- Atmospheric Science
- Postdoctoral Fellow - OPEN POOL (Atmospheric Science)
Full details Position Summary
Working with a faculty adviser, the postdoctoral fellow will conduct specialized research in one or more areas of Atmospheric Science, including atmospheric chemistry; climate and atmosphere-ocean dynamics; cloud microphysics, severe storms, and mesoscale meteorology; data assimilation, machine learning, and causal discovery; education and human resources; global biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems; and radiation and remote sensing. The research may range from theoretical to applied and involve the use of measurement and/or modeling approaches. This position will also summarize findings and publish research results in journals and present findings at scientific meetings and conferences.
The department accepts applications on an ongoing basis from individuals who are interested in obtaining postdoctoral fellow positions within the department. Annual terms and reappointment may depend on performance and/or the continued availability of funding.
More job-specific information will be available as faculty members decide to hire a postdoctoral fellow from the open pool.
Should your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted.
- Research Associates I, II and III - Open Pool
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The department accepts applications on an ongoing basis from individuals who are interested in obtaining research positions with the department. The open position may be a temporary or special Research Associate (Level I, II, or III) assignment and may be for limited periods of time. This is an open pool, and applications will be forwarded to open positions as they become available.
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department Head - Civil and Environmental Engineering
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The CEE Department Head will provide vision and leadership for a growing department of world class researchers and educators. Anchored in our heritage as an international powerhouse in water and water resources engineering, we are national leaders in sustainability and resilience with a core mission of equitable access to education. Future and impact focused, we are seeking leadership to drive our vision to educate future civil, environmental, and construction engineers to be leaders in the digital transformation of our field.
The CEE Department Head will provide leadership for the 34 tenured, tenure-track, and instructional faculty, 32 administrative and research staff, 500 undergraduates and 150 graduate students.
This is a full-time, 12-month appointment, 5-year term, tenured full-professor faculty position, reporting directly to the Dean of the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering.
Applications and nominations will be considered until the position is filled; however, to ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59 PM (MST) on November 17, 2024.
- OWSI Web DotNet Developer- Research Associate II
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This position is primarily responsible for the development of web applications for water models, geospatial analysis, and statistical assessments using the Microsoft .NET, Blazor, and ESRI ArcGIS Pro software stacks. The applications focus on prioritization of alternative stormwater control systems at the neighborhood to city levels. Activities will support deployment and testing of the methods, data analysis tools, and models as web applications in the OWSI cloud environment.
- College of Engineering (Dean's Office)
- Financial Research Project Manager (Level I, II or III) - College of Engineering
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The Financial Research Project Manager (RPM) provides day-to-day budget management of a complex portfolio of scientific research projects working closely with college faculty and senior research scientists to coordinate multiple research projects.
The RPM also plays a leading role in the preparation and submission of scientific proposals to external sponsors, including federal, state, and local government agencies, industry, and foundations.
This position does not participate in the scientific research of any project.
A successful RPM will be capable of coordinating complex expenditure planning for multiple research projects, forecasting, and recommending appropriate solutions for staff funding shortfalls, and purchasing or travel complications. This individual does not typically execute financial transactions, but reviews and approves/declines project-related expenditures in consultation as needed with the projects’ principal investigator (PI). The RPM will possess strong organizational skills with emphasis on attention to detail and writing proficiency; be a quick learner; and possess excellent interpersonal skills to work with faculty, research scientists, university administrators, and program managers in the US and abroad.
The individual selected for this position will be classified into one of the following levels based on education and experience:
RPM Level I: $60,000 – $69,200 per year
- Bachelor’s Degree. Or in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree, a high school diploma plus either eight (8) years of relevant work experience, OR a Certified Research Administrator (CRA) or Certified Pre-Award Administrator (CPRA) certification in lieu of eight (8) years of experience.
- Two (2) years of related professional experience.
RPM Level II: $69,201 – $71,000 per year
- Bachelor’s Degree. Or in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree, a high school diploma plus either eight (8) years of relevant work experience, OR a CRA or CPRA certification in lieu of eight (8) years of experience.
- Two (2) years of related professional experience plus three (3) years of research administration experience, including but not limited to proposal submissions, project management, and/or financial management.
RPM Level III : $71,001 – $78,200 per year
- Bachelor’s Degree. Or in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree, a high school diploma with either eight (8) years of relevant work experience, OR a CRA or CPRA certification in lieu of eight (8) years of experience.
- Five (5+) plus years of research administration experience, including but not limited to proposal submissions, project management, and/or financial management.
The Financial Research Project Manager reports to the Post Award Manager in the Walter Scott, Jr, College of Engineering at the Colorado State University.
