Frequently Asked Questions

Search For Jobs

Please site for the most current list of job openings. You can filter the list by area of interest, functional area, posting title, or posting number. You can also to be automatically notified of new postings that meet your specific criteria.听

If you are a current CU Boulder employee, please site to search or apply for staff, faculty or research faculty jobs. You will be prompted to log in using your IdentiKey credentials. Please do not register a new account on the external CU Boulder Jobs site as this may result in an error when submitting applications.

It's possible that there are no matching jobs to meet your criteria at the moment. Please check back soon or to be notified of new postings that meet your criteria.

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 pm Mountain Standard Time of the Posting Close Date listed in the job posting details. Please refer to the special instructions section in the posting for additional requirements regarding application deadlines or full consideration听dates.

CU Boulder Jobs contains the most up to date list of available postings. If you do not see a position posted on our site, we are no longer accepting applications. Please note that our jobs are shared with or otherwise collected by various outside job boards. These outside job boards will direct you to , however their job posting list may not be updated as frequently as the list on our site.

You can to receive notifications of new postings that meet your specific criteria. We also encourage you to to receive exclusive updates about new job opportunities or upcoming events.

You can modify or delete your Job Alert at any time from the 鈥淢y Profile鈥 page of your account.

CU Boulder Talent Community

The CU Boulder Talent Community is a way for interested individuals to stay in touch. By you will receive updates on new job opportunities, career advice, upcoming fairs and hiring events, information about employee benefits and perks, campus news and initiatives and an inside look at what it really means to be a part of the CU Boulder community.

To, submit your information and specify an area of interest.

No, the talent community allows you to express interest in CU Boulder and receive exclusive updates on new opportunities and upcoming events. You must apply to a job in order to be considered for a specific position.

Applying For a Job

Please contact the "Job Posting Contact" listed in the job ad with any questions about the posting.

CU Careers is the job site for the other University of Colorado campuses and is not affiliated with the Boulder campus job site, CU Boulder Jobs. The log-ins are not transferable. To apply to a job at CU Boulder, please by applying for a job, , or by .

Note: CurrentCU Boulder employees, with the exception of student employees, automatically have a profile on the site and should not register an additional account through the external job site. If you are a former CU employee and are experiencing technical difficulties logging in, reach out to recruiting@colorado.edu for assistance.听Former employees who worked at CU Boulder prior to May 2017 will need to create a new account.

You can create an account by , , or by .

Note: CU Boulder employees automatically have a profile on the site and should not register an additional account through the external job site.

If you exit the application before finalizing the last step in your submission, you will have the ability to complete your application later,听as long as the job is still active听on our career site. To complete an in-progress application, go to your "My Profile" page in the "Jobs I Have Applied To" section and click the 鈥淐omplete Application鈥 button.

You will receive an email from CU Boulder Jobs confirming the successful submission of your application. Additionally, you can view a list of your active job applications from your "My Profile Page" in the "Jobs I Have Applied To" section.

You can check the status of your application from the 鈥淛obs I Have Applied To鈥 section of your 鈥淢y Profile鈥 page.

You can edit your profile information (work and education history) at any time from the 鈥淢y Profile鈥 page.听If you have already submitted your application and need to update your documents (e.g. resume or cover letter), please contact the "Job Posting Contact" listed for the position to which you have applied. If you are unable to locate this information, contact us at recruiting@colorado.edu.听

Please do not withdraw your application as you will not be able to re-apply with updated materials.听

You can by using the 鈥淔orgot your Password鈥 feature from the login page. If you have an existing account with CU Boulder Jobs, you'll be sent an email with instructions on how to reset your password. If you have trouble resetting your password you can email recruiting@colorado.edu. Please do not create a new profile.听

Note: Internal CU Boulder employees must log in through the 听site and will be prompted to log in using IdentiKey credentials.

After logging into your account, you can update your password by clicking the 鈥淩eset Password鈥 button in the Account Management section of your 鈥淢y Profile鈥 page. You will be asked to confirm your email address and will then receive an email with instructions for how to change your password.听

Note: Internal CU Boulder employees must log in through the 听site and will be prompted to log in using IdentiKey credentials.

To change the email address associated with your account, log in to the career site and navigate to 'My Profile'. Select 'Update Profile' to edit your email address. This action will update the email address used to log in and all subsequent application notifications will be sent to this email account.

Note: If you are a former CU Boulder听employee听experiencing technical difficulties updating your email, contact recruiting@colorado.edu for assistance.

References

Though not required at the time of application, finalists for staff positions will听be contacted to provide professional references. Please refer to the 'special instructions' section in the job posting, which may outline additional details听about the position's requirements.

Letters of recommendation are typically collected for faculty and research faculty positions. If letters of recommendation are required, the request for letter provider names may happen either at the time of application or later in the process. You will be contacted directly via email with additional details if letter providers are required after application.

You can edit your letter providers for a specific job application from the "My Profile" page in the . To do so, log into your account, and from the 鈥淛obs I Have Applied To鈥 list, select 鈥淢anage References鈥. From this page, select听"Edit References" to modify the letter providers听submitted for that position.

Once the request for letters has been initiated, you cannot edit the contact information for your letter providers. However, you can add additional letter providers by selecting "Manage References" then 鈥淎dd References鈥 from the 鈥淛obs I Have Applied To鈥 list on the 鈥淢y Profile鈥 page.

HR can resend the request to the letter provider on your behalf and can provide support. Please contact us with the title of the position and name/email of your letter provider and we will follow up with them. You should have received an email from one of our recruitment听coordinators earlier in the search process and can send this information directly to that person. If you did not receive an email or are unsure who your recruitment coordinator is, please contact us at听recruiting@colorado.edu.鈥

Your letter provider(s) will receive an email with instructions and a URL for submitting the confidential letter of recommendation. The letter(s) of recommendation may be collected at any time throughout the search process. As the candidate, you will also receive an email notifying you when we have initiated the collection of letter(s) of recommendation.鈥

Letters of recommendation must be submitted online. Contact your assigned recruitment coordinator if you need support. If you did not receive an email or are unsure who your recruitment coordinator is, please contact us at recruiting@colorado.edu.

If we are at a point in the search process where we want to proceed with your application and have not received the required letter(s) of recommendation, we will contact you to ask for your assistance with following up with your letter provider(s). You can verify or monitor the status of letters of recommendation from听the "My Profile" page in the听. To do so, log into your account, and from the 鈥淛obs I Have Applied To鈥 list, select 鈥淢anage References鈥. If you have any questions about the letters of recommendation process or the status of submissions for your application, you can听contact your recruitment coordinator (Note: please include the job posting title and number and any other relevant details in the email so that we can best assist you). If you are unsure who your recruitment coordinator is, please contact us at听recruiting@colorado.edu.鈥

Additional Information

In support of the university鈥檚 commitment to health and safety, CU Boulder will require faculty, staff and students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or complete the vaccine exemption process. Learn more about this requirement on our COVID-19 Vaccination page.

This depends on the nature of work being performed, the size of the work unit, and campus needs. Positions on our campus may be entirely remote, in-person or a hybrid of both. Work modality may change over time depending on a variety of factors. To the extent possible, we will note the work modality on job postings.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, education, licensure/certification if applicable, specialty, and training.

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