Permanent Residency Petition Support The request for CIRES/University of Colorado Boulder green card application support must first be directed to CIRES Human Resources (cireshr@colorado.edu) for review and approval before it can move forward with collaborative coordination between CIRES and the University of Colorado Boulder ISSS (International Stu...

  CIRES follows the standard University accrual limit of 352 hours (44 days). You begin accruing vacation and sick leave the first day you begin working at CIRES. However, you cannot use the vacation or sick leave in the same month in which you accrue the leave.* Full-time employees accrue at the rate of 14.67 hours vacation per month, and 10.00 hou...

Static Positions The following positions typically remain static and do not progress through the CIRES career track promotion program: Post-Baccalaureate Associates  are individuals who possess at least a baccalaureate degree, are not enrolled in a graduate degree program, and work in support roles in CIRES research programs. These positions are nor...

CIRES Online Feedback Form Do you have any comments, compliments, or concerns related to CIRES? There are many avenues available to you to communicate issues to the CIRES administration. First, you can contact your  CIRES Members Council (CMC) Representative. There is at least one CMC representative for each Division at NOAA, NSIDC, and for the Main...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)   Letters of Recommendation -  What counts as an external reference? For NOAA-based applicants, external references do not have to be external to NOAA. They can be from another NOAA Lab/Center. For NCEI only, references can be from within a different larger group within NCEI. For example, someone who works with bath...

CIRES supervisors fulfill an important role at CIRES. This article shares an overview of supervisor responsibilities. CIRES supervisors serve as: Communications channel between employees, CIRES, University, and Labs Main contact between CIRES and employees: Guidance for onboarding Guidance for separation Contact between employee and the rest of the ...

Work with CIRES Career opportunities, fellowships, mentoring, and more With 300 days of sunshine, 300 miles of bikeway, and 100,000 acres of public recreation space, there is something for everyone here. CIRES employees receive a comprehensive benefits package from CU Boulder that includes health insurance, personal leave, retirement saving plans, w...

CIRES’ Council of Fellows includes university faculty, researchers, and NOAA scientists who personify the institute’s cooperative spirit and guide the development of our cross-cutting research program. Our fellows are experts in cryospheric and polar processes; ecosystem science; environmental chemistry; environmental observations, modeling, and for...

Hours and Holidays for CIRES Employees Hours CIRES' main office, Room 318 in the CIRES building, is open during the University's hours of operation, including the lunch hour: Academic year hours: CIRES is open 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Summer hours: CIRES is open 7:30 AM until 4:30 PM Holidays CIRES has two slightly different holiday schedules, an on-c...

The employee payroll section of the CU System Employee Services site enables employees to quickly access the forms, policies and resources (e.g., payroll dates) to help ensure that all University employees get paid accurately and as scheduled, and have the information they need to properly plan their tax decisions and file their taxes in a timely ma...

CIRES Award Program Policy As a world leader in Environmental Sciences, CIRES is committed to conducting innovative research that advances our understanding of the global, regional, and local environments and the human relationship with those environments, for the benefit of society. To further its mission and to enhance morale, CIRES has developed ...

CIRES Administration occupies an office, 3B508, in the David Skaggs Research Center with the support of the Earth System Research Laboratory. Administration staff rotate through the office. At present, each of the of the people below is scheduled in the DSRC office one day a week. The office generally operates with an open door policy. Stop by and s...

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