Dept. of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
College of Engineering and Applied Science t 303 492 7247
428 UCB f 303 492 7317
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0428
Date:
(Name and address)
Employer ID Number: 846000555
Dear; ____________________________________
The University of Colorado at Boulder; College of Engineering and Applied Science is pleased to offer you a 50% time, 20 hrs/wk
_______________________. This offer is given for the following period of time, _______________________ . Your appointment
will be renew/review before the beginning of each semester. The compensation for this appointment for the current academic year is
estimated to be $28,467, this includes the cost of your tuition. The compensation is paid in monthly increments of approximately
$1801.00, distributed the last working day of the month your appointment starts.
In this position you will be required to perform duties as assigned by your supervisor,_____________________________ .
The following are additional terms and conditions applicable to your appointment:
You must be enrolled as a full-time, degree seeking graduate student each semester, with no grade of “incomplete” in any course,
and with at least a B (3.0) grade point average. You also must maintain satisfactory academic performance and progress toward
your degree.
You may not accept other University employment that would result in your being employed more than 50% time by the
University unless you receive approval by the Associate Dean of the Graduate School in advance of the beginning date of your
appointment. International students with student visas may not, under any circumstances, exceed 50% employment.
If you are not a Colorado resident and are a qualified person, you must petition for Colorado in-state tuition classification within
one year so that you are eligible for in-state tuition for your second year of graduate study. Instructions on how to apply for
residency can be found on the registrar’s website: http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/tuition_classification.html . Failure to do
so may result in ineligibility to hold a monthly appointment at the University.
You may be assigned to work during semester breaks. You are ineligible for paid vacation or sick leave. You will receive all
University holidays as paid leave.
You are required to attend discrimination and harassment training. For a training schedule, see:
http://www.colorado.edu/odh/training.html
For appointments of 20% or greater, the University will pay 70% of your total premium for the Gold Comprehensive Plan.
Additional information is available by calling the Wardenburg Student Health Insurance Office at 303-492-5107 or accessing the
Golden Buffalo Student Health Insurance website at http://www.colorado.edu/studenthealthinsurance/ .
You are responsible for paying mandatory student fees and any applicable course fees.
Tuition remission is provided for the purpose of supporting the scholarly pursuits of graduate students who work at least twelve
weeks in an academic year semester and maintain satisfactory academic progress toward their degrees.
You agree to comply with all resolutions, rules, and regulations adopted by the Board of Regents, and with policies and
regulations adopted by the University, the Boulder Campus, the Graduate School, the Department, school, college, or other unit in
which your appointment is made consistent with the policies and procedures of the University.
The terms of this appointment shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the state of Colorado. This appointment
is subject to the laws and policies of the University of Colorado, as they may be amended from time to time. To the extent that
the laws and policies of the University conflict with state or federal laws, state or federal laws shall prevail.
Once your appointment has been approved, the specific terms and conditions of your appointment, as described in this letter of
offer, may be changed only by a duly executed written addendum to this letter of offer. The University, may, however, make
changes to its employment policies that affect all employees or certain classes of employees and these shall become effective
without the necessity of a written addendum to this letter of offer.
The laws of the state of Colorado require that people employed to teach in any state university who are citizens of the United
States affirm in writing that they will support the constitutions of the United States and of Colorado, and that they will faithfully
execute the duties of their employment. The required oath form is attached. You must return it, notarized, with your offer letter if
you have not completed one previously.
This offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a criminal (and financial, if appropriate) background check as
required by the University. You will receive an e-mail from one of our department staff members with details regarding the
background check requirement. Shortly thereafter you will receive an e-mail from the University’s external vendor, HireRight
Customer Support (customersupport@hireright.com ), that will direct you to complete the authorization form on-line. The
background check must be completed prior to employment.
State of Colorado law specifically provides that you be an employee-at-will in this position and that the
following paragraph be included verbatim in this letter of offer; the provisions of this paragraph shall supersede
and control any conflicting provisions of any University policy or employee handbook:
Your employment contract is subject to termination by either party to such contract at any time during its term, and you shall
be deemed to be an employee-at-will. No compensation, whether as a buy-out of the remaining term of the contract, as
liquidated damages, or as any other form of remuneration, shall be owed or paid to you upon or after termination of such
contract except for compensation that was earned prior to the date of termination.
Please indicate your intention to accept this offer by signing below on the appropriate line, and returning the original to Wayne
Morrison; department payroll liaison; ECOT Room 427.
Sincerely,
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
I accept this offer as stated above.
Name:_________________________________________________Date:____________________
_______________________________________________________
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Dept. of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering 2
College of Engineering and Applied Science
428 UCB
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0428