Careers
Build a career around meaningful change
Join an interdisciplinary team that connects behavioral science, education, implementation, research, facilitation, mentoring, and systems improvement with the priorities of people and communities.
View Current OpportunitiesWorking at CBSI
Applied work. Shared learning. Real-world impact.
CBSI team members work across projects, roles, and settings to help evidence become usable practice. The Center's horizontal leadership and Navigator model creates multiple access points for contributing ideas, developing expertise, and connecting with colleagues. Staff may support training and education, programming and facilitation, research and mentoring, operations, communications, data, technology, evaluation, or implementation while collaborating across CBSI, HANDS in Autism®, IRCA, IIDC, Indiana University, and community partners.
Ways to Join and Learn With CBSI
Staff Positions
Professional, research, training, facilitation, administrative, technical, communications, data, and project roles.
Student Employment
Paid hourly roles supporting active projects, events, resources, research, and Center operations.
Graduate and Undergraduate Learning
Assistantships, practica, field experiences, independent study, capstone work, and applied research when supervision and project fit are available.
Internships and Fellowships
Structured learning experiences connected with education, behavioral health, disability, community work, employment, research, implementation, or related fields.
Research and Mentoring Pathways
Opportunities to join seminars, project teams, community-engaged research, dissemination, and professional development.
Community and Professional Contribution
Advisory, facilitation, lived-experience, training, project, and volunteer roles when a defined opportunity is available.
Why Join CBSI
A place to connect disciplines and develop practice
CBSI offers opportunities to learn with people who bring different professional, academic, community, and lived expertise. Team members can develop experience translating evidence, designing useful learning, facilitating groups, supporting implementation, working with data, communicating across audiences, and contributing to projects that span people, organizations, and systems.
What Team Members Can Expect
- Approachable leadership and clear access to the Center Director, Navigators, and project leads.
- Interdisciplinary teamwork with defined roles, transparent handoffs, and shared problem solving.
- Mentoring, feedback, and opportunities to develop technical, relational, facilitation, research, and leadership skills.
- Work shaped by partner priorities, community experience, evidence, data, and continuous learning.
- Attention to practical supports that help people participate, contribute, and grow in their roles.
Current Openings
Find and apply for posted positions
Open CBSI positions will be listed here with the position title, employment type, primary area, location or work arrangement, posting date, review date, and direct application link. Formal employment applications must be completed through the Indiana University Jobs system.
- Part-Time Resource Navigation and Systems Coordination Specialist (case manager) - JO 319964
- Part-Time Student Support Assistant (OCE) - JO 320067
- Training Specialist (Inst Advancement Consultant) - JO 320072
- Social Worker - JO 320427
- Marketing & communication specialist - JO 320546
- Instructional Designer - JO 320540
Volunteer
Give your time and skills to work that reaches families, providers, and communities across Indiana
CBSI and HANDS in Autism® welcome volunteers who want to contribute skills, time, and energy to work that directly supports individuals with disabilities and the professionals who serve them. Ongoing volunteer opportunities include:
- Supporting community events and awareness efforts through material preparation, outreach distribution, and contact database development.
- Data entry and representation for service, public interest, or dissemination purposes.
- Data collection through observations or interviews for social media or program evaluation.
- Specialized support based on area of interest or skill, including informatics and new media, PR and marketing, business development, public health and policy, or social services.
For Students and Trainees
Students should submit one short interest form that asks about their program and level of study, learning goals, relevant experience, schedule, desired timeframe, paid or credit requirements, and areas of interest. The Research and Mentoring Navigator can coordinate the initial review and connect applicants with Training and Education, Programming and Facilitation, HANDS, IRCA, or another IIDC team when appropriate. Opportunities depend on project needs, funding, supervision, timing, and fit.
Not Seeing the Right Opening?
There may be another way to connect
If a current position is not the right fit, visitors may explore training, research participation, partnership, student learning, advisory, or project opportunities.
A form will be present here soon to share your interests. Kindly email cbsi@iu.edu.