Job Details

PostDoctoral Associate

Position Number: 6244257
Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Engineering - Aerospace

PostDoctoral Associate

Requisition Number: 64502
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: Research Faculty
Schedule: Full Time
Posting Close Date: 03-Jun-2025
Date Posted:

Job Summary

The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral associate. The candidate will research methods for data compression of scientific simulation, with a focus on online methods and/or methods for unstructured data. Methods may include discrete or stochastic numerical linear algebra, multi-resolution approaches, and data driven approaches.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The departmental roots go back to the turn of the last century when it originally was the Department of Engineering Mathematics. The Department teaches thousands of students and has a major research presence in computational and physical/biological mathematics and the statistical sciences. It has 23 tenured or tenure track faculty. In addition there are 10 full time instructors, more than 110 graduate students including approximately 40 teaching assistants, about 179 applied math majors, 109 statistics majors, 105 minors and a thriving Bachelor's-Accelerated Master's program. The Department strives to be a leading program of applied mathematics. In 2018, the US News & World Report ranked the unit's graduate program 14th in the nation. The unit also ranked positively in many measures by the National Research Council in its 2010 decadal survey. Our faculty have won numerous awards including: four being named fellows of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, two being named fellows of the American Mathematical Society, two being named fellows of the American Physical Society, two Guggenheim Fellows, American Statistical Association Fellow, Sloan Fellow. At CU-System: one Distinguished Professor, and at CU-Boulder: Hazel Barnes Prize, Professor of Distinction, winners of numerous CU-Boulder faculty awards, and two distinguished research lecturers.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

This position will conduct academic research, including theoretical and/or computational research; write journal publications; and attend regular meetings with team members.

What We Can Offer

The starting salary range for this position is $65,000.00 -$75,000.00 annually.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

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What We Require

PhD in a math, science, or engineering discipline.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials as individual files:

Cover Letter
Resume/CV
(Optional) Transcripts/Proof of PhD: If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit an English-translated version (if applicable) as an Optional attachment.

A minimum of one reference letter will be required from all candidates. Letters are considered confidential. Please email your letter(s) to HR Coordinator Melissa Flores at aerohrhelp@colorado.edu.
For full consideration, please apply by June 3, 2025.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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