Tenured​/Tenure-Track Faculty in Engineering Education

The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) seeks an outstanding scholar in space technology to become the Smead Endowed Chair in Space Technology in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. This tenured position is targeted at the level of Associate or Full Professor and will include responsibility for developing and leading an externally funded research group, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and engaging in university and professional service.

Additionally, the Smead Endowed Chair will be a leader in The Smead Program, helping the program grow to be the most prestigious Ph.D. aerospace engineering fellowship program worldwide mentoring future leaders in aerospace.

The Smead Endowed Chair in Space Technology recognizes leadership, creativity, and technical excellence in space research. The department is seeking an experienced faculty member in the area of space technology research, a field that includes broad areas of study related to technologies enabling space flight, atmospheric re-entry of Earth or other bodies, technologies to sustain life in space, space weather, space mission development, exploration of solar system bodies, as well as space-based remote sensing technologies.

Tenured faculty in the department typically include 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% leadership and service.

CU Boulder's Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences (AES) is nationally recognized, ranked #5 among public university peers by U.S. News and World Report. AES is known for teaching and research that address both challenges and opportunities facing the aerospace profession. Students engage extensively through both classroom-based and hands-on learning in our modern facilities. CU Boulder aerospace alumni are working at top companies and research labs, including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johnson Space Center, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, and many other aerospace companies and government institutions.

Additionally, AES faculty and alumni have founded several start-up companies, including Black Swift Technologies, Advanced Space, and Blue Cubed.

• Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation Systems (ASN)
• Autonomous Systems (AUT)
• Fluids, Structures, and Materials (FSM)
• Remote Sensing, Earth and Space Sciences (RSESS)

• Aerospace Mechanics Research Center (AMReC)
• Research and Engineering Center for Uncrewed Vehicles (RECUV)
• Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
• Bio Serve Space Technologies Center (Bio Serve)

• Colorado ranks first in the nation for per-capita private aerospace workers
• Colorado has the second largest aerospace economy
• Colorado has more than 400 aerospace companies providing space-related products and services
• Colorado employs more than 190,000 individuals in space-related jobs

There are five main pillars of The Smead Program that contribute to leadership, impact, and community:

• Faculty Fellows
• Smead Endowed Chair of Space Technology
• Smead Post-Doctoral Fellow

The successful candidate will engage in partnership with members of The Smead Program and support the program’s outreach, marketing, and communications efforts, as well as assist in recruiting new program participants.

• The anticipated academic year (9-month) base salary range for this position is $130,000-$180,000 for an Associate Professor and $170,000-$260,000 for a full Professor.
• A relocation stipend may be available within CEAS guidelines.
• A recruitment incentive is available within Department guidelines.
• As the Smead Endowed Chair in Space Technology, the successful candidate will have access to annual discretionary funds of $100,000. These…