Jobs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

The fields of civil, environmental, and architectural engineering offer careers in the planning, design, construction, and management of the built environment as well as in the interaction between the built environment and the natural environment. CEAE's mission is the education of undergraduate and graduate students to become leaders in the professional practice of engineering, contributing to technological advances that benefit humankind while improving the earth’s physical and biological resources. The college’s mission is to generate new knowledge in engineering and related fields and to equip students from a diverse set of backgrounds to become leaders and citizens responsible for the improvement of individuals and society. Our vision is to be a recognized world leader for excellence and innovation in engineering research and education, with an emphasis on inclusive excellence, active learning, and global society. Our group does research in geotechnical engineering and geomechanics, focusing on the influence of extreme events on interacting soil-foundation-structure systems and specifically, the resilience of urban infrastructure.

This position will be responsible for managing the centrifuge lab, checking, repairing, and maintaining all instrumentation, mentoring graduate and undergraduate student researchers working in the centrifuge, brainstorming and conducting experiments under the supervision of Associate Professor Shideh Dashti and Assistant Research Professor Brad Wham. This role will also be conducting numerical simulations of embankments on liquefied soils, journal articles, and assisting in preparation of proposals with the co-directors of the centrifuge lab.

CEAE is seeking temporary professionals to support research or program administration. These roles are filled on an as-needed basis for up to 9 to 12 months.

Compensation range is between $20 - $22 per hour and will be paid bi-weekly. This position is eligible for overtime. The rate of over-time pay is one and one-half (1 ½) times the regular hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week. Temporary staff may only work overtime with prior supervisory approval. Failure to receive advance, preferably written, approval may result in termination.

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

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience to the nature of the role.