Remote work is negotiable depending on the experience of the candidate. Remote work candidates will be considered, however periodic on-campus presence may be necessary (e.g.: staff retreat) but not on a regular basis. Therefore, candidates are expected to be within driving distance of Fort Collins.
The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date. The Department will not sponsor a visa for this position.
- Instructor/Assistant/Associate/Teaching Professor
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The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University invites dynamic and innovative educators to apply for full-time, career line faculty positions within our new common first-year engineering program. These positions are designed to empower students from all engineering disciplines as they embark on their academic journey. Faculty hired through this search will have an affiliated appointment in one of our traditional engineering departments (Mechanical, Electrical and Computer, Chemical and Biological, Biomedical, or Civil and Environmental Engineering), but will primarily teach foundational courses in the first-year curriculum, including courses in engineering fundamentals and engineering for grand challenges.
Instructors in the common experience program will play a critical role in shaping the academic experience for first-year students, fostering a sense of community, and ensuring their early success in engineering. The ideal candidates will bring enthusiasm for undergraduate teaching, a passion for innovation in engineering education, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. While the primary responsibility will be teaching in the common first-year program, there will be opportunities to teach other courses in their area of expertise within the affiliated department.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a newly launched, forward-thinking program that prepares students to tackle real-world challenges. Our faculty will not only teach but will actively engage in curriculum development, mentorship, and fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment. Join us in creating an innovative and student-centered approach to engineering education that ensures the success of the next generation of engineers.
- Research Computing & Systems Administrator
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The Research Computing and Systems Administrator performs analysis and design on research computing clusters and assists researchers and students with programming support as needed to meet the specific needs of a given research grant.
This is a full-time Administrative Professional position based in Fort Collins, CO. The Research Computing and Systems Administrator reports to the College of Engineering Research Computing Administrator.
The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date. The Department will not sponsor a visa for this position.
- Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
- 24-125: Satellite Remote Sensing Specialist for Weather and Climate Research Applications
Full details Position Summary
The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) on the Foothills Campus at Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins, CO, seeks to hire a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on the development of machine learning methods for several environmental remote sensing applications. This Postdoctoral Fellowship is a 12-month appointment with a flexible start date between 10 March 2025 and 10 June 2025, and option to renew for an additional year contingent upon satisfactory performance and available funding.
The individual in this Fellowship will support multiple projects funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as related to operational geostationary and polar-orbiting satellite programs (GOES, JPSS, and GeoXO) and will be involved in CIRA’s global 3D satellite atmospheric cloud research. Target projects include estimating quantitative global cloud properties with various satellite sensors and developing physical and statistical methods to quantify cloud characteristics. They will also explore applications for weather and climate research to offer critical new insights to existing environmental satellite data records together with in-situ and model data, utilizing physics/statistics-based approaches and AI/machine learning methods if applicable.
The individual in this Fellowship will report to the CIRA Cloud Team Lead and will be co-mentored by the leads of the aforementioned projects. The objective of this position is to provide an opportunity for a motivated researcher to explore innovative approaches in several high-impact, cutting-edge environmental satellite data applications while working in a highly stimulating and interdisciplinary team environment. Onsite presence is required for this position because it requires significant collaboration with on-site teams, but flexible work arrangements including hybrid office/telework may be negotiated at a later time.
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE Engineering Research Associate I, II, or III - Open Pool
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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) is seeking applications for Research Associate.
Positions with specific areas of research could include:
- Biomedical engineering
- Communications and signal processing
- Computer engineering
- Controls and robotics
- Electromagnetics and remote sensing
- Lasers and photonics
Research Associates participate in professional, scientific activities at several levels of difficulty and responsibility described in the Class Concepts. They typically are assigned responsibility for the coordination of various aspects of research projects that:
- involve the design, construction, assembly, and test of experimental equipment and instrument systems as well as computer software programs and hardware systems;
- provide information and advice to principal investigators and/or other faculty and research personnel with administrative responsibility for the research program or teaching facility;
- act as scientific or technical liaisons to investigators, shop personnel, vendors, extramural funding agencies, and external clientele including commodity and industry organizations;
- design or supervise the design of electrical, mechanical, electronic, and/or optical instruments and of computer-associated systems and equipment;
- supervise or perform the recording and reduction of test data for instrument design and evaluation purposes; and,
- assemble and evaluate information and prepare reports with respect to feasibility, engineering design criteria, and performance of instrument systems.
Research Associatesat the highest levels make significant innovative contributions to the design and conductof scientific and research methodology to a degree that typically changes the course ofthe investigation, and/or direct a broad range of programs.
