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CU Boulder Student Jobs
CU Boulder Student Jobs is deactivated as of July 1, 2024. All student jobs should now be posted on . Use the instructions below that best match your situation to set up your employer account.
New to hiring CU Boulder students?
Student Employment & Career Services support employers looking to hire CU Boulder student employees. Students apply for jobs directly and you'll get an email when applications are ready to review.
You’ll fit into one of the following categories when you hire CU Boulder students. Follow the instructions that fit your situation below to create an employer account and post your student jobs on Handshake.
On-campus
Hire: Hire students to work on-campus as work-study or hourly employees. Note: not all student employees are eligible to work on campus. Learn more about hiring an on-campus student.
Pay: University funds.
Work-study: Need-based financial aid program that allows students to work & use their earnings toward their educational expenses. Students must apply for financial aid to determine eligibility.
To create an on-campus employer account, email the following to studentemployment@colorado.edu:
- Dept. name
- Brief dept. description (include location on campus)
- Link to your website
- Email(s) for staff/faculty accessing Handshake
Off-campus
Hire: Businesses not affiliated with CU Boulder typically post hourly student jobs.
Positions requiring students to work for an individual or in someone else's home are not allowed on Handshake under the personal residence employer policy.
Pay: Your payment methods with your own funding.
Off-campus employers can jump right into Handshake and make an employer account.
Off-campus work-study
Hire: Some local public agencies are eligible to pay student employees with work-study funds through a contract with CU Boulder.
Eligible agencies:
- City or county government offices
- Public schools
- Community-owned hospitals
- Public libraries
- Community centers
- Nonprofit organizations
Pay: University funds— Student Employment will provide training on the payroll system if your agency is granted a work-study contract.
- Complete the request form & email it to studentemployment@colorado.edu
- If approved, email the following to studentemployment@colorado.edu:
- Business name
- Link to website
- Brief description of business
- Business location
- Email(s) of staff who need access to Handshake
- Review the factsheet for more info
Only current degree-seeking CU Boulder students qualify for student jobs either on the main campus or through continuing education. Student Employment reviews and monitors the eligibility of all employees currently active in student job classes on HCM, the university's HR and payroll system.
Requirements
Academic year (fall and spring semesters):
- Undergraduates: Must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours per semester to receive work-study
- Graduates: Must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours to receive work-study
Summer
- Must be enrolled in the previous spring semester and upcoming fall semester.
International Students
- Max work hours
- Fall & Spring: 20 hours a week
- Summer: 40 hours a week
- Must follow immigration laws when hiring
- Have more questions? Contact the Office of International Education
Students attending other CU Campuses
- Eligible for hire at CU Boulder if enrolled in the correct amount of credit hours specified above
- Student job descriptions, pay ranges & job codes
- Training student employees
- Schedule student employees
- Timesheets
- On-campus timesheets are tracked through MyLeave
- Off-campus employers use paper timesheets
- How the university pays on-campus student employees
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Use the Work-Study Employer View page in CU-SIS (on-campus departments only) to get access to view students’ work-study awards and earnings throughout the semester. If needed, review how to read the Employer View page.
Reminder: the university does not pre-screen or do background checks on any applicants. We encourage you to perform due diligence when considering any potential employee. Please read our disclaimer to learn more.