Job Details

Temporary Researcher

Position Number: 6706581
Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Temporary Researcher

Requisition Number: 68471
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: Research Faculty
Schedule: Part Time
Posting Close Date: 11-Nov-2025
Date Posted:

Job Summary

INSTAAR would like to hire a researcher to look into the topic of Hydromet Security from Glaciers to Deltas for the benefit of clarifying and collecting information about the difference between Hydromet Security and Hydromet Services.
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

As the University's oldest institute, INSTAAR has a long history of responding to pressing environmental issues including climate change. Our traditional focus has been on alpine, Arctic, and Antarctic regions, where effects of global change are especially pronounced. In recent decades, our research has broadened to include environmental challenges that span local, regional, and global scales. INSTAAR's research activities integrate field studies, state-of-the-art laboratory experiments, sample analysis, and numerical and laboratory modeling. Our field sites are located across all seven continents and the world's oceans.

Our expertise across disciplines helps us generate influential science that can inform public and policy decisions and move us toward a more sustainable society. INSTAAR's national and international research leadership is augmented by exceptional strength in graduate education and bringing undergraduates into the research process.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Tasks will include the research of Hydromet Security-related articles and papers, collating them into a document used for support of a research publication or journal article. Assessing this research with a legal /law approach will necessary and beneficial for this application. Also, data collection and organization used in google suite for analysis.

What You Should Know

This appointment will end no later than January 16, 2026.

What We Can Offer

$20/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

Master's Degree.

What You Will Need

Familiarity with climate water and weather-related impacts to society and specifically how those risks affect river basins.
Knowledge and demonstrated work about the legal system and how interdisciplinary research and intergenerational communication plays a role in the implementation of science (in the form of alerts, forecasts and warnings to at risk populations).
A background in climate science is a requirement and work with groups as well as a lone will be very beneficial.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

Resume/CV

Please apply by 11/11/25 for consideration. Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Temporary-Researcher/68471