Job Description

Job Description Summary

This position serves as both a UAV pilot and part-time instructor supporting flight line and classroom education on an as-needed basis for our UAV Summer Programs and vocational education seminars across Colorado.

Full Consideration date: June 3, 2026

Learn More about the CSU Drone Center here: https://dronecenter.colostate.edu/

Essential Job Duties:

• Assist in classroom instruction, logistics and program support.

• Deliver Drone Center curriculum to a wide variety of clients and students pursuant to the CSU and WSCOE mission.

• Pilot UAV systems in a variety of mission types.

• Monitor flight line training to ensure operational safety.

• Represent the Drone Center, WSCOE and CSU at public events and K-12 STEM seminars.

Supervision:

This position does not supervise employees

Conditions of Employment:

• Pre-employment background check

• Must be willing to travel across Colorado and Wyoming, approximately 20% of working time.

Minimum Qualifications:

• FAA Part 107 (current)

• 2 years experience piloting UAV platforms in a commercial or educational setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Any FAA flight or ground instructor credential.

• Bachelors degree in any discipline

Salary Range

$30.00 - $35.00 per hour

Required Application Documents

To apply, please upload the following applicant documents. Ensure your materials fully address the required and preferred job qualifications of the position. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Cover Letter, Resume/CV

Employee Benefits

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Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

EEO

Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.