Biology Hire Request – College of Natural Sciences Forms

Requestor Contact Information

Name*

Email*

Phone*

New Hire Information

New Hire’s Employee Group*

Administrative Professional Type*

Research Associate Class*

Please select the appropriate class for your hire. Please note that your selected candidate MUST meet the minimum qualifications for the series that they are being hired for.
Refer to the Research Associate Class Concepts for details

Research Scientist Class*

Please select the appropriate class for your hire. Please note that your selected candidate MUST meet the minimum qualifications for the series that they are being hired for.
Refer to the Research Scientist/Scholar Career Track for details

Administrative Professional Employment Type*

Note: the type of category affects benefits and fringe rate. Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility Chart for details.

Faculty Type*

Faculty Employment Type*

Non-Tenure Track Type*

Please enter a number for each. If one of the areas is not applicable, please enter "0".

Research*

Teaching*

Service*

Administration*

Graduate Assistant Type*

Will you be hiring more than one GRA for the upcoming term?*

Yes

No

Term Hire’s Full Name CSU ID Currently a CSU employee? Account# Monthly stipend (minimum is $2,446.50) GRA Predoc Hire? Working 10 or 20 hrs/week?

Hourly Employee Type*

State Classified Type*

State Classified Employment Type: Regular
All State Classified positions are classified as “regular”
Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility Chart for details.

Is this position eligible for hybrid or remote work?*

Working Title*
What are you calling this position?

Justification*
Narrative justification for this hire.

Proposed Salary*
Can be exact or a range
State Classified salary ranges are determined by the State of Colorado. Please see the State Classified Compensation Plan and select a salary within the designated range.

Proposed Salary*
Can be exact or a range. Salary comparisons for the department can be provided to the supervisor if required. Please contact Rita at Rita.Knoll@colostate.edu to request a salary comparison with other Biology Department staff in similar positions.

Will moving expenses be available to this employee if needed?*

Yes

No

Moving Expenses: How much?*

Salary Basis*

9-month

12-month

Account # salary is to be paid from*
If multiple accounts, please include the percentage of the salary to be charged to each account.

Desired Start Date*
Please note that the hiring process takes 6-8 weeks from the time you submit this position description.
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Description of Work Unit*
What kind of work will be done? Should be 2-3 sentences.

Position Summary*
Set the context for this position -- what is the overall purpose and goal of this position?

Supervisory Duties*
Does this position hold any supervisory duties? If so, what level of employees/students will they be supervising? How many?

Decision Making*
What kinds of decisions will they make on a regular basis? Do their decisions have to be approved by someone? Is there independent decision making?
Note: this portion is important for HR Classification, so more detail is helpful

Complexity/Guidance*
What is the level of complexity in this position? What issues could they potentially run into and what kind of problem solving and independent judgment will they be exercising?
There should be at least 5 items listed here with examples for proper HR classification.
Example: Respond to inquiries and service as primary departmental contact on a variety of subjects, such as HR, facilities, administration, programs, and explain policies and answer questions to independently resolve problems whenever feasible. For example, many complexities exist in the process and application of tenure and promotion of faculty. This position serves as a resource and provides guidance on timelines and requirements, reviews applications for content, and works with the faculty and/or committee to resolve issues and concerns.

Conditions of Employment*
Travel? Field work? Working in extreme conditions? Need to pass NSF physical?

Qualifications*
Note: your selected candidate MUST meet these requirements for OEO to approve their hire.
Required (must have)
Preferred (would be nice to have)

Essential Job Duties*
What are the essential duties of the position? There should be at least 2 duties (including % of time which must equal 100%), with 2-3 sentences/phrases of detail for each
Example: Project Management 20%
Coordinate photometric studies and studies related to artificial night lighting
Analyze data
Create reports of landscape-scale photometric data
Present results to professional and public audiences
Duty Percent Details

Work hours per week*
40? 20? 5?
Note that benefits eligibility is dependent on the employee being at 50% FTE or higher. Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility Chart for details

Term of Employment*
Timeline for the position: 1 year, 6 months, etc.

Background Check Requirements

Does this position require driving a motor vehicle (i.e. university owned, personal, rental, etc.) on a routine basis to conduct university business?*

Yes

No

Does the position require a commercial driver’s license?*

Yes

No

Does this position work with vulnerable populations (i.e. children, minors, animals, etc.)?*

Yes

No

Does the position have unsupervised access to buildings, residence halls, or other secure facilities?*

Yes

No

Does the position have access to sensitive information (i.e. social security numbers, home addresses, student id number, financial account numbers, etc)?*

Yes

No

Does the position work with controlled substances, select agents, or other sensitive research material/information?*

Yes

No

Is the person a current CSU employee?*

Yes

No

New Hire's full name*

New Hire's CSU ID*

Hidden

CSU ID
If available

New Hire's Email*

Which course(s) will the GTA teach?*

Is this GRA a fellowship grant recipient? In other words, is this a GRA Predoc hire?*

Yes

No

Please provide contact information for the person that can answer follow-up questions about this fellowship.*

Hourly pay rate for this assignment*

Monthly stipend amount, grant number(s) and percentages if applicable*

Standard GA appointments are 20 hrs/week. Will this student work more than 20 hrs/week?*

Yes

No

How many hours per week?*

Reason work will exceed 20 hrs/week:*

Supervisor's name

Hire Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

If NSH, please provide a description of work, amount of hours per week and length of employment.*

Please provide funding account#(s) and sub account if applicable, Handshake job posting number, and upload a copy of the work study award letter.*

Work Study Award Letter*
Max. file size: 40 MB.

Please provide funding account#(s) and sub account if applicable, and Handshake job posting number.*

Funding account number(s) and sub account if applicable*

If you are not the PI for the funding account(s), please upload budgetary approval to use the account(s) here
Max. file size: 40 MB.

Please expect correspondence from cns-bio_accounting_requests@mail.colostate.edu in the near future. A member of our staff will email about the following

*Background check
*I-9 verification appointment

Additionally, please advise your applicant to review to any message from donotreply@equifax.com and to respond to any message from HireRight.

Functional Attributes

Click (here) for descriptions of these attributes.

Physical Demands

Exertion of Force*

Sitting*

Standing*

Climbing*

Balancing*

Stooping*

Kneeling*

Crouching*

Crawling*

Reaching*

Handling*

Fingering*

Feeling*

Talking*

Hearing*

Tasting/Smelling*

Near Acuity (Close Vision)*

Far Acuity (Far Vision)*

Depth Perception*

Adjust Focus*

Color Vision*

Field of Vision*

Control of Others*

Mental Functions

Comparing*

Copying*

Computing*

Compiling*

Analyzing*

Coordinating*

Synthesizing*

Negotiating*

Communicating*

Instructing*

Interpersonal Skills/Behaviors*

Environmental Conditions and Physical Surroundings

Exposure to Weather*

Extreme Cold*

Extreme Heat*

Wet and/or Humid*

Noise*

Vibration*

Atmospheric Conditions*

Confined/Restricted Working Environment*

Hazards

Proximity to moving, mechanical parts*

Exposure to electrical shock*

Working in high, exposed places*

Exposure to radiant energy*

Working with explosives*

Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals*

Exposure to poisonous or infectious materials*

Requestor, please tell the person you'd like to hire that this is what happens next:

A member of our staff will email about the following:

*Employee data form
*Background check
*Equifax link for I9+SSA 1945
*New hire paperwork appt.

Please expect correspondence from either Tyler or Rita in the near future after your requests have been submitted for review. If you have any questions, please reach out directly to Tyler for AP hires and Rita for Instructor/Faculty hires. Thank you.

Term	Hire’s Full Name	CSU ID	Currently a CSU employee?	Account#	Monthly stipend (minimum is $2,446.50)	GRA Predoc Hire?	Working 10 or 20 hrs/week?