In January 2024, CIRES will implement a 4% across-the-board annual increase to eligible research faculty and university staff. This is in lieu of a merit process for this year’s annual increase.  CIRES continues to prioritize employee compensation, and we are fortunate this year to have the largest raise pool in over 10 years. This action… Read More


Below are the slides that CIRES HR Director Angela Knight presented at today’s CIRES Town Hall (October 18, 2023). Below that, we’ve posted the specific questions in the survey. THANK YOU to everyone who provided feedback through this and other surveys. They matter. Survey Questions: During the past six months, I have not seriously considered… Read More


Dear CIRES community, Many of you have probably seen the university’s statement on the terrible attack in Israel:“We at the University of Colorado Boulder are horrified and saddened by the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel that has sparked a war with the full breadth of consequences not yet known.We stand against all acts of violence and human… Read More


CU Boulder leadership has given employees three and one-half extra days of administrative leave* this season, to focus on family, friends, personal health and well-being: the afternoon of November 22, starting at 12 p.m., and December 27, 28, 29*.  If the governor should issue an additional governor’s holiday for this period, that will replace one… Read More


Dear CIRES Colleagues,    We’ve had a few inquiries about email signature lines. Here are some quick suggestions, from the CIRES IT and Comms teams, and some examples follow:   Below are some suggested formats. If possible, we recommend using the font InterV, which CIRES is using on our new website and other branded materials. Outlook and… Read More


Effective September 1, 2023, all rental car reservations for official university business travel must be made in Concur or with Christopherson Business Travel (CBT) directly. This includes any reservations for non-employee guest travelers. If you book the rental car directly with Christopherson Business Travel (CBT) a $20 service fee will also be charged. The discount… Read More


Starting at 12 p.m. Friday, October 6 through 8 a.m. Monday October 9, Concur will be unavailable for the entire CU System. This planned outage is because University Information Services (UIS) will move physical equipment to a new, modern facility on the Anschutz Medical Campus. During this time, no international travel requests will be able… Read More


Libby O’Neall joined the Post Award Team as a Finance Coordinator on September 5. Libby is a recent graduate of CU Boulder. During her undergrad, she worked in CMCI as a finance assistant.  Lauren Stockwell joined the Post Award Team as a finance manager on September 11. Lauren has worked at CU since 2018. She… Read More


CIRES HR is pleased to inform you of significant changes to CU Boulder’s leave policy in response to recent legislative updates in Colorado. These updates, effective as of August 2023, provide employees with expanded options for utilizing their accrued personal sick leave. We believe these changes will better support our community during challenging times and… Read More


NOAA Weather Program Office NOFO The Weather Program Office notice of funding opportunity for FY 2024 is now open (NOAA-OAR-WPO-2024-2008082). Prior to submitting a full proposal for the Climate Testbed (CTB) and Fire Weather competitions identified in this announcement, all PIs are strongly encouraged (but not required) to submit a preapplication to NOAA in the… Read More