Following the announcement that AMS Annual Meeting 2023 will be located in Denver, CIRES Travel would like to remind the CIRES community of the in-state travel policies and procedures. Please visit the InsideCIRES travel page for more information or contact CIRES Travel with any questions or concerns regarding in-state travel requests or reimbursements. More information… Read More


If you supervise an international employee or employees, it is important to be aware that any anticipated changes to the position of an international employee need to be reported to CIRES HR at ciresehr@colorado.edu *before* the changes take place.  This is because most changes will require additional paperwork, and some changes may not be possible. … Read More


In May 2020 CU Boulder HR offered a one time increase of 80 hours in the maximum vacation leave accrual (to 432 from a usual cap of 352). In 2021 and this year no increase will be granted. This means that the cap of 352 hours of vacation will be in effect and any vacation… Read More


The Innovative Research Program is designed to stimulate a creative research environment within CIRES and to encourage synergy between disciplines and research colleagues. The intent is to support small research efforts that can quickly provide concept viability or rule out further consideration. The program encourages novel, unconventional or fundamental research that might otherwise be difficult to… Read More


CIRES supports a Graduate Student Research Award program to promote student scholarship and research excellence. The goal of the program is to recognize the scholarship and merit of CIRES’ outstanding graduate students. Any current Ph.D. student that is formally supervised by a CIRES Fellow or CIRES Researcher is eligible for this one-time award opportunity. Prospective… Read More


CIRES HR has developed a Supervisor Responsibilities Checklist with detailed information on your role in the hiring process (for regular employees, temps and students), new employee onboarding, timesheet approval, performance management, ASA reviews and the promotion process. The checklist also includes valuable information on CIRES and campus resources for your employees on professional development, medical and mental… Read More


CIRES Property would like to notify the CIRES community that the following equipment has become available for use. If you are interested in using this equipment, or if you have any questions, please contact Aly Nahum. CU Tag 210054 – Transient Recorder Item: Transient Recorder Custodian: Matthew Shupe Serial Number: FAB7DBE1 Item value: $18,214.92 Current… Read More


Dear students, faculty and staff, Our community continues to cope with the devastating impacts of the Marshall Fire, which recently destroyed more than a thousand homes in nearby Superior and Louisville––including the homes of dozens of faculty, staff and students who must now rebuild their lives. Given the impacts of the fire and a surge… Read More


Due to the Marshall Fire, the career track deadlines have been extended. Please see this schedule for a full listing of updated deadlines. Most of the original dates were extended by two weeks. Since monthly payroll processes mid-month, CIRES HR is still targeting salaryincreases to be effective May 1, 2022. Due to the deadline extensions,… Read More


Please help me welcome Rachael Fritchie and Lindsey Brown, our newest CIRES IT team members.  Rachael FritchieCIRES IT Web/Application and Visualization Developer Rachael is joining us from The University of Oklahoma College of Law where she served as their Web Applications Developer for the past ten years.  Before that she worked as a web developer… Read More