Careers | CSU Spur at the National Western Center

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Education

CSU Spur is seeking motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join the Education Team as Education Facilitators. These individuals will be part of a team designing and delivering programs at the CSU Spur campus in Denver that inspire life-long learners to tackle global problems around food, water, and health, and will play a key role in the future of educational offerings at a brand-new state-of-the art campus.

Education Facilitators (part-time) will support the CSU Spur vision and Education Team by executing the daily programmatic logistics and delivery necessary for successful educational experiences at Spur for pre-K-12 audiences, families, community partners, and general campus guests. This position is responsible for delivering educational content both in classroom program facilitation and exhibit interpretation, engaging with on site visitors, providing off-site and virtual programming, and collaborating with staff and volunteers to support the programmatic goals of the CSU Spur campus.

This role will have a variable schedule, which may include weekends, and could include some evenings. Individuals in this role can work up to 19 hours a week. Individuals in this role are requested to work at least 6 hours per month.

This position is supervised by the CSU Spur Education Manager.

Program Areas of Interpretation:

Food: In the Terra building, education staff will be working with partners on controlled agriculture, food systems education, urban gardening, nutrition education, and food development processes.
Water: In the Hydro building, educators will partner with Denver Water experts to provide experiences around water conservation, quality, and water systems. Programming will include usage of an outdoor backyard garden space that connects to the South Platte River for riparian ecosystem programming.
Health: In the Vida building, the education team will interpret live veterinary procedures, equine-assisted services, and equine rehabilitation therapy in partnership with Humane Colorado, the Temple Grandin Equine Center, and CSU Equine Sports Medicine, providing opportunities for visitors and school groups to learn about animal and human health through active observation and engagement.

Individuals in this role will learn new and innovative ways to provide educational programming through virtual reality, in person hands on interactive experiences, live virtual programming, exhibit interpretation, indoor and outdoor learning opportunities, and live interpretation of on show surgical procedures, animal therapy, equine-assisted services, as well as cooking, planting, and water demonstrations.

Flexibility and an openness to learn and try new ideas and experiences is highly encouraged.

There are no medical benefits associated with this position.

This position is reviewed on an open-pool basis; upcoming deadlines for quarterly application review are:

May 9, 2025

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Operations

Director of Facilities Management

The CSU Spur Campus is seeking a Director of Facilities Management to join the dynamic CSU Spur leadership team. The Director of Facilities Management (FM) works closely with various departments at CSU Spur to deliver smooth campus operations and a positive experience for visitors, students, tenants, and employees. The Director of FM will manage ongoing campus operations at this unique satellite campus, coordinating with an integrated team that includes event management, educational programming, visitor experience and exhibits, IT, administration, fundraising, and programs.

The CSU Spur campus is a public-facing campus, with over 100,000 visitors a year. Open year-round, CSU Spur hosts several research labs, service providers, veterinary care, equine care, educational offerings and events. The Director of FM will manage the operations of the facilities that support these various uses, including managing external partnerships and tenants within the buildings, working closely with IT and other departments, ensuring best-in-class management for sustainability principles including energy and water savings and occupant health, and managing budgets and contracts to keep the Spur facilities running smoothly.

The Spur Director of Facilities Management position is a unique opportunity for a positive, creative, and detail-oriented facilities professional to work with an integrated team to continue to advance the operations of this 3-year-old satellite campus of CSU. The Spur campus has a one-of-a-kind collection of amenities that include multiple types of laboratories, classrooms, a teaching kitchen, a food lab, a greenhouse, student living spaces, horse stables, a veterinary clinic, a flexible theater, and more. This unique position requires both creativity and attention to detail and is a chance to demonstrate expertise in both.

The position is a salaried position, that will require duties during regular working hours as well as duties during extended hours for events scheduled at the campus.

This position is supervised by Associate Vice President, Spur Campus & Special Projects.

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Temple Grandin Equine Center

Temple Grandin Equine Center internship: Equine care and training in Equine Assisted Services

Under the direction and guidance of the Coordinator for the Temple Grandin Equine Center, the intern will have Equine Care and Training responsibilities for Colorado State University’s Temple Grandin Equine Center’s program located at the Spur Campus in Denver. This is an unpaid internship for 6 Credit hours. It will last for 14 weeks, 20 hours per week. Housing is available on-site. The intern will work with the Coordinator to build learning objectives specific to their needs prior to beginning the semester.

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Temple Grandin Equine Center internship: Service provider, Equine Assisted Services

Under the direction and guidance of the Coordinator for the Temple Grandin Equine Center, the intern will learn about becoming a practitioner, therapy provider, or certified instructor for Colorado State University’s Temple Grandin Equine Center program located at the Spur Campus in Denver. This is an unpaid internship for 6 Credit hours. It will last for 14 weeks, 20 hours per week. Housing is available on-site. The intern will work with the Coordinator to build learning objectives specific to their needs prior to beginning the semester.

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Temple Grandin Equine Center internship: Administration and Marketing in Equine Assisted Services

Under the direction and guidance of the Coordinator for the Temple Grandin Equine Center, the intern will learn about administration and marketing in an Equine Assisted Services setting for Colorado State University’s TGEC’s program located at the Spur Campus in Denver. This is an unpaid internship for 6 Credit hours. It will last for 14 weeks, 20 hours per week. Housing is available on-site. The intern will work with the Coordinator to build learning objectives specific to their needs prior to beginning the semester.

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