Applying For PLC Student Staff

To apply for a position(s) on student staff, complete the following application and email supporting documents to the appropriate faculty or staff member.  We encourage you to select three to increase your chances of being offered a staff position. No staff position is guaranteed to any applicant.

  • Spring 2025 applications are due on January 13, 2025
  • Applications for AY 2025-2026 will open on January 22nd and due March 15, 2025

Program staff positions are open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Academic staff positions (CAs) are open only to rising juniors, and rising seniors. The following positions are available for the academic year of 2024-2025. Click on the position you are interested in to read the job description. You can choose which position(s) you apply to as you complete the form.

If your Cost of Attendance has been exceeded, you will be hired as an employee of the university and paid through payroll. Submitting a scholarship over COA will displace other aid. This can be explained by talking to the student staff supervisor, Jessie Kasynski – jessie.kasynski@colorado.edu.  As a hired employee you are eligible for benefits if needed.

  • As a student hourly employee, you are eligible for sick leave, jury duty pay, FAMLI, and may be subject to enrollment in the Student Employment Retirement Plan (SERP), Optional Savings Plans 403B, 457, and 401k. Sick leave accrues at a rate of 0.034 hours per every 1 hour worked. You are not eligible for fringe benefits such as vacation, unemployment, paid holiday leave, or tuition remission. Additional information can be found at: .

The pay rate is determined by the campus minimum wage ($16/hour) multiplied by the maximum required hours per semester per position. Additional pay of $1,000 per year is added for team lead positions and possibly for returning staff members depending on agreement with the supervisor of your team. 

 Supervisors include:

Required Training, and Course for AY 2025-26

Before applying for a position, please make sure you can commit to the following dates and course times.

PRLC 2930 - You will be enrolled in a 2-credit course and student staff meetings (course meetings) are required and held TUES 8:00-9:15AM

Required Online Trainings

  • CU: IT Security Training
  • CU: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Training - (Online Course w/ Expected Duration: 45 minutes)