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Postdoctoral Fellow Position in the Industrial Engineering Research Group at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

  • 1.  Postdoctoral Fellow Position in the Industrial Engineering Research Group at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Posted 08-10-2018 11:36

    Background

    The University of British Columbia, established in 1915, is consistently ranked among the top 40 universities in the world. It is an exceptional place for research and teaching where new ideas can be developed to change the world.

    The Industrial Engineering Research Group (IERG) at The University of British Columbia comprises of graduate students and research scholars conducting research under the supervision of Dr. Taraneh Sowlati. The focus of the research group is on developing mathematical programming models and decision support tools to solve complex problems related to forest products and forest biomass supply chains.

    Please refer to http://ierg.forestry.ubc.ca for the list of projects, publications and researchers. Each project at IERG has been done in close collaboration with industry and national/international research groups.

     

    Description of position

    The Industrial Engineering Research Group (IERG) in the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia seeks a post-doc fellow candidate with a strong background in mathematical programming and other operations research methods, and a great interest in applying those methods in forest-based biomass supply chain management. The candidate has to have a Ph.D. degree in operations research, industrial engineering, or other related fields and a good knowledge of computer programming, supply chain modeling, and biomass and bioenergy. The candidate must have demonstrated excellent research skills and the ability to communicate and collaborate with others efficiently.

    This is a full-time position from September 1, 2018 for six months with the possibility of extension. The successful candidate will assist in 1) developing models and decision support tools, 2) preparing grant proposals, 3) writing reports for funding agencies, 4) guiding graduate students, and 5) writing research papers for refereed journals. One of the main projects that the successful candidate will work on is the economic analysis and logistics optimization of waste wood for biofuel production. This project will be conducted in close collaboration with industry and two Ph.D. candidates at IERG.

    Interested candidates should send a cover letter, a copy of their CV, and any related published work to Dr. Taraneh Sowlati at taraneh.sowlati@ubc.ca.



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    Taraneh Sowlati
    Professor
    University of British Columbia
    Vancouver BC
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