[DMANET] PhD Thesis position on "Multi-level healthcare capacity planning and scheduling in the context of a major epidemy" in CNRS France

The research team of the LIMOS Lab, located in Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne is seeking for a candidate for a 3-years PhD thesis contract.

The research topic is " Multi-level healthcare capacity planning and scheduling in the context of a major epidemy"

The main scientific field is Operations Research.

The link for applicants is [ https://bit.ly/3tvROt3 | https://bit.ly/3tvROt3 ]


*** Description of the thesis topic

This research is funded by the PhD scholarship program CNRS-MODCOV19 (https://modcov19.math.cnrs.fr).
The goal consists in developing methods and software tools for managing relevant healthcare resources depending on the evolution et the forecast of the epidemy. Four operation decisions are considered:
1.Design of the epidemy response healthcare network for a territory.
2.Dynamic planning/scheduling of major resources such as ICU and hospitalization beds.
3. Routing of patients in the healthcare network.
4. Optimization of elective care cancelling/postponing.
The candidate holds master degree or equivalent in computer science, industrial engineering or applied mathematics. Solid competencies are expected in operations research (mathematical modelling, optimization), in industrial engineering (enterprise modelling, discrete event simulation, performance evaluation) and in computer science (good coding skills, good knowledge in software tools in statistics, optimization). The candidate is enthusiastic, hard worker, autonomous and curious for healthcare research. The candidate is also expected to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

*** Work Context

The candidate holds master degree or equivalent in computer science, industrial engineering or applied mathematics. Solid competencies are expected in operations research (mathematical modelling, optimization), in industrial engineering (enterprise modelling, discrete event simulation, performance evaluation) and in computer science (good coding skills, good knowledge in software tools in statistics, optimization). The candidate is enthusiastic, hard worker, autonomous and curious for healthcare research. The candidate is also expected to work in a multi-disciplinary team.




*** General information

Scientific Responsible name : Thierry GARAIX garaix@emse.fr
Type of Contract : PhD Student contract / Thesis offer
Contract Period : 36 months
Start date of the thesis : 1 October 2021
Proportion of work : Full time
Remuneration : 2 135,00 EUR gross monthly

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