Tenure-Track Faculty in the ATLAS Institute - with tenure home in Mechanical Engineering

The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) is one of Colorado's flagship public institutions and among the most research-active public universities in the country. The College of Engineering and Applied Science is the second largest school or college on the CU Boulder campus and boasts top-tier rankings for both its graduate and undergraduate engineering programs, earning the 11th spot among public graduate programs and 17th nationwide for undergraduate engineering. Multiple specialty areas are also ranked within the top 20. Equally importantly, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and academically excellent community. Our approximately 250 tenure-track, 120 instructional-track, and 30 research-track faculty serve more than 6,000 undergraduate students, 1,300 master's students, and 850 PhD students. Our college has three core foci: (i) Research & Innovation, (ii) Education, and (iii) Inclusion. We believe that our college's success requires faculty who actively work to create an inclusive culture within the college and are committed to the campus plan of creating and sustaining supportive campus environments. To learn more about the College of Engineering and Applied Science, please visit the college website.

One of 12 institutes at CU Boulder, ATLAS is home to researchers who transcend traditional disciplinary structures of engineering, design, science, and art to inspire new realms of invention. We make tangible and digital tools and methods that shape how people interact with the world for a more inclusive, inspired, and sustainable society.

ATLAS is a home for radical creativity and invention-where faculty and students from engineering, design, science, and the arts converge to prototype new tools, methods, and experiences that shape a more inclusive, inspired, and sustainable world. Our labs span areas such as etextiles, humancomputer interaction, biomaterials, nanotechnology, data visualization, fabrication, music, performance, linguistics, and brain-music interfaces.

Additionally, CU Boulder is internationally recognized as a research center in the areas of physics, geography, spatial modeling, and remote sensing, earth and environmental sciences, and sustainability. To learn more, please visit the ATLAS website.

More than 1,700 students and over 80 faculty and staff in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering form an innovative and supportive community in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Students work together to learn the fundamentals of the field and engage in rigorous, team-based experiences addressing real-world problems. The department's award-winning faculty tackle societal challenges through technological innovation impacting the environment, security and human health. As a department, we are committed to high-impact research addressing real-world problems, active learning and experiential engineering education, and an inclusive community that brings together students, faculty, staff and alumni. For more information about the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, please visit the department website.

• Successful candidates will lead an innovative, externally funded research group or creative lab, teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate offerings, and provide service to the institute, campus, and professional community while advancing inclusive excellence.
• The standard workload distribution for this role is 40% scholarly and creative work (research), 40% teaching, and 20% leadership and service, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration across engineering, design, environmental science, and the humanities.

• The anticipated start date for this position is Fall 2027, but a later start date may be negotiated.
• Appointments will be rostered in the ATLAS Institute with a tenure home in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, at the University of Colorado.
• The successful candidate should be prepared to obtain external sponsorship to support their research group and teach and work with students at all levels from a variety of cultural and intellectual backgrounds.
• As part of the University of Colorado Boulder's deep commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, the campus has implemented a reference check program with respect to final candidates for tenured faculty appointments. The reference check program is intended to allow CU Boulder to collect and review information about a candidate's conduct at their previous institutions, specifically conduct related to sexual misconduct, harassment, and/or discrimination - before making hiring decisions. All final candidates for tenured faculty appointments are required to complete an Authorization to Release Information.

• The anticipated academic-year salary range for this position at the Assistant Professor rank is $118,000-$130,000.
• A relocation stipend may be available within CEAS guidelines.
• CU offers a competitive 401(a) retirement plan, with employees contributing 5% of their annual eligible compensation and CU contributing 10% of their eligible compensation. This plan is standard for most faculty hires. For more information on CU's retirement benefits visit our website here.
• In addition to a competitive salary, the University of Colorado Boulder offers a wide variety of other benefits and perks. Links to some of these are below. To forecast the value of your total compensation, check out our total compensation calculator. More information on some of our benefits and perks is available here: gender-neutral paid parental leave; housing down-payment assistance programs; dual-career & relocation resources; and teaching, research, and professional development.

• Applicants must have earned a research doctorate in engineering, physical sciences, or a closely related field, or have their degree conferred before starting a tenure-track faculty appointment.