CIRES HR has been working on a two-phase, institute-wide compensation project since early 2021. Below is an update on where the process stands as of December 2022. Phase 1 Update: CIRES Internal Salaries Comparison (largely completed in Fall 2022)Guided by the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and campus-related protocols, CIRES HR launched its effort to… Read More
As campus previously reported, this year, the Board of Regents have approved a base building 3% merit pool for eligible faculty and university staff employed as of Sept. 1, 2022, effective Jan. 1, 2023. A merit increase is tied to performance from this past performance cycle, July 1 – June 30, 2022. Pay increases for… Read More
For the period beginning July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) prompt in the Annual Summary of Accomplishments will be in the “please complete” portion of the ASA rather than among the optional prompts. Responses will be used to understand CIRES DEI activity overall and as a support for… Read More
CU Boulder leadership has given employees three extra days of administrative leave this season, to focus on family, friends, personal health and well-being: November 23 and December 28 and 29. Some details: This additional time off applies to all leave-eligible CIRES employees who work at CU Boulder and NOAA. The funding for this leave will… Read More
CU Boulder has expanded eligibility to the Parental Leave Benefit. This expands eligibility and is retroactive to January 1, 2022 and includes new employee types. Please see this article for more details. If you were not eligible under the previous parental leave policy, but are under the expanded definitions, please reach out to cireshr@colorado.edu.… Read More
CU Boulder campus announced on October 3 that it would be issuing a $1,300, one-time targeted retention payment to regular salaried employees including research faculty, tenure track faculty, and university staff employed with the university as of September 1, 2022. Eligible employees will receive the retention payment with their end-of-October 2022 paychecks. The payment amount… Read More
Free flu shot clinics started at CU Boulder campus on October 10. If you are located at NOAA, be aware that the Health Unit is no longer offering flu shots to affiliates or contractors in the building. Flu shots are free for any employee under any of the CU Boulder insurance plans, or $39 for… Read More
Please contact CIRESProposals@Colorado.edu if you are planning to be a CIRES PI or Co-PI on a proposal to Solicitation NOAA-OAR-WPO-2023-2007516 for the Weather Program Office (due November 17) and/or the NOAA Solicitation NOAA-OAR-CPO-2023-2007440 for the Climate Program Office (due November 21).… Read More
Employees at CIRES are able to download or purchase the following software for a free or very low cost: National Instruments – LabView – Free for CIRES Employees Adobe Acrobat Pro – Free Adobe Creative Cloud – $95/year ArcGIS – Free Microsoft Office – Free IDL/ENVI – $3 MatLab – Free Many other titles: https://oit.colorado.edu/software-hardware/software-catalog… Read More
Virtual vs. In-Person Attendance. If you plan to attend a conference in-person, you will need to complete a CIRES Employee Travel Request via Inside CIRES and seek approval from CIRES Travel. If you are planning to attend a conference virtually, you do not need to seek travel approval from CIRES Travel. When attending a conference,… Read More
