EUReCA! Student Assistant in Development and Metabolic Health at University of Colorado Denver

EUReCA! Student Assistant in Development and Metabolic Health

The EURēCA! Student Assistants Program provides introductory opportunities forCU Denver undergraduates to engage in research and creative activities.

StudentsMUSTcomplete the self-paced EURēCA! Presentation and Quizzes in Canvas (30min) or meet with a EURēCA! advisor before applying for all EURēCA! positions.

Employer/Dept: University of Colorado Denver Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

Job Title: EURēCA! Student Assistant in Development and Metabolic Health

Job Location: CU Anschutz Department of Pediatrics/ This position can be flexible with some remote and some on-campus components.

Purpose: The research assistant will conduct independent experiments that will contribute to ongoing research projects in our lab. This work-study employee will collaborate with other lab members, including a PhD graduate student who will mentor daily/weekly activities. The PI will oversee the project. Training will be provided so the student assistant can work independently.

Position

Description:

Our lab studies fetal metabolic physiology at the Perinatal Research Center, University of Colorado Anschutz. We study how adverse intrauterine exposures disrupt cellular and metabolic pathways, thereby increasing long-term risk of metabolic disease through cell-intrinsic mechanisms termed developmental programming. Our innovative approaches leverage sophisticated in utero metabolic and physiological assessments, integrated with mechanistic tissue- and cell-specific analyses to understand the intrauterine origins of metabolic disease risk.

These results are foundational for developing translational strategies to improve perinatal outcomes and reduce the burden of metabolic disease across the lifespan in exposed offspring.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties may include data analysis (graphs, statistics), literature searches, histology staining and imaging, and molecular and cellular techniques at the bench. Projects can be tailored to student's interests. Some analysis may be able to be completed remotely off campus.

Skills and Knowledge Gained:

Student will gain skills in data analysis and molecular biology.

Student will also gain data analysis and organization skills and a greater understanding of metabolism, physiology, and development.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Microsoft office programs, strong work ethic, and ability to work independently

Preferred Qualifications:

• students interested in graduate school or medical school are preferred and training can be developed that complements the student's resume/CV

Position Commitment: 5-15 hours/week (dependent on work-study award amount)

Preferred Work Times: Flexible

Length of Employment:

This position is available for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027, employment may continue olowski’s discretion. Please reach out to stephanie.wesolowski with any questions about the position. If both mentor and mentee agree, students can apply to continue with EURēCA! for a second year.

Work-study is optional for this position, but preferred.

• First complete  FAFSA or CASFA and confirm work-study eligibility with the CU Denver Financial Aid office.
• Once confirmed, attach email from Financial Aid stating potential work-study eligibility.
• Following interview and position offers, the EURēCA! Office will provide Work-study Authorization forms to confirm final work-study award amounts.