Postdoctoral Fellowship Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Participate in campus life;
• Focus full-time on research/scholarship without teaching and additional employment;
• Meet regularly with mentor(s); and
• Attend Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder) events.

• Identify common or complementary research, scholarly or creative work interests and agree to mentor the fellow;
• Assist the fellow to establish a visible, active presence in the department;
• Meet regularly with the fellow one-on-one and create an Individual Development Plan (IDP) with the fellow to track career progress;
• Encourage the fellow to attend professional development and networking activities offered by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Career Services, PAC Boulder and other campus units;
• Encourage the fellow to present at conferences and/or symposia;
• Help the fellow network with other mentors, particularly those of various backgrounds and disciplines to help foster a well-rounded experience; and
• Provide support and guidance in the fellow's work while allowing a degree of autonomy; and
• Advise the fellow about the job market and help facilitate connections.

• Commit that, contingent on available funds and if the primary unit has a strategic need in the postdoctoral fellow's area of scholarly and creative work, it will conduct a national search for a tenure-track faculty position in that area, for which the fellow could apply. The position would begin at the end of the postdoctoral period;
• Welcome the fellow into departmental activities such as colloquia, seminars, faculty meetings and social gatherings;
• Onboard fellows like any new hire and provide space, technology, supplies and other necessary resources; and
• Hire the fellow under the Postdoctoral Associate (1312) job code and coordinate offer letters with the HR Research Service Center (resfachr@colorado.edu).

Fellowships

The one-year fellowship provides a base salary of $60,000, which may be supplemented by campus units up to $75,000 subject to qualifications, departmental discretion, and funding availability. The fellowship offers an additional, one-time $5,000 in professional development funding. The fellowship includes medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance benefits. Moving expenses and signing bonuses may be provided contingent on the department's moving reimbursement and signing bonus policies.

Two fellowships are anticipated annually.

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Applicants must have earned a doctorate or other terminal degree before July 1, 2027. 

Applicants should be preparing for an academic career in research, scholarship or creative work. Faculty mentors must be tenured or tenure-track faculty at CU Boulder.

Successful international applicants may be sponsored for a visa depending on the hiring department's available funding and the applicant's eligibility under university policies and applicable law. Visa sponsorship is managed by the International Students and Scholar Services office, in collaboration with the faculty mentor and hiring department. Sponsorship will be evaluated before any official offer is extended.

All application materials, including required reference letters, must be received through the online application portal by the application deadline. Incomplete applications or applications with missing materials will not be reviewed. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure all required materials are submitted by the deadline.

The following materials must be submitted through the online portal:

• Research, scholarly and creative work plan for the fellowship period;
• Future academic career goals; and 
• Academic and personal experiences that will bring a range of perspectives and contribute to an inclusive, engaged scholarly community at CU Boulder.

• Thesis Advisor: Describe the applicant's potential for an academic career. 
• Joint Faculty Mentor/Department Chair: Describe the applicant's planned research, the facilities and resources available to support the proposed work, and the mentor's ability to support the applicant's career trajectory. The letter must also include the following commitment: "Contingent on available funds, if the primary unit has a strategic need in the postdoctoral fellow's area of scholarly and creative work, it commits to conducting a national search for a tenure-track faculty position in that area, for which the fellow could apply. The position would begin at the end of the postdoc period." This letter should be jointly signed by both the faculty mentor and department chair. In some cases, the chair may also serve as the mentor.