Student Employment Opportunities in the Physics Department

The physics department has a variety of student employment opportunities each semester. To learn more about each position, application requirements, and deadlines select the position you are interested in below. 

  • On-Campus Jobs: Many departments hire student workers at CU Denver. Create an account on Handshake and search "CU Denver" to access current job listings. Handshake also provides you access to employers looking to hire CU Denver students and graduates for internships, full-time positions, etc.
  • Intro Labs Learning Assistant (LA): Assist faculty and teaching assistants in courses and laboratory sections, hold tutoring sessions, and office hours. The Learning Assistants program is run through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 
  • Intro Labs Teaching Assistant (TA): Teach sections of our Introductory Experimental Physics Laboratory I and II courses. 
  • Physics Projects Laboratory Assistant: Work with the Physics Laboratory Coordinators to ensure smooth operation of our instructional labs and to continually improve what we offer students taking our physics courses at CU Denver.
  • Paid Student Researcher: Be part of a faculty research group working to help the research progress. These positions might be to solve a particular issue such as writing computer code, may be an academic semester long engagement in the research, or a summer 8-10 week part-time or full-time role as a member of a research team. Open positions vary based on funding and funding sources.