INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD
Invites applications for the post of
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
in Data-driven E-Commerce Order Fulfilment
Within the context of the project, the candidate will be developing a new methodology, which
typically involves Mathematical programming (Integer and Constraint Programming),Stochastic optimization, as well as Machine learning. This project is funded by the
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Indian Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
The Post-doctoral candidate is expected to pursue scientific research in cooperation with
eCommerce companies, and publish research results in scientific journals. This position is
based out of Ahmedabad, India.
The candidate also participates in the education program
and workshops.
Applicants for the project should have completed (or be close to completion of) a Ph.D.
degree in Operations Research, Computer Science, Econometrics, Mathematics or a
comparable domain.
Fluency in English is required. Moreover, the candidate must be
comfortable in programming in languages such as Java/C++ and R/Python. Affinity with Big
Data Science, Operations Management or Econometrics is a plus.
The contract is initially for one year with a potential for extending to another year.