[DMANET] KU Leuven PhD position: optimisation of public transportation

The Centre of Industrial Management, Traffic and Infrastructure of KU Leuven
(Department of Mechanical Engineering) has a vacancy for a doctoral student.
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If you are interested in a PhD in operations research (logistics,
metaheuristics, linear/integer programming, simulation, etc.), but not in
one of the presented topics, do not hesitate to contact Pieter Vansteenwegen
at pieter.vansteenwegen@cib.kuleuven.be and discuss other possible topics.
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Possible topics:
. Design of efficient bus networks
. Optimization of bus schedules
. Design of an efficient ride-sharing system
. Design of robust railway timetables
. Real time railway scheduling
. City Logistics
. Applying metaheuristics to manage fleets of vehicles
. ...
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Position:
. a four year doctoral research position at KU Leuven;
. (80%) scientific research in the field of operations research;
. (20%) educational tasks: seminars, workshops, thesis coaching, etc.;
. attending conferences, visiting international partners, etc.
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Practical:
The starting date of this research position is preferably January, 1, 2013.
The candidate should be able to write and teach in English (speaking Dutch
is an advantage). He/She should have a master degree in engineering,
business engineering, computer science, informatics or applied mathematics
and have an interest in quantitative techniques and operations research.

For any questions about this vacancy, contact Pieter Vansteenwegen.
If you are interested, you should apply as soon as possible and before
November, 15, 2012, using this link:
http://phd.kuleuven.be/set/voorstellen_departement?departement=50000509#deta
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