CATALYST Administrative Assistant III (Casual)

Administrative Support for DOE Awards Administration

Provides advanced administrative support, guidance, and training to the CGD Administrative team in coordination with the Chief Scientist for the DOE / CATALYST awards. This position is an integral part of the DOE Awards Administration team and operates on an as-needed basis, requiring no more than two hours per week.

Position Type & Term : Part time, Term - Casual (Fixed Term)

Job Location : Boulder, Colorado

Compensation Min - Mid Range : Hourly Rate Range : $25.81 - $32.27 / hour

Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role.

Application Deadline : This position will be posted until 11 : 59 pm MT on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Required application materials : Resume

Background Checks : Conducted for candidates selected for hire.

Work Location : Regardless of flexible work arrangements, UCAR requires ALL positions to be performed within the U.S., excluding U.S. Territories.

Here is a brief summary of what one would expect to be generally responsible for in this role.

Support of the DOE / UCAR Cooperative Agreement :

• Works with CGD administrative staff to support the CATALYST team to collect, organize and compile metrics and milestones as required by DOE
• Provides guidance for uploading publication / highlight metrics to the DOE / BER Climate and Earth System Modeling website as required by DOE
• Provides guidance for uploading all accepted manuscript metrics to DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) website as required by DOE
• Provides guidance to the CGD administrative team in organizing and preparing a variety of progress reports and final reports

Successful candidates will ensure their application materials speak to the following criteria :

Applicants are not required to provide age or age-related information and may redact information related to age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution from any submissions during the initial application process.

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