[DMANET] PhD position in Operations Research for Healthcare

Dear all,

The Chair of Quantitative Methods at the Department of Business Administration of the University of Bern in Switzerland invites applications for a PhD position in the research project „Establishing Fair and Participative Shift Planning in Healthcare". The research objective is to develop integer programming models and algorithms that facilitate fair shift planning within the healthcare industry. As a member of our research group, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with other PhD students, as well as companies and healthcare institutions involved in this project.

Tasks
- 75% academic research with the aim of writing a cumulative dissertation
- 25% teaching assistance at Bachelor and Master level

Requirements
- A Master's degree (university) in business administration, business engineering, computer science, or applied mathematics with a focus on operations research
- High interest in practical applications of mathematical techniques and operations research
- English proficiency is required; a basic level of German is desirable
- Knowledge of a programming language (e.g., Python)
- Knowledge of optimization software (e.g. Gurobi or CPLEX)

We offer
- A four-year, fully-funded PhD position in an attractive research environment
- Academic education with proximity to the business world. Graduates have an excellent skill set for a quantitative career in industry or a scientific career.
- Opportunity to present research results at international conferences and in leading scientific journals
- Young and motivated team with work location in the center of the city of Bern
- Attractive employment according to the conditions of the canton of Bern (gross starting salary of approx. 68'000 EUR)


The starting date of this position is October 1, 2023, or by agreement. The deadline for applications is August 15, 2023. Please send your application documents as a single PDF file (letter of motivation, CV, and copies of university transcripts/mark sheets) electronically to Prof. Dr. Philipp Baumann, philipp.baumann@unibe.ch<mailto:philipp.baumann@unibe.ch>

Please feel free to distribute this announcement to anyone who might be interested.
Best regards
Philipp Baumann

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University of Bern
Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences
Department of Business Administration
Chair in Quantitative Methods

Prof. Dr.
Philipp Baumann
Associate professor

Engehaldenstrasse 4 (Uni Engehalde)
CH-3012 Bern
Tel. +41 31 684 53 78
philipp.baumann@unibe.ch<mailto:philipp.baumann@unibe.ch>
www.pqm.unibe.ch<http://www.pqm.unibe.ch/>
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