Job Details

Summer Undergraduate Technician

Position Number: 6967659
Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Summer Undergraduate Technician

Requisition Number: 70278
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: Research Faculty
Schedule: Part Time
Posting Close Date: 04-Mar-2026
Date Posted:

Job Summary

INSTAAR welcomes applications for a Summer Undergraduate Technician!
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

The Temporary Researcher job duties include (but not limited to):

Support analytical chemistry efforts for processing water samples. Assist in weekly to biweekly fieldwork in Rocky Mountain National Park and Green Lakes Valley at hike in hike out sites.
Assist in data upload and metadata collection for associated sampling events and field activities.

What You Should Know

This position will start in May 2026.

What We Can Offer

Salary will be $18.90/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

Current undergraduate student in environmental science of biological sciences. Preference for students in their Junior or Senior years.

What You Will Need

Experience with limnological field skills including sediment coring, van dorn sampling, and water travel.
Experience in analytical laboratory skills including gas chromatography, loss on ignition sediment processing, acid washing, and micro pipetting.
Experience working or recreating in mountainous ecosystems including extensive days of hiking or backpacking.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

Resume or CV.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until March 4, 2026.

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/Summer-Undergraduate-Technician/70278