- ECE Engineering Research Scientist I, II, or III - Open Pool
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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) is seeking applications for Research Scientists.
Positions with specific areas of research could include:
- Biomedical engineering
- Communications and signal processing
- Computer engineering
- Controls and robotics
- Electromagnetics and remote sensing
- Lasers and photonics
NOTE: Applicants must obtain a PhD degree in an appropriate discipline related to Electrical and Computer Engineering by the proposed start date. These positions have the possibility of renewal depending on performance and availability of funds.
- Postdoctoral Fellow - Electrical and Computer Engineering - Open Pool
Full details Position Summary
The department accepts applications on an ongoing basis from individuals who are interested in a postdoctoral position within the department. Positions with specific areas of research could include:
- Biomedical engineering
- Communications and signal processing
- Computer engineering
- Controls and robotics
- Electromagnetics and remote sensing
- Lasers and photonics
NOTE: Applicants must obtain a Ph.D. degree in an appropriate discipline related to Electrical and Computer Engineering by the proposed start date.
- Mechanical Engineering
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Advanced Laser Diagnostics - Open Pool
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The Center for Laser Sensing and Diagnostics (Yalin group) at Colorado State University is, on an ongoing basis, seeking highly skilled, motivated, and independent Postdoctoral Fellows to contribute laser diagnostic expertise to our group’s research efforts. We are looking for candidates who can support one or more projects in broad areas of advanced propulsion and/or hydrogen emissions monitoring.
Research on the advanced propulsion side is oriented at developing and applying new laser diagnostics to electric propulsion (EP) systems with emphasis on detailed, spatially- and temporally- resolved, species-specific measurements. A new effort, to be funded by the USSF, seeks to examine operation of EP devices on molecular propellants. A key step will be to develop novel Doppler-based LIF diagnostics for measuring ion velocities (IVDFs) of relevant ionic species in these systems. For the molecular propellants it will also be important to measure rotationally- and vibrationally- resolved species populations.
Our effort on measuring atmospheric hydrogen emissions are in support of the burgeoning hydrogen economy and will be supported by ARPA-E H2Sense program. The approach, for sensitive and quantitative measurements, is to use the Photoacoustic Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy (PARS) method. Research tasks will include design, development and optimization of the full PARS system including a Raman cell pumping scheme, a photoacoustic cavity, and an optical multi-pass cell (around the PA cavity) to increase signal levels. The PARS sensor will be developed and tested for real-world outdoor usage with an eye to developing a commercial product.
We seek post-doctoral fellows who can contribute to one or both of the above projects. The postdoctoral fellows will also be expected to produce high-quality research and present their work at conferences and via peer-reviewed publications.
Positions may become available throughout the year. Ranking and qualification within the levels are done on a case-by-case basis with factors that include the complexity of research and specialized skills. Annual terms and reappointment may depend on performance and/or continued availability of funding.
- Research Scientists I / II - Advanced Laser Diagnostics - Open Pool
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The Center for Laser Sensing and Diagnostics (Yalin group) at Colorado State University is, on an ongoing basis, seeking highly skilled, motivated, and independent Research Scientist I or II to contribute laser diagnostic expertise to our group’s research efforts. We are looking for candidates who can support one or more projects in broad areas of advanced propulsion and/or hydrogen emissions monitoring.
Research on the advanced propulsion side is oriented at developing and applying new laser diagnostics to electric propulsion (EP) systems with emphasis on detailed, spatially- and temporally- resolved, species-specific measurements. A new effort, to be funded by the USSF, seeks to examine operation of EP devices on molecular propellants. A key step will be to develop novel Doppler-based LIF diagnostics for measuring ion velocities (IVDFs) of relevant ionic species in these systems. For the molecular propellants it will also be important to measure rotationally- and vibrationally- resolved species populations.
Our effort on measuring atmospheric hydrogen emissions are in support of the burgeoning hydrogen economy and will be supported by ARPA-E H2Sense program. The approach, for sensitive and quantitative measurements, is to use the Photoacoustic Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy (PARS) method. Research tasks will include design, development and optimization of the full PARS system including a Raman cell pumping scheme, a photoacoustic cavity, and an optical multi-pass cell (around the PA cavity) to increase signal levels. The PARS sensor will be developed and tested for real-world outdoor usage, in partnership with NOAA and NREL, with an eye to developing a commercial product.
We seek research scientists who can contribute to one or both of the above projects. Research scientists will also be expected to produce high-quality research and present their work at conferences and via peer-reviewed publications.
Positions may become available throughout the year. Ranking and qualification within the levels are done on a case-by-case basis with factors that include the complexity of research and specialized skills. Annual terms and reappointment may depend on performance and/or continued availability of funding.