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CIRES Temporary Researcher - 2025 Girls on Rock Science/Art Instructor

Requisition Number: 62314

Location: Boulder Colorado

Employment Type: Research Faculty

Schedule: Full Time

Posting Close Date: 27-Feb-2025

Date Posted:

Job Summary

CIRES Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation (CEEE) is hiring an expedition instructor specializing in art and science education for the Girls on Rock (GOR) summer 2025 expedition. We are looking for someone who is excited about integrating science, art, and outdoor skills including rock climbing and mountaineering in a backcountry setting. The primary goal for the expedition is to foster self-confidence in participants' physical, intellectual, social, and leadership abilities while creating lifelong advocates for Earth science and wilderness stewardship. Instructors attend training workshops and contribute to planning the curriculum and logistics, then lead the 12-day expedition and contribute to logistical follow-up and equipment clean-up afterward. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and training to work with minors. This position requires the candidate to be present in person in the Boulder area for the entirety of the period of July 7-20, 2025 (8 am on the 7th through approximately noon on the 20th).

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder is a leader in environmental science research. With over 950 professionals, CIRES explores Earth's dynamic systems, including climate, air quality, water resources, and solid Earth sciences. Since 1967, CIRES has partnered with NOAA to advance understanding of the Earth system for a sustainable future. The CIRES Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation (CEEE) connects educators and communities with environmental science through accessible curriculum, informal learning, career development, and program evaluation. We aim to make science accessible, inspire action, and support early-career scientists.

https://ceee.colorado.edu/

Girls on Rock is a unique, FREE, wilderness science education program for high school students ages 16 and 17. Each summer a team of nine participants and three instructors spend 12 days exploring and learning about the alpine landscapes of the Rocky Mountains through art, rock climbing, and scientific field studies. Girls on Rock is a part of Inspiring Girls* Expeditions (IGE), an organization that provides tuition-free wilderness expeditions to high school youth around the world to explore science, art, leadership, and personal development.

https://ceee.colorado.edu/programs/girls-rock

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Instructor teams are typically made up of two science and art instructors, and one mountain guide. Instructor teams are responsible for planning and leading the expedition, as well as completing post-expedition clean-up, with support and training from the program leadership and coordination team. The bulk of the instructor's duties take place during the summer contract; however, some spring planning is required. Descriptions of the instructor's responsibilities are outlined below:

• Meet bi-weekly for 1.5 hours between April and July with co-instructors, and the Program Coordinator, to be trained in the program curriculum and prepare for the expedition logistics, including:

• Fine-tuning expedition itinerary and menu.

• Understanding the participant learning objectives.

• Determining how each instructor's unique expertise can best be suited to delivering and augmenting the curriculum and advising inquiry projects.

• Reviewing participant enrollment paperwork (application, health history, gear requests, travel information, etc).

• Participate in instructor training (format TBD).

• Arrive at the expedition launch site at least one full day before the start of the expedition to pack food and gear, finalize logistics, and prepare for participant arrival.

• Instruct one 12-day expedition (8 days in the backcountry, 4 days in the front country).

• We acknowledge that while we estimate expedition days as 10-hour days, this does not capture the reality that instructors are on duty 24/7 while in the backcountry.

• Remain at the expedition's end site for at least one full day following the expedition to complete the following:

• Clean, organize, inventory, and store equipment for the next expedition or season.

• Debrief expedition with the instructor team, program coordinator, and program director.

• Complete remaining paperwork (incident reports, etc).

What You Should Know

The hours for this position vary per week, but here is the anticipated schedule:

• April - July 2025: instructor meetings, training, and prep work, approximately 2 hrs/wk (40 hrs)

• 8 am July 7- 12 pm July 20: Expedition, including prep and clean up (140 hrs)

This is a non-benefited, temporary position that is paid on an hourly basis. It is for a summer program.

What We Can Offer

$20.00 per hour for a total of 200 hours.

Benefits

Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are not benefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave (https://www.colorado.edu/hr/leave#sick-89) .

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What We Require

• Bachelor's degree in a science-related field.

• Currently pursuing a science-related graduate degree or working in a scientific field in a professional capacity.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

• Pass a background check.

• Age 21+.

What You Will Need

• Effectively work and collaborate with colleagues and participants of different identities and backgrounds, and foster a welcoming and respectful environment

• Live, work, and maintain a positive team attitude in an outdoor environment for two weeks, including in adverse weather conditions.

• Participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity; ability to lift and carry at least 50 pounds over awkward terrain.

• Possess sufficient technical skills to travel safely (unguided, with friends or colleagues of equal or lesser technical skill) via the expedition's mode of travel (i.e., mountaineering, rock climbing).

• Demonstrate effective communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

1. Resume or CV.

Posting will close February 27, 2025 .

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.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs. (http://colorado.edu/jobs)

To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/CIRES-Temporary-Researcher-2025-Girls-on-Rock-Science-Art-Instructor/62314 (https://apptrkr.com/6033874)

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