[Job-offers-cs] Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of British Columbia Okanagan, Optimization and Road Design.

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [DMANET] Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of British 
Columbia Okanagan, Optimization and Road Design.
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 01:05:53 +0000
From: Lucet, Yves <yves.lucet at ubc.ca>
To: 'dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de' <dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de>

The Center for Optimization, Convex Analysis, and Nonsmooth Analysis 
(COCANA, http://ocana.ok.ubc.ca/) is currently inviting applications for 
a postdoctoral fellow focused in Optimization and Road Design. COCANA is 
situated at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, in the 
beautiful city of Kelowna, Canada.

Road construction represents a significant portion of supporting an 
efficient road network. Reducing road construction costs while 
maintaining safety standards is a challenging and exciting area of 
modern research. This position is part of an ongoing project that won 
the 2019 EURO Operations Research Practice Prize.

The successful candidate will have completed, or be nearing completion, 
of a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or 
a related discipline. In addition, they must have strong software 
engineering and programming skills.

The problems in Road Design are wide and varied. As such the successful 
candidate will have skills and experience covering at least 2 of the 
following areas (listed alphabetically): Applied Optimization, 
Derivative-Free Optimization, Linear Programming, Mathematical Modeling 
(including Prototype modeling software), Network flow optimization, 
Surrogate Mathematical Modeling, Sensitivity Analysis, and/or 
Uncertainty Quantification. In addition, as this is a time sensitive 
client project, the following soft skills are desirable experience that 
should be highlighted with the application letter: communication skills 
with industrial collaborators, project management skill, supervision and 
mentoring of undergraduate and master's students.

To apply, submit a Cover Letter and CV to

yves.lucet at ubc.ca


The cover letter should clearly indicate, and justify, which areas of 
experience are applicable. In addition, arrange for 3 reference letters 
to be sent directly to the above.

This is a 1-year position with renewal for a 2nd year if warranted. Only 
successful candidates will be contacted. The preferred starting date is 
January 2020 but summer, fall or even January 2021 start date would be 
considered.