Supervision:
This position supervises graduate and undergraduate research assistants and provides supervision for clients and affiliated staff while conducting testing scenarios during field campaigns.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Research Associate Minimum Qualifications by level: Research Associate I: Bachelor’s degree and fewer than 3 years of relevant, post-baccalaureate professional research experience.
- Research Associate II : Bachelor’s degree with more than 3 years of relevant professional research experience, or a Master’s degree.
- Research Associate II I: Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of relevant professional research experience, or a Master’s degree with at least 2 years of experience.
- Individuals with a PhD and no prior experience may be appointed at the Research Associate III level, if appropriate.
- Additional Minimum Qualifications for all levels: Detail-oriented with high level of attention to safe operation of laboratory and industrial equipment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong physical science background focused on mechanical system, fluids, and gasses.
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with researchers, faculty, and students for advising and troubleshooting as well as ability to explain complex procedures.
- Jobs in pool will be split between hands-on laboratory development, and related software development. Candidates should have peak strength in at least one of the two areas.
- Laboratory development : Experience with pressurized gas systems.
- Experience acquiring, analyzing, and doing quality control on large data sets, including statistical analyses.
- Experience with instrumentation, data loggers, sensors (acquisition, installation, application, calibration, recording), and controls.
- Demonstratable ability to troubleshoot, debug and repair hardware systems.
- Experience with installation, configuration, calibration, operation of scientific instrumentation.
- Laboratory softwar e: Experience developing custom software to acquire, analyze, and automate analysis tasks.
- Experience with statistical and/or AI analysis methods.
- Experience with computer simulation of dynamic physical systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior coursework or research experience in a mechanical, chemical, or petroleum engineering or related field with strong physical science background.
- Prior coursework or research experience in operation of industrial facilities, especially oil and gas facilities.
- Experience with laboratory, field, or computational research methods.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a research environment.
- Experience with data analysis, scientific writing, or specialized research techniques.
- Conditions of Employment: Applicant must be authorization to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship.
- Pre-employment Background Check-motor vehicle.
- Occasional travel.
- Work during non-standard hours is expected.
- Application Instructions: To apply, please upload a resume and cover letter. This evergreen posting will remain open and continue collecting applications until December 31, 2026. Applicants wishing to be considered after this date must reapply.
Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Employee Benefits
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Background Check Policy Statement
Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification.
Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.
EEO
Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
