PostDoctoral Research Associate
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Job Summary
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 20 tenured or tenure track faculty. In addition there are 13 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
- The successful applicant will pursue and participate in interdisciplinary research leading to publications in top journals.
- They will also be expected to contribute to the mentoring of graduate students working on related projects.
- There will also be opportunities for teaching applied math courses.
What You Should Know
- The start date for a successful applicant can be June 1, 2024 or later.
What We Can Offer
$60,000.00 - $70,000.00.
Benefits
Be Statements
What We Require
- PhD.
What We Would Like You to Have
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas: data-driven modeling, equation learning, weak form-based methods, reduced order modeling, and sparse regression. Potential application areas include cyanobacteria photosynthesis, mathematical epidemiology, cell migration, wound healing, aging, and mitochondrial dynamics as well as other non-biological fields.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- Resume/CV.
- Cover letter addressed to the Search Committee briefly describing your qualifications, professional goals, and specific interest in this position.
- A statement describing current and planned research.
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 a translated version (if applicable) as an optional attachment.
All applications received by December 10 will receive full consideration.
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: David Bortz
Posting Contact Email: david.bortz@colorado.edu