Colorado State University

Description of Work Unit

Founded in 1870, Colorado State University is among the nation’s leading research universities and enrolls approximately 32,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Located an hour north of the Denver metro area, Fort Collins is a vibrant community of approximately 157,000 residents that offers the convenience of a small town with all the amenities of a large city. Fort Collins is situated on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with views of 14,000 foot peaks, and offers access to numerous cultural, recreational, and outdoor opportunities.

The Department of Clinical Sciences mission is to assure the health and productivity of animals to meet societal needs through high quality educational programs for professional veterinary medical students, graduate veterinarians, and the public through a faculty and veterinary medical center of excellence, and to advance and disseminate comparative biomedical knowledge in an environment of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Our areas of expertise include animal health, imaging and diagnostics, infectious disease, cancer, and orthopaedics. The department is highly interactive and offers research associates a friendly but rigorous learning environment. There is ample opportunity for informal interactions between RA’s and faculty, thus encouraging the kind of discussions and collaborations that are critical to success in the cutting-edge atmosphere of modern clinical research. Program faculty members are housed on South Campus, CSU. Most of the laboratory space is relatively close in proximity to the faculty. University facilities that support research efforts include immunotherapy and stem cell therapy, cancer, diagnostics and treatment, fundamental causes of heart disease and developing novel new treatments, reproductive biology of domestic animals, improved quality of life for animals and indirectly improve human health, orthopaedic health in horses and humans and in-vivo orthopaedic and soft tissue preclinical research.

Position Summary

Research Associate I, II or III positions are available in the Department of Clinical Sciences, in the area(s) of animal health, infectious disease, cancer, orthopedics, and reproduction. These positions include interaction with the Principal Investigator as well as other research assistants. The individual will be part of a team of researchers completing a federally funded research project and will have a broad range of responsibilities. Specific positions available may be NEX (Non-Exempt/Eligible for compensatory/over time) or EX (Exempt from earning compensatory/over time). When matched with a position, you will be notified of NEX/EX status at time of interview.

Non-Exempt (NEX) (eligible for compensatory/over time) Position Range:

NEX RAI $47,000 – $65,000 & NEX RAII $50,000- $73,200

or

Exempt (EX) (not eligible to earn compensatory/over time) Position Range:

EX RAII $52,000- $75,000 EX RAIII $62,000 – $92,000.

Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. by date of hire; the Clinical Sciences department will not provide visa sponsorship for these positions.

Required Job Qualifications

Candidates with a bachelor’s degree, or an associate degree with 2 years of related professional experience, or a High School Diploma (or GED) and 4 years of related professional experience will be considered for employment at the Research Assistant I level. Research Associate II and III candidates must have a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specified or related field and years of experience generally would not substitute for the degree.

Research Associate I (NEX)

Applicants must have at least one of the following post-baccalaureates (or equivalent) experience level:

• B.A./B.S. in a related field

OR

• Associate degree in a related discipline plus 2 years of relevant, specialized training/experience

OR

• High School Diploma (or GED) plus 4 years of relevant, specialized training/experience

AND

• 1- 3 years of relevant professional experience
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and customer service
• Exemplary organizational and time management skills
• Successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by time of application; the Clinical Sciences department will not provide visa sponsorship for these positions

Research Associate II (NEX or EX)

Applicants must have at least one of the following post-baccalaureates (or equivalent) experience level:

• B.A./B.S. in a related field
• 3 or more years of relevant professional experience or a master’s degree with no experience
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and customer service
• Exemplary organizational and time management skills
• Successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by time of application; the Clinical Sciences department will not provide visa sponsorship for these positions

Research Associate III (EX)

Applicants must have at least one of the following post-baccalaureates (or equivalent) experience level:

• B.A./B.S. in a related field
• 5 or more years of experience or a master’s degree with 2 years of experience. Individuals with a PhD who have no experience may also be appointed to this position if appropriate
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and customer service
• Exemplary organizational and time management skills
• The successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. by date of hire; the Clinical Sciences department will not provide visa sponsorship for these positions.

Preferred Job Qualifications 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.