[DMANET] PhD positions at the Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne (site of Gardanne) / Optimization in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Several PhD positions are available at the Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne
(Gardanne, France) on semiconductor manufacturing related problems within
projects in cooperation with STMicroelectronics, one of the worldwide leaders.

Two of the topics are summarized below.
. Consistency of scheduling decisions in semiconductor manufacturing.
The goal is to study and answer the inconsistency problems between local
scheduling decisions taken in work areas and global scheduling decisions
taken at factory level. The proposed approaches will have to be implemented
and validated on industrial data.
. Optimized management of workshops in semiconductor manufacturing to reduce
variability.
Variability in semiconductor manufacturing processes leads to reduced productivity
and yield, i.e. the percentage of good chips on a wafer. The goal is first to
characterize the impact of local management decisions of lots in workshops on the
various types of variability. Approaches to minimize variability will then have
to be developed and validated on various industrial settings.

The PhD students will be located in Gardanne (south of France, between
Aix-en-Provence and Marseille) in the research group "Manufacturing
Sciences and Logistics" of the Center of Microelectronics in Provence
(Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne).

The positions are for three years starting October 1, 2012 or later (exact
date to be discussed).

Applicants must have a Master Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Sciences,
Applied Mathematics, Industrial Engineering or any related discipline.
Applicants should demonstrate good programming skills and knowledge in
combinatorial optimization. Experience on the development of solution
methods for scheduling problems would be appreciated.

Please send your application electronically (preferably as a single pdf
file) including a detailed curriculum vitae and examination results,
plus, if available, a list of reference letters and copies of diploma, to:
Professor Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès,dauzere-peres@emse.fr,
Assistant Professor Claude Yugma,yugma@emse.fr.

For further questions regarding the position or details on the research
projects, please contact Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès or Claude Yugma.

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Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès
Professor
Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne
CMP - Site Georges Charpak
880 avenue de Mimet
F-13541 GARDANNE
FRANCE

Tel: +33 (0)4 42 61 66 60
Fax: +33 (0)4 42 61 65 91
E-mail: Dauzere-Peres@emse.fr
URL: http://www.emse.fr


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