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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">D</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ear Recipient,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">T</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">here are open post-doctoral researcher positions at
the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyvaskyla in Finland. The application deadline is</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> October 31</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">,
201</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">9</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
For more information, see </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=12&id=00007838&lang=fi"><span lang="EN-US">https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=12&id=00007838&lang=fi</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
Applications are to be submitted via the online application system (button at the top of the above-mentioned page).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The “</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">faculty’s main research areas” mentioned in the
call include multiobjective optimization </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">as well as decision/prescriptive analytics and data-driven optimization (including machine learning and artificial intelligence)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
In the Industrial Optimization Group, we develop, implement and apply multiobjective optimization methods, in particular, interactive methods. We work with both methods with theoretical foundations and heuristics like evolutionary algorithms and tackle challenges
of real (both simulation-based and data-driven) problems. We are also actively involved in the thematic research area DEMO – Decision Analytics utilizing Causal Models and Multiobjective Optimization.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rather r</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ecently graduated researchers with a doctoral
degree</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> relevant to these areas are most welcome to apply!
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">For further information of the Industrial Optimization Group</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and DEMO</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">,
see <a href="http://www.mit.jyu.fi/optgroup">http://www.mit.jyu.fi/optgroup</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.jyu.fi/demo"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.jyu.fi/demo</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please, forward this announcement to those who might be interested in the positions. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">With best regards, Kaisa Miettinen</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Professor Kaisa Miettinen, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">University of Jyvaskyla<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Industrial Optimization Group:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.mit.jyu.fi/optgroup/"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.mit.jyu.fi/optgroup/</span></a>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Faculty of Information Technology, P.O. Box 35 (Agora)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">FI-40014 University of Jyvaskyla, Finland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Director of the thematic research area Decision Analytics utilizing Causal Models
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">and Multiobjective Optimization,
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.jyu.fi/demo"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.jyu.fi/demo</span></a>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">tel. +358 50 3732247 (mob.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">email: kaisa.miettinen at jyu.fi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">homepage:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.mit.jyu.fi/miettine"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.mit.jyu.fi/miettine</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
and </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.mit.jyu.fi/miettine/engl.html"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.mit.jyu.fi/miettine/engl.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">* Developing open source software framework DESDEO for interactive methods:
<a href="https://desdeo.it.jyu.fi/">https://desdeo.it.jyu.fi/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">book: Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization, Kluwer:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.mit.jyu.fi/miettine/book/"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.mit.jyu.fi/miettine/book/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">* My publications:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://users.jyu.fi/~miettine/publ.html"><span lang="EN-US">http://users.jyu.fi/~miettine/publ.html</span></a>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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