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For a postdoctoral position in an externally funded research project, we seek applicants with research interest and expertise combining simulation modeling and meta-heuristics, machine learning, or computational intelligence in the context of management science, operational research, or operations management.
You should have, or be close to completing, excellent Masters and <g id="24" data-gr-id="24" class="gr_ gr_24 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation multiReplace">PhD</g> degrees in management, engineering or computer science (or in a related subject area), with initial publications in preparation for leading scholarly journals. Corporate experience from applied research and consultancy projects is valued, particularly in the domains of revenue management and/or logistics and transport. You should have excellent verbal/written communication skills, a strong quantitative background, and computer programming experience (e.g. Java, R, Python, etc.).
You will be expected to primarily work in an externally funded project on calibrating and validating agent-based simulations for business decision support. There will be opportunities to develop further research projects within the Department Management Science.
The application deadline is Thursday 16 November 2017; interviews will be conducted on Thursday 28 November 2017. This position is open to all nationalities.
Please find more information and apply here:
https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A2079If you require any further information, please contact
Catherine Cleophas
c.cleophas@lancaster.ac.uk
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Catherine Cleophas
Senior Lecturer (Operations Research)
Management Science
Lancaster University Management School
A66, Lancaster, LA1 4YX
T: +44 (0)1524 510881
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