

Date Posted:

25-Nov-2025
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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

The research assistant will assist with tasks related to community-based LC and TF-CBT training and implementation, including activities that support parent and youth engagement and retention in project activities, delivery of LC and TF-CBT with families, collection of project performance metrics, creating materials to promote impact storytelling and dissemination of findings, and contributing to academic publications, reports, and presentations.

What We Can Offer

The hire rate for this temporary, part-time position will be $30.00 per hour.

Benefits

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

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What We Require

  • High attention to detail, critical thinking skills, teamwork and collaboration
  • Experience working on research projects related to child development, family functioning, mental health and/or intervention and prevention programs
  • Familiarity with Let’s Connect and other evidence-based interventions for child, youth and families

What We Would Like You to Have

  • 2 or more years of experience observing or working with youth and families
  • 2 or more years of experience conducting or supporting clinical research activities

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

  1. Current resume/CV

Full consideration will be given to applications submitted by 12/1/2025. The position will remain open until filled.

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