[Posgrados-invop] Fwd: FW: Postdoctoral position at SINTEF Optimization

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Asunto: 	FW: Postdoctoral position at SINTEF Optimization
Fecha: 	Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:41:49 +0000
De: 	Geir Hasle <Geir.Hasle at SINTEF.NO>
Responder a: 	Geir Hasle <Geir.Hasle at SINTEF.NO>
Para: 	MODERN-HEURISTICS at JISCMAIL.AC.UK



Dear all,

SINTEF Digital is searching for

*Postdoctoral candidate at SINTEF Optimization*

The Optimization group at SINTEF Digital is looking for a professional 
and dedicated postdoctoral candidate. The candidate will be working 
within the basic research project “Design and Experimental Analysis of 
Novel Integrated Optimization Methods” (AXIOM) funded by the Research 
Council of Norway. Keywords are discrete optimization, matheuristics, 
cooperative methods, parallel and heterogeneous computing, GPU, vehicle 
routing, inventory routing. The duration of the position will be two 
years, with the intention to make it a permanent position if all parties 
are interested.

*About us:*

The Optimization group currently consists of 17 researchers and software 
engineers. It is one of eight groups within the Department of 
Mathematics and Cybernetics. For the past 20 years, we have been 
developing optimization methods, software prototypes, libraries, and 
components. We have built expertise at an international level and have a 
good publication record. The group conducts basic and applied research 
on discrete optimization for planning, scheduling, routing, sequencing, 
and timetabling. Our main market areas are transportation: road, 
railway, maritime, aviation; healthcare; sports; energy; and finance. We 
develop our own software libraries that have been refined over many 
years and contain a range of different solution methods (exact and 
approximate), but we also utilize commercial solvers. We commercialize 
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.

**

*The AXIOM project:*SINTEF has two partners: 1) Department of Industrial 
Economics and Technology Management at NTNU (project owner) 2) Molde 
University College. Collaboration with world leading research groups 
from Portugal, Canada, USA, Italy, Brazil is an integral part. The main 
objective is to design novel integrated methods for solving complex 
discrete optimization problems. Expected results are innovative methods 
that combine elements from exact methods and metaheuristics and utilize 
cooperative search, task parallelism, and data parallelism. AXIOM has 
four work packages (WPs). WP1 starts from exact methods and analyzes how 
these methods can be extended and improved using heuristics. WP2 
investigates how exact methods are best utilized within a metaheuristic 
framework. WP3 develops cooperative search methods that fully utilize 
all processing units of modern PCs and are flexible and scalable. In WP4 
experimental data are collected, analyzed, and synthesized into new 
knowledge and understanding. The candidate will mainly work within WP3.

**

*Qualifications:*As a postdoc in AXIOM, your responsibilities will 
involve development of cooperative search methods for vehicle routing 
problems. We are looking for candidates with a PhD in applied 
mathematics, operations research, or computer science. Fluency in 
English is expected, along with excellent communication and presentation 
skills. Moreover, you should be curious, inventive, have a proactive 
attitude, and be a good team player.

*Expertise:*We require a solid background in combinatorial optimization. 
We seek candidates with expertise in several of the following areas:

● Parallel computing (task and data parallelism, heterogeneous computing)

● Mathematical programming and decomposition methods

● Heuristics, metaheuristics, and matheuristics

● Cooperative search

● Vehicle routing and inventory routing

*Software development skills:*

● We are looking for candidates with excellent programming skills (C#, 
C++),
     GPU programming in particular (CUDA).

**

*We offer: *

● Challenging research tasks in a project team of international experts.

● A good work environment with skillful, experienced, and creative research
     colleagues.

● Well-established national and international scientific and industrial 
networks.

● 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. Start date: July 1 
2018.

To apply, click here 
<https://www.sintef.no/en/sintef-is-looking-for-the-next-generation-of-probl/vacant-positions/>.

Sincerely,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geir HASLE, PhD
Chief Scientist

Research Manager, Group of Optimization
Mathematics and Cybernetics, SINTEF Digital
Mobile: +47-930 58 703
www.sintef.no/optimization <http://www.sintef.no/optimization>
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