Postdoc à University of British Columbia (Canada)

Postdoctoral fellow Position in Industrial Engineering Research Group
Background
The Industrial Engineering Research Group (IERG) comprises of graduate students and research
scholars who conduct research under the supervision of Dr. Taraneh Sowlati. The focus of the
research group is on developing mathematical programming models and decision support tools to
solve complex problems related to forest products and forest biomass supply chains.
Please refer to http://ierg.forestry.ubc.ca for the list of projects, publications and researchers. Each
project at IERG has been done in close collaboration with industry and national/international
research groups.
Description of position
IERG seeks a candidate with a strong background in mathematical programming and other
operations research methods, and a great interest in applying those methods in forest-based
biomass supply chain management. The candidate has to have a Ph.D. degree in operations
research, industrial engineering, or other related fields and a good knowledge of computer
programming and supply chain modeling. The candidate must have demonstrated excellent
research skills and the ability to communicate and collaborate with others efficiently.
This is a full-time position from April 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2017 with the possibility of extension.
The successful candidate will assist in 1) developing models and decision support tools, 2)
preparing grant proposals, 3) writing reports for funding agencies, 4) guiding graduate students,
and 5) writing research papers for refereed journals. One of the main projects that the successful
candidate will work on is the optimization of the operational level transportation and inventory
management of a forest-based biomass supply chain. This project will be conducted in close
collaboration with industry and a Ph.D. candidate at IERG. A decision support tool has to be
delivered to our industrial collaborator for their daily operations.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, a copy of their CV, and any related published
work to Dr. Taraneh Sowlati at taraneh.sowlati@ubc.ca.