The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) has openings for Research Scientist and Postdoctoral Associate positions and seeks candidates interested in research and education in supply chain management and related areas. MIT CTL has continued to grow in size and scope with its five global SCALE centers, the first massive open online MicroMasters program in Supply Chain Management, and numerous cutting-edge research initiatives in urban logistics, humanitarian response, freight transportation, sustainability, and other areas. See below for more information about MIT CTL and the positions.
Several CTL researchers attending the 2018 INFORMS conference are able to meet potential applicants interested in CTL's unique combination of practice-sponsored research and international/online education in supply chain management. In particular, the directors of research labs focused on humanitarian (https://humanitarian.mit.edu) and sustainability (http://sustainablelogistics.mit.edu) topics are attending, so please note if you have interests in these areas in order to prioritize scheduling.
If you are interested in meeting with one of us, please email
goentzel@mit.edu with a copy of your CV the subject line: INFORMS 2018.
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MIT CTL conducts research, outreach, and educational activities with a number of companies, organizations, and governments; conducts research initiatives across a wide range of SCM, logistics, and transportation topics; and runs a portfolio of SCM programs including the online MicroMasters credential, a SCM master's and doctoral track, and executive education courses. MIT CTL also leads the MIT SCALE Network spanning five centers in Europe, Asia, and South America. For more information see:
http://ctl.mit.eduhttps://scm.mit.edu/http://scale.mit.edu Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in transportation, operations management, logistics, supply chain management, general management, or related field; excellent communication and presentation skills; relevant experience in supply chain, international operations, logistics, and/or transportation research; strong grounding in an academic environment and with proposal writing; ability to work with industry and government agencies; history of working without significant on-going, hands-on guidance/direction; and willingness to contribute to CTL's broader mission.
MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.
To apply, please go to
https://careers.mit.edu/ and apply to position 15294 (Research Scientist) or 14745 (Postdoctoral Associate).
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Jarrod Goentzel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge MA
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