Job Details

CIRES/Earth Lab and ESIIL Temporary Researcher

Position Number: 6362445
Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Science - Geography

CIRES/Earth Lab and ESIIL Temporary Researcher

Requisition Number: 65661
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: Research Faculty
Schedule: Full Time
Posting Close Date: 09-Jul-2025
Date Posted:

Job Summary

Earth Lab at the University of Colorado seeks a Temporary Researcher to provide support for a diverse set of projects related to the impacts of wildfire spread on the wildland urban interface. Responsibilities will include working with fire scientists and remote sensing experts to analyze fire spread and evacuation data. The Temporary Researcher will work with Dr. Jennifer Balch, a leading fire ecologist, and the Director of the Environmental Data Science Innovation and Impact Lab (ESIIL).

The successful candidate will possess at least a Bachelor's degree in the natural sciences, geography, or related GIS field; a high level of attention to detail; and experience analyzing data using ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, R, and/or python.
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

CIRES is an internationally recognized leader in innovative environmental science and research and is located at the University of Colorado Boulder. At CIRES, more than 950 environmental science professionals work to understand the dynamic Earth system, including people's relationship with the planet. CIRES has partnered with NOAA since 1967, and our areas of expertise include weather and climate, changes at Earth's poles, air quality and atmospheric chemistry, water resources, solid Earth sciences, and more. Our vision is to be instrumental in ensuring a sustainable future environment by advancing scientific and societal understanding of the Earth system.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Work with Earth Lab and ESIIL scientists to use remotely-sensed and incident command report data to quantify wildfire spread and evacuation consequences in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) across the Western US.

What You Should Know

This is a temporary three-month position funded at 50% time.
This is a temporary position, and the employee is ineligible for benefits other than those required by law. The employee accrues 0.034 hours of sick leave for every hour worked.

What We Can Offer

The hourly pay for this position is $28.00 per 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 curious. Be informed. Be Boulder.

What We Require

Bachelor's degree in natural sciences, geography, or GIS field.
0-1 years of experience working in natural science, geography, or GIS field or related education experience.

What You Will Need

Proficiency in GIS and knowledge of related software including the ESRI suite and/or QGIS.
Working knowledge of open source programming and version control languages and programs (e.g., R, python, GitHub).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
Experience working with collaboration software (e.g., Google docs and sheets).

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

Resume or CV.
Letter of Recommendation (We will get in touch with the reference provided to submit a letter of recommendation if you are a finalist).

If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit a translated version as an optional attachment.

This position will close on July 9, 2025.

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/CIRES-Earth-Lab-and-ESIIL-Temporary-Researcher/65661