[grad-students] Research Associate Positions at BC

[Roger Yu]

Research Associate Positions in Optimization and Mathematical Modelling

Centre for Optimization and Decision Science (CODS) of Thompson Rivers University has two research associate positions available for its industrial research projects sponsored by NSERC and industrial partners. The expected starting date is in late of June, 2014 and the initial contract is 6 months, with possible extension depending on the approval of future funding proposal.  

Position Description:
CODS is seeking talented graduate student and/or post-doc with solid theoretical backgrounds who are interested in applying their knowledge to improve the efficiency of industrial operations and to develop benchmarks for energy conservation. 

Required Qualifications:
*	Academic credentials preferred for the first position is MSc degree (or senior Ph. D candidate) and for the second one is Ph D (post-doc position). 
*	Areas of expertise should include one or more of Operations Research, Statistics, Optimization, Applied Mathematics (e.g., mathematical modelling).  The past industrial experience is a valuable assess. 
*	Other useful knowledge is combinatorial algorithms, discrete optimization, energy conservation, and mineral mining. 
*	Experience of using statistics and optimization software packages, for example, R, SAS, ILOG Cplex, LINGO or Matlab.
*	Excellent in critical thinking, analysis of data, and problem solving.
*	Excellent communication skill. 
*	Ability to work in a team environment and industrial setting.
*	Self-motivated, proactive, flexible and passionate about learning.

Centre of Optimization and Decision Science (CODS) is a research centre at Thompson Rivers University, which commits to expand the boundaries of knowledge of optimization and decision-making through interdisciplinary research, development, and innovation of quantitative approaches applied to complex systems. 
Located in Kamloops, BC, just a four-hour drive east of Vancouver, Thompson Rivers University's (http://www.tru.ca) is one of Canada's most beautiful university settings. 
The first round of selection starts on May 10, 2014, although we continue to accept applications until the positions are filled. Interested applicants should send a CV including references to 
Prof. Roger Yu 
Director of Centre for Optimization and Decision Science (CODS) Thompson Rivers University
900 McGill Rd., 
Kamloops, BC, Canada, V2C 0C8
Email: yu at tru.ca.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those who are selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Dr. Roger Qinglin YU, Professor
Director of Centre for Optimization and Decision Science (CODS) 
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Thompson Rivers University
900 McGill Rd., