PostDoctoral Associate
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
Posting Contact Information
Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources
Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu