Part Time Researcher Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

Position Summary:

Job Description:

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Research Services

• Coordinates Library research and reference services, including research and information desk activities and research assistance provided in person, by phone, and by email.
• Contributes to developing and maintaining policies, procedures, and best practices for research services.
• Supervises (hires, trains, schedules, oversees, and evaluates) Peer Research Coach student employees.
• Orients and trains new research service providers.
• Assesses research services and recommends improvements based on user needs and best practices.
• Evaluates and implements appropriate emerging technologies that support research services and provides documentation and training for library staff as needed.

Liaison & Instruction

• Serves as library liaison to assigned academic departments.
• Provides library instruction and research consultations for assigned liaison areas.
• Collaborates with faculty to support student research and information literacy.
• Performs collection development and collection maintenance in assigned subject areas.

Required Education, Specialized Skills and Experience

• ALA-accredited master's degree in library or information science.
• Experience providing research or reference services in an academic library or comparable setting.
• Demonstrated organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Education, Specialized Skills and Experience

• Experience providing library instruction.
• Experience supervising student employees.
• Experience serving as a liaison librarian or performing collection development in an academic library.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential function.

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
• Ability to juggle a variety of administrative tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to manage a team of professionals with differing opinions, levels of training, and experience.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required.

Travel

less than 5% travel is expected for this position.

• Exempt
• Part Time .5 FTE
• Permanent
• Full Year

Compensation

The salary range is $28,00 to $31,000, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

Application Process
A complete application packet includes:

• Cover letter addressing interest and qualifications for the position
• Resume
• Names and contact information for three current, professional references

Application materials received by 11:59 PM on August 9, 2026, will receive full consideration.

The successful candidate will be required to submit official transcripts

and pass a background check.

About Fort Lewis College:

On a sage-brushed mesa overlooking downtown Durango and the La Plata Mountains, Fort Lewis College is Southwest Colorado's premier public undergraduate research institution. With more than half of the 3,300 students identifying as people of color, FLC's academic programming and campus life thrive on nurturing safe, diverse spaces for intellectual exploration and helping people achieve their career goals. A Native American-serving, Non-Tribal Institution, FLC is committed to promoting economic development in neighboring tribal communities and connecting students with the education they need to be the change in the world they want to see. Degree programs span the arts, business, education, health sciences, humanities, and social and natural sciences. Coursework builds on the natural, cultural, and historical resources found around the Four Corners region. Students work closely with faculty on research projects with real-world implications. Like the mountain town it resides in, FLC promotes a culture of work-life balance for students, faculty, and staff. Skyhawks enjoy unparalleled access to a healthy outdoor lifestyle thanks to 300 days of sunshine a year and more than 300 miles of hiking and biking trails in and around Durango

Notice to Prospective Employees:
The Fort Lewis College is required by theCleryAct of 1990 to notify prospective employees, current employees, students and applicants where to access our Campus Security Report. The report is updated and published annually in accordance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Federal Student Right-to-Know, the Federal Drug-free Schools and Campuses Act of 1989. This report contains information about:

• Fort Lewis College's alcohol and other drug policy

• Sexual assault policy

• Campus security policies

• Campus/community resources

• The Colorado Riot Offense Statute restriction on enrollment

• Where to find registered sex offender information

• Crime statistics for the previous three calendar years

• Reporting crimes

The Campus Security Report can be accessed in two ways:
By going to the internet website at: www.fortlewis.edu/AnnualSecurityReport Fort Lewis College Student Affairs Office will also provide a paper copy of the annual security report upon request. You can reach them at (970) 247-7331.

Equal Opportunity
Fort Lewis College does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex*, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, family or domestic status, political beliefs, veteran status, pregnancy, or genetic information. Accordingly, equal opportunity for employment shall be extended to all persons. The College shall promote equal opportunity, equal treatment, and affirmative action efforts to increase the diversity of students, faculty, and staff. The College is dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. To file a report, get resources, read policies, or make an appointment, See www.fortlewis.edu/CARE.

Discrimination Questions?

Office of Compliance and Community Standards
David Pirrone, Director of Compliance
210 Berndt Hall
1000 Rim Drive
Durango, Colorado 81301
(970) 247-7182 djpirrone@fortlewis.edu

Questions about Title IX sex discrimination?
Office of the Title IX Coordinator
Madeleine Gillman, Assistant Director of Compliance and Title IX Coordinator
210 Berndt Hall
1000 Rim Drive
Durango, Colorado 81301
(970) 247-7049 mgillman@fortlewis.edu

Information about Fort Lewis College's alcohol and drug policy, sexual assault policy, campus security policies, campus crime statistics, fire safety procedures and fire statistics, and campus/community resources can be found in the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Hard copies are available upon request.

* Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Fort Lewis College may be directed to FLC's Title IX Coordinator and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education.

ADAA Accommodations
Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request an accommodation, please contact Kristin Polens by phone 970-247-7459 or email kpolens@fortlewis.edu at least five business days before the assessment date to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.