[DMANET] Research Assistant (PostDoc) at the Institute of Operations Research of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

??A research assistant position - preferably as a PostDoc - is available in the research group Discrete Optimization and Logistics of Professor Nickel at the Institute of Operations of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, within the research project "Sequential Decision Making under System-inherent Uncertainty: Mathematical Optimization Methods for Time-dynamic Applications" funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The position is for three years and the remuneration is due to TV-L according to the qualification of the applicant. The position can be started as soon as possible.

Applicants must hold a master's degree, or equivalent in Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related discipline with a focus on Operations Research or optimization theory. Favourably, applicants also hold a doctoral degree (PhD) in one of these disciplines. Applicants should have a profound knowledge and interest in Discrete Optimization as well as Mathematical Programming. Also required are very good programming skills as well as knowledge in the design of optimization algorithms. Acquaintance with Stochastic Programming, Robust Optimization, and Online Optimization is advantageous.

The position focuses on research in the following subjects:
- Development of a generic framework for sequential decision making under incomplete information for a unified comprehension of optimization approaches under uncertainty (Stochastic Programming, Robust Optimization, and Online Optimization)
- Enhancements of distributional analysis methods for algorithm quality and integration of robustness measures
- Retrieval of an information pool for algorithm behaviour in basic applications
- Integration of optimization methods in simulation models

Please send your application - pereferably in electronic form - to Prof. Stefan Nickel (stefan.nickel at kit.edu, Institute of Operations Research, Discrete Optimization and Logistics, Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany). The application should contain a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcript of records, thesis, and doctoral thesis (if applicable).

For questions regarding the position, please contact Dr. Fabian Dunke (dunke at kit.edu, +49 721 608 46816). More information on the research group can be found under dol.ior.kit.edu.

KIT is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with disabilities will be preferentially considered if equally qualified.

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