Key Words : Mixed Integer Programming,
Quadratic Programming, Non-Linear Integer Programming, Constraint
Programming, Stochastic Programming and Robust Optimization, Dynamic Programming, Network
Flows, Exact approaches and primal heuristics.
The University Bordeaux
1
and INRIA Bordeaux-Sud-Ouest
research center are jointly opening a ``Chair of Excellence'' in
Operations Research. The position combines a Research Fellowship
with an Assistant Professorship (the associated teaching load is reduced
to a third of a standard academic position). It is a 5
year post, renewable once, although the candidate is expected to move
on to a Professorship (or research position of equivalent rank) after 5 years. It
comes with a significantly upgraded salary and a substantial attached annual research allowance. The position is designed
to attract top junior scientists internationally. Applicants are expected to have accomplished
internationally recognized research during their Ph.D. and
post-doctoral experience.
The candidate will join the INRIA research team RealOpt, whose agenda in discrete optimization, mathematical
programming, and graph theory aims at developing tight
formulations and efficient algorithms for combinatorial optimization
problems. Based on reformulation
techniques (such as Lagrangian and polyhedral approaches -
column and
cutting plane generation - ,
quadratic and non linear
programs, and graph theoretic
tools), the group develops
algorithms for large scale industrial problems such as those arising in
logistics (routing problems), in planning and
scheduling, in network
design, and in cutting and packing problems.
The applicant's thematic and research expertise
should be compatible with and complement those developed in RealOpt: mixed integer programming, quadratic programming, non-linear integer
programming, stochastic programming and robust optimization, constraint programming,
dynamic programming, and/or primal heuristics. Skills in specific
application domains such as network flows, network design, production planning,
scheduling or logistic problems would also be appreciated.
The candidate should have track record in algorithmic developments and
experience in large scale problem solving.
The appointee will fulfill his/her teaching responsibilities as a member of the Applied
Mathematics Department
(DIM) and will carry out his/her research program as a member of the Mathematics Institute of Bordeaux
(IMB). The candidate shall contribute to
teaching in the Bachelor's degree (Licence) in applied mathematics and in
the Master's degree program, more specifically in the Operations
Research track (see Speciality 3
on
http://mimse.math.u-bordeaux1.fr). The
applicant is expected to teach in French.
The position is due to start on September 1st, 2009.
Candidates who do not currently hold an assistant professor (or
equivalent) position
should first obtain the qualification of Assistant Professor
of the French Universities: the procedure consists simply
in submitting a CV, but registration is mandatory by December 22, 2008. However foreign candidates might be exempted
from passing the qualification (the official conditions are about to be released).