Colorado Jobs - Education and Training

The Veterinary Assistant class series uses three levels and describes assistant/support work in the field of veterinary medicine. Positions in this class should have an overall education in veterinary health and handling of a variety of domestic, exotic, and large animal species with emphasis on assisting the entire veterinary team. Positions perform tasks that are structured and designed to provide training and experience in the appropriate occupation. Tasks are performed under direct supervision and detailed instruction and guidance is received. Employees in this class learn to apply established practices and methods directly related to the assignment.

Why work at Colorado State University?
CSU was recently ranked first among Colorado-based educational employers and fifth among all in-state employers in Forbes magazine’s “America’s Best Employers by State!”

We are looking to add individuals to our team who have the following characteristics:

Our Investment in You
Colorado State University (CSU) is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits and well-being package that supports you, your health, and your family.

These CSU resources help with many aspects of your life – financial, physical, emotional, family, workplace wellness. These resources are part of our investment in you.

Employees are benefits eligible when working a minimum of 20 hours per week; benefits outlined below reflect full-time status of 40 hours per week; some benefits would be prorated for part-time status.

For more detail about these and other Health and Welfare benefits and Commitment to Campus programs, visit our CSU Well-Being Hub at https://hr.colostate.edu/well-being-hub/ and our Benefits programs for Administrative Professional employees: https://hr.colostate.edu/current-employees/benefits/afap/.

Retirement Programs
While employees of CSU do not contribute to Social Security, the University and the state of Colorado offer competitive retirement plans. As a condition of employment and required by Colorado law, employees are required to participate in either the University’s Defined Contribution Plan (DCP) or the Public Employee’s Retirement Plan (PERA) of Colorado. Each plan offers a generous employer match between 10% – 21%. For more information, visit: https://hr.colostate.edu/current-employees/benefits/afap/retirement/.

Campus Culture and Principles of Community
Colorado State University has a campus culture that is driven by a desire always to do better and a vision to be the best place to learn, work, and discover. Our Principles of Community – Inclusion, Integrity, Respect, Service, and Social Justice – reflect our core values and support CSU’s mission and vision of access, research, teaching, service, and engagement. Each member of our community has a responsibility to uphold these principles when engaging with one another and acting on behalf of the University. For more information visit: https://hr.colostate.edu/prospective-employees/our-people/.

Tobacco and Smoke-Free
Colorado State University is a tobacco and smoke-free campus. For the health of our university community, the use of smoking, vaping or tobacco products is prohibited on CSU grounds or in buildings.

Temporary Postdoctoral Fellow positions may become available throughout the year in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology in the area of Bacteriology research. The projected postdoctoral positions would involve project planning, data acquisition, data analysis and manuscript preparation. Bacteriology, particularly the study of mycobacteria, is a major area of research emphasis in the Department.

This is an open pool and applications will be forwarded as position(s) become available.

This part-time position will teach adaptive horsemanship lessons, individual and group, will host equine-related educational activities to youth and youth organizations, and will work with all staff, other providers and volunteers in accordance with facility policies.

The Department of Computer Science at CSU seeks an instructor to teach 100-, 200- and 300- level computer science courses during the 2023-2024 academic year. The position's normal workload is teaching 3 established courses per semester. The instructor is expected to adapt course materials to best fit their teaching style without altering core content. A detailed description of the department’s courses is available at https://compsci.colostate.edu.

The instructor will lecture, conduct office hours, administer exams and quizzes, develop assignments, and establish and apply grading rubrics (either directly grading or with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) that the instructor supervises).

This is a non-tenure track position and an annual appointment, which may be renewed based on performance and projected course demand.

Instructors must hold a Masters of Science degree (or higher) in computer science or a closely related field by the start of the assignment.

A detailed description of the department’s research and teaching programs is available on the department website (https://compsci.colostate.edu).

The Department of Statistics seeks applications in 2024 from individuals who are interested in obtaining non-tenure track teaching positions within the department. Annual terms and reappointment may depend on performance and/or the continued availability of funding. The department provides instruction of both undergraduate and graduate students. A detailed description of the department and individual faculty is available on our webpage, http://www.stat.colostate.edu/

With the goal of becoming a $200M/year fundraising institution, the Associate Director of Principal Gifts Stewardship position is designed to envision, build, and execute a donor-centric principal gifts stewardship program that elegantly and respectfully recognizes and appreciates CSU’s community of transformational donors and ensures their gifts are stewarded appropriately.

This position will contribute to this goal by managing existing high-level stewardship activities, cultivating relationships of collaboration with key internal partners, attending strategy meetings on transformational donor journeys, and executing high-level stewardship efforts for top donors on individualized engagement plans. This includes monitoring important giving and personal milestones and curating new ideas for opportunities that celebrate milestones, supporting stewardship visit planning of transformation donors, and building relationships with beneficiaries of transformative donor giving.

This position will infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion into all aspects of their work in order to contribute to ensuring donors of all backgrounds feel represented and included.

Research Associate I, II or III positions are available in the Department of Clinical Sciences, in the area(s) of animal health, infectious disease, cancer, orthopedics, and reproduction. These positions include interaction with the Principal Investigator as well as other research assistants. The individual will be part of a team of researchers completing a federally funded research project and will have a broad range of responsibilities.

The successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. by date of hire; the Clinical Sciences department will not provide visa sponsorship for these positions.

The Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for serving as a strategic hiring partner for the HR Department, as well as for areas throughout the broader university, focusing on recruitment that enhances the diversity and quality of the applicant pool. This role involves close collaboration with all university departments, as well as supervising and training a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists to provide similar hiring support within the HR Department as well as across the university’s hiring needs.

The Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for serving as a strategic hiring partner for the HR Department, as well as for areas throughout the broader university, focusing on recruitment that enhances the diversity and quality of the applicant pool. This role involves close collaboration with all university departments, as well as supervising and training a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists to provide similar hiring support within the HR Department as well as across the university’s hiring needs.