Join our team! Seasonal technician positions for 2026 coming soon.

We are a team of welcoming, motivated ecologists who work together to understand changing mountain ecosystems. Photo by Anne Marie Panetta.

Summer fieldwork includes pika surveys! Pictured here, former CU Boulder honors student Van Baronofsky releases a pika after trapping with Niwot investigator and pika expert, Dr. Chris Ray. Photo by Jen Morse.

The Niwot Ridge LTER plans to hire a few seasonal technicians to help us conduct research on the Ridge this spring and summer. Check back in early March for more information and for links to the job postings through CU Boulder!

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