[Opt-Net] Several postdoctoral positions at SINTEF Optimisation!

[Tomas Nordlander]

(I apologize in advance for any cross posting)

Postdoctoral positions at SINTEF Optimisation!
We are looking for professional and dedicated candidates to work for our Optimisation group at SINTEF ICT in Oslo, in the department of Applied Mathematics. The duration will be two years, with the intention to make it a permanent position if all parties are interested.

About us: SINTEF is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia. We create value through knowledge generation, research and innovation, and develop technological solutions that are brought into practical use. We are a broadly based, multidisciplinary research institute that possesses international top-level expertise in technology, medicine, and the social sciences. SINTEF is an independent, non-commercial organisation and our profits are invested in new research, scientific equipment, and development of novel expertise.

SINTEF Optimisation: We are currently 14 researchers, some of whom also work as software engineers. For the past 20 years, we have been developing optimisation methods, software prototypes, libraries, and components. We have built expertise at an international level and have a good publication record. Our group conducts basic and applied research on planning, scheduling, routing, sequencing, and timetabling problems. Our main market areas are transportation: road, railway, maritime, and aviation; healthcare; sports; and finance. We work with commercial solvers (Cplex, Gurobi, etc.) as well as our own software libraries that have been refined over many years and contain a range of different solution methods (exact and approximate). In recent years, we have developed our own discrete event simulator that has been used in several industrial projects. We commercialise our results, either through existing solution vendors, spin-off companies, or directly to end users. Our revenues come from users in industry and the public sector, often supported by Norwegian or EU funding bodies.

Positions: We are looking for candidates with a PhD in applied mathematics, operations research, computer science, or similar. Optimisation experience from industry is an advantage. As a researcher, your responsibilities will involve mathematical modelling, development of optimisation algorithms as well as software development. In addition, you are expected to contribute to the acquisition of new projects, and further development of our market areas.
Fluency in English is expected along with excellent communication and presentation skills. The positions also require excellent communication and presentation skills. Moreover, you should be curious, inventive, have a proactive attitude, and be able to deliver expected results at an appointed time.

Expertise: We require a solid background in combinatorial optimisation, and seek candidates with expertise in several of the following areas:
- Mathematical programming
- Decomposition methods
- Heuristics, metaheuristics, and matheuristics
- Constraint programming
- Real-time optimisation
- Exact and approximate methods for solving problems with uncertainty
- Discrete event simulation
- Multi-agent systems

Experience in statistics and machine learning is not required but would be a plus.
Software development skills: We are looking for candidates with excellent programming skills in C# or C++. Skills in Java, python, and R would be a plus.

We offer:
- Challenging research tasks based on industry applications.
- A good work environment with skilful, experienced, and creative research colleagues.
- Well-established national and international scientific and industrial networks.
- Good opportunities for career development both for candidates that seek academic careers or industrial careers
- Competitive salary (subject to qualifications).
- A large degree of autonomy, and flexible working hours.
- Social benefits (pension plan, insurance, possibility for kindergarten, etc.).

Duration: The duration will be two years, with the intention to make it a permanent position if all parties are interested.

Location: SINTEF ICT's office in Oslo.

How to apply: Please apply online by clicking "Apply for the Postdoctoral positions at SINTEF Optimisation!" at the bottom of this advertisement. Your application should include CV and Cover letter.

Closing date for applications: December 15, 2016.

For more information about the position, please contact research manager Tomas Eric Nordlander (Tomas.Nordlander at sintef.no<mailto:Tomas.Nordlander at sintef.no> or +47 98824892). Website: SINTEF Optimisation<http://www.sintef.no/en/information-and-communication-technology-ict/applied-mathematics/optimization/#/>

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Best regards,

Tomas

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Dr. Tomas Eric Nordlander
Research Manager &
Senior Research Scientist
SINTEF ICT, Optimization
Mobile: +47 988 24 892
Fax: +47 22 06 73 50
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