Career Development
The choice of pathways for post-graduation career or educational develoment can feel daunting. In this section we try to stimulate ideas for pathways that can be pursued and provide useful guidance or resources to help you get started.
The presence on this page of any jobs, services, or organizations external to Colorado College does not imply an endorsement of the mission or services of the listed organizations by the Department of Psychology or employees of The Colorado College.
Step by Step: Your Career from Undergrad to Postdoc
American Psychological Association Community Advocacy Toolkit
In 2017, the American Psychological Association (APA) commissioned a joint collaboration by four of its divisions to produce a practical guiding document for psychologists to engage in advocacy toward the goals of diversity and social justice. The resulting guide, Community Advocacy: A Psychologist’s Toolkit for State and Local Advocacy has now been released. The toolkit leverages the scientific expertise of the APA and its members to outline numerous highly practical steps psychologists and others can take toward advocating for social justice. Those desiring to act will find guidance on avenues, techniques, and obstacles is this brief, highly readable, and impactful document. The Colorado College Psychology Department recommends this document.
NIH-OITE National Institutes of Health Graduate School Videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxnpU66KqCcgGTiy7CkTQPzsQMxVbf_rx
Multiple Psychology Department graduates report having found meaningful pathways for career development through the following organizations.
NIH Postbaccalaureate Research
Program Description: The NIH Postbac IRTA program (CRTA, Cancer Research Training Award, in the National Cancer Institute) provides recent college graduates who are planning to apply to graduate or professional (medical/dental/pharmacy) school an opportunity to spend one or two years performing full-time research at the NIH.
El Pomar Foundation
El Pomar Foundation, based in Colorado Springs, is one of the largest and oldest private foundations in the Rocky Mountain West. El Pomar contributes funding through direct grants and Community Stewardship Programs to support Colorado nonprofit organizations involved in health, human services, education, arts and humanities, and civic and community initiatives.
Among other programs, El Pomar offers a summer internship (students) and fellowship (graduates).
Wediko Children's Services
Year-round and Summer staff positions providing positive educational and developmental experiences for "children and adolescents whose learning, social development, and self-direction are lagging." For more information review the website linked above or the Current Job Openings page.
Griffith Centers for Children
"The Mission of Griffith Centers for Children is to provide troubled children the environment and opportunities to become healthy, participating and productive members of society." For more information review the website linked above.
University of Colorado System Human Resources
The link above provides information on employment opportunities and practices at UC. Among other possibilities, searching Position Type = Research will return listings including BA level Professional Research Assistant jobs. Part-time jobs for undergraduates may also be available through the search engine.
University of Denver Human Resources
The link above provides information on employment opportunities and practices at DU. Among other possibilities, searching Job Category = "Staff" or "Research" may return BA level openings, possibly including Job Titles such as Lab Manager, Research Assistant, Admissions Counselor, Resident Director, etc. Part-time jobs for undergraduates may also be available through the search engine.
If you are interested in similar types of Research Assistant or other College and University jobs outside the local area, most colleges and universities maintain similar search engines for available positions.
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