Monday, November 29, 2021

[DMANET] Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Operations Research, ESSEC Business School, Paris-Cergy campus

*ESSEC Business School is offering a position of Assistant Professor
(tenure-track) in Operations Research for its Paris-Cergy campus, to
start in September 2022*.

Applicants should have a strong research focus and interests in
Optimization and Operations Research, with a PhD or doctorate in related
fields (OR, computer science, mathematics, economics). They should also
demonstrate high leadership and autonomy in research and teaching, with
publications in high-quality journals in Operations Research. Salary is
competitive with the European Business Schools environment.

The Professor will join the Information Systems, Decision Sciences and
Statistics (IDS) department, and will be part of the OMOR (Operations
Management / Operations Research) research cluster of ESSEC Business
School that currently gathers 8 permanent members and 9 PhD students
(see website /_https://sites.google.com/essec.edu/omor/_/).

The applicant should be able to teach in English in various ESSEC
Business School Programs (bachelor, master, PhD). The applicant should
have research interests in developing optimization theory and
methodology (including prescriptive analytics, data-driven optimization
with machine learning), as well as working on applications such as
network design, facility location, transportation, routing, e-commerce
and digital business.  Experience in computational optimization and
proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, C/C++, Java,
Julia) is required. A focus on mathematical programming, decomposition
methods, large-scale optimization problems and/or optimization under
uncertainty will be appreciated.  Ideal profiles combine innovation
spirit, technical depth, and a strong interest in linking theory and
practice through applications.

With its 3 campuses (Paris, Singapore and Rabat), ESSEC Business School
is a top European Business School with international and very diverse
faculty and student communities. The ESSEC Master in Management is
ranked #6 worldwide by the Financial Times in 2021, and #4 in The
Economist. The ESSEC Master in Finance is ranked #4 worldwide in the FT
2021 ranking. The ESSEC Master in Data Science & Business Analytics (a
joint program with École CentraleSupélec Paris) is ranked#4 worldwide in
the latest QS 2022 ranking.

Candidates should submit their applications (including a cover letter, a
detailed curriculum vitae, a list of publications emphasizing the four
most representative ones, a teaching statement, a research statement
including the research plan for the next 3 to 6 years, and three
recommendation letters) to:

*https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1icAqR4Q5SAfaYq5m8xJt1_QidopkwkIXqEnuYelLLzs/*
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1icAqR4Q5SAfaYq5m8xJt1_QidopkwkIXqEnuYelLLzs/>****

The closing date for applications is *January 8, 2022.*

For further information on academic matters and Operations Research at
ESSEC, prospective candidates are invited to contact Prof. Laurent
Alfandari (alfandari@essec.edu <mailto:alfandari@essec.edu>), Prof.
Claudia Archetti (archetti@essec.edu <mailto:archetti@essec.edu>)and/or
Prof. Ivana Ljubic (ljubic@essec.edu <mailto:ljubic@essec.edu>), IDS
Professors of Operations Research and Decision Analytics.

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