[DMANET] Open Postdoctoral Position in OR at the University of Fribourg

A postdoctoral position is open at the Department of Informatics at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) within the Decision Support & Operations Research group. The successful candidate will work on our Optimization of train crew assignment to activity segments project funded by the SBB Research Fund. The goal is to develop efficient algorithms to assign train crews to so-called activity segments. This step is of great importance, since it drives strategic decisions impacting not only overall costs, but also employee schedules and satisfaction, reliability in case of unexpected lack of staff, as well as training and hiring of specialized collaborators at specific locations.

The postdoctoral position is fully funded for 1 year. Starting date is as soon as possible. We offer a competitive gross salary starting at around 80'000 CHF per year. The postdoctoral researcher gets the opportunity to attend international conferences and to travel and learn from leading experts through our wide network of academic and industrial collaborations.

The candidate must:

- have a PhD degree in Operations Research, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related domain.

- have a strong background in applied combinatorial optimization and integer programming.

- have strong programming skills

- be able to develop and implement optimization methods for large-scale, real-world problems.

To apply, please send a complete CV, a motivation letter and some references to Prof. Bernard Ries: bernard.ries@unifr.ch<file:///C:/Users/SchindlD/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/UQLQ3HY2/bernard.ries@unifr.ch>. For further information, please contact Dr. David Schindl: david.schindl@unifr.ch<file:///C:/Users/SchindlD/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/UQLQ3HY2/david.schindl@unifr.ch>.

Formal evaluation of the applications will begin on January 24, 2022. Applications beyond that date might be considered.



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Prof. Dr. Bernard Ries
Vice rector (International Relations, Digitalisation, Interdisciplinarity)<https://www3.unifr.ch/uni/fr/organisation/direction/>

University of Fribourg - Department of Informatics
Decision Support & Operations Research Group<https://www3.unifr.ch/inf/dsor/en/>
Bd. de Pérolles 90, 1700 Fribourg

Phone : +41 26 300 83 33 - Fax: +41 26 300 97 26
Email: bernard.ries@unifr.ch<mailto:bernard.ries@unifr.ch>
Personal homepage<https://www3.unifr.ch/inf/dsor/en/group/bernard-ries.html>
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