Non-student hourly: VPP sustainable systems workforce challenge
Colorado State University
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Position Summary:
Full Consideration Date: 7/20/2026
Signing Bonus: none
Brief Work Unit Description: https://www.engr.colostate.edu/se/
Essential Job Duties:
- Assist with workshop planning, scheduling, logistics, and preparation of participant materials. Support communications with participants, speakers, facilitators, judges, and partner organizations.
- Help organize background materials related to energy transition, data center growth, grid reliability, distributed energy resources, water-energy systems, transportation electrification, and community resilience.
- Provide on-site event support, including registration, room setup, materials distribution, timekeeping, note-taking, and general participant support.
- Assist with collecting team submissions, organizing judging materials, documenting outcomes, and preparing post-event summaries.
- Support event promotion, follow-up communications, and other related duties as assigned.
Conditions of Employment: completion of background check.
Supervision: none
Minimum Qualifications:
- Undergraduate or graduate student in Engineering, Sustainability, or related field.
- Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Availability to support the two-day workshop in person.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Interest in sustainability, energy systems, infrastructure, engineering, planning, policy, environmental issues, or systems thinking.
- Experience supporting events, workshops, conferences, research projects, or team-based activities.
- Experience preparing documents, summaries, presentations, spreadsheets, or communications materials.
Salary Range
$25Required Application Documents
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Background Check Policy Statement
Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.
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.
Summary
Assist with workshop planning, logistics, participant support, and post-event documentation
Job title
VPP sustainable systems workforce challenge
Experience level
undergraduate or graduate student
Industry
education
Location requirements
Fort Collins, CO; in-person support required
Salary
$0k+
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Fort Collins, CO, USA