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Payroll & Benefits Orientation for Post-Doctoral Fellows [1]

Starting a new job can be overwhelming, but choosing a benefits package and understanding your pay doesn’t need to be.

We want you to feel knowledgeable and confident when you choose your University of Colorado benefits package and receive your first paycheck. To help you make informed, confident choices with your benefits, we've put together a series of video guides highlighting each of your benefits.

The guides and courses below can help you become familiar with your CU benefits and pay options ⁠— covering medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSAHSA (Health Savings Account)A tax-savings account that must be paired with a High-Deductible Health Plan, which can be used to pay for qualified health care expenses now or in the future. An HSA is a savings account that you own. The funds in an HSA carry forward year after year, even if you change employers or retire.  [2], FSAFSA (Flexible Spending Account)A tax-savings account set up by you to pay for certain qualifying expenses on a pre-tax basis, meaning before they are made subject to payroll taxes. [3] and retirement savings options as well as details to get you ready for pay day.  It’s part of our commitment to providing you with quality benefits and ensuring you make the most of them. As we like to say, you’re all about CU, and we’re all about you.

  Benefits courses

Watch the following courses in order, starting with New Hire Basics. In total, all courses should take about 60 minutes to complete. Click images below to open each course in a new window.

New Hire Basics

New Hire Basics - click to watch course [4]

Medical Plan Toolkit

Which medical plan is the best fit for you? This toolkit can answer the most common questions about your medical coverage and guide your decision-making during enrollment.

These short videos will walk you through important considerations and comparisons between CU’s offered plans.

Medical Plan Overview

CU Medical Plans Overview - Click here to watch [5]
Watch course [5]

Common Coverage

Common Coverage - Click here to watch course [6]
Watch course [6]

How to Choose a Medical Plan

How to Choose a Medical Plan - Click here to watch course [7]
Watch course [7]

 

Cost Comparison

Cost Comparison - Click here to watch course [8]
Watch course [8]

Cost Scenarios

Cost Scenarios - Click here to watch
Watch course [9]

Quick Comparison

Quick Comparison - Click here to watch course [10]
Watch course [10]

 

Important Considerations

Important Considerations - Click here to watch [11]
Watch course [11]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dental and Pretax Savings Plans

Dental Plans

Dental Plans - click to watch course [12]

Pretax Savings Plans

Pretax Savings Plans - click to watch course [13]

Life Insurance and Disability

Life Insurance (8 min)

Life insurance - click to watch course [14]

Short & Long Term Disability (12 min)

 

Disability insurance - click to watch course [15]

Voluntary Retirement Plan

Voluntary Retirement Plans

Voluntary Retirement Plans - click to watch course [16]

Tuition Assistance Benefit

Tuition Assistance Benefit (TAB) Eligibility (10 min)

Tuittion Assistance Benefit Course - click to watch the course [17]

To learn more about tuition assistance and how to apply, visit the Tuition Assistance Benefit [18] website. 

 

Did these digital courses help you? Take our survey to provide your feedback [19]

 

 

Guides

  • New Hire Fact Sheet for Post-Doctoral Fellows [20]
  • Benefits Package Guide for Post-Doctoral Fellows [21]
  • Benefits FAQs [22]

Next up: Enroll

Visit the How to Enroll page [23] for details
on how to sign up.

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Links
[1] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness/new-employee/pbo/post-doc [2] https://www.cu.edu/es-benefits-glossary/hsa-health-savings-account [3] https://www.cu.edu/es-benefits-glossary/fsa-flexible-spending-account [4] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/new_hire_2024_2025/story.html [5] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/medical_plan_overview/story.html [6] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/common_coverage/story.html [7] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/choose_a_plan/story.html [8] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/cost_comparison/story.html [9] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/cost_scenarios/story.html [10] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/quick_comparison/story.html [11] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/other_considerations/story.html [12] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/dental/story.html [13] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/pretax/story.html [14] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2026/life_insurance/story.html [15] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2026/disability/story.html [16] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2025/voluntary_plans/story.html [17] https://www.cusys.edu/plans/2026/TAB_eligibility/story.html [18] https://cu.edu/tab [19] https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6G838NM [20] https://www.cu.edu/docs/new-hire-fact-sheet-post-doctoral-fellows [21] https://www.cu.edu/docs/benefits-package-guide-post-doctoral-fellows [22] https://www.cu.edu/docs/benefits-faq [23] https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness/new-employee/how-enroll