PhD Student Position
We are offering a position as a full-time PhD Student at the College of Management of Technology at EPFL, Lausanne.
Our institute, the Technology & Operations Management (TOM) Chair, focuses on issues which arise in technology-based enterprise such as forecasting the demand for newly launched products, modeling challenges in operations and supply chain management such as optimizing product assortments in an omni-channel environment, or improving supply chain resilience. We are also interested in boosting sustainability and technology adoption within entire supply networks. We base our work on stylized quantitative models that capture essential tradeoffs and offer managerial insights. We encourage industry collaboration to help bridge between theory and practice.
Your Job:
• Full responsibility for your own dissertation
• Research in close collaboration with industry partners
• Supervision of student projects and basic administrative support
We expect:
• An excellent Master’s level degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics or Computer Science
• A strong mathematical background and a sincere interest in business-related topics
• Proficiency in English, strong team spirit, independence and a high level of motivation for academic research work motivated by relevant practical problems
We offer:
• Excellent working conditions based at EPFL in Lausanne
• Individual and intensive supervision of your PhD project
• Full financial support
The PhD position will typically span 4 years, including mandatory doctoral coursework. Dissertation, coursework, and student projects will all be in English. Start date: 2024.
Formal applications should be submitted online at:
https://www.epfl.ch/education/phd/edmt-management-of-technology/
We welcome you to submit your CV for pre-screening to [email protected]
Post-Doctoral Position
We are offering a full-time post-doctoral researcher position at the College of Management of Technology, EPFL, Lausanne.
Our research unit is focused on issues in Technology & Operations Management, aiming to propose solutions to problems motivated by real-world practice. We base our work on stylized quantitative models to analyze essential decision-making tradeoffs and offer managerial insights using standard OR methods. We place special emphasis on topics related to supply chain management and its connection with other functions, broadly defined.
For reference of past work please visit: http://tom.epfl.ch
The post-doctoral position will span up to 1.5 years with an initial one-year contract.
Your job:
– Full responsibility for your own research
– Research in collaboration with the research team and potential industry partners
– Co-supervision of student projects and basic administrative support
We expect:
– An excellent PhD degree, preferably in Applied Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research or Statistics
– A strong mathematical background and a sincere interest in business-related topics
– Proficiency in English, strong team spirit, social skills, independence and a high level of motivation for academic research work motivated by relevant practical problems
We offer:
– Excellent compensation and research environment: an innovative and competitive atmosphere, modern equipped working areas and an environment that promotes access to the world’s best scientists
– Full financial support, including conference visits
This position is open as of 1 April 2024.
Please send your curriculum vitae including your list of publications to: [email protected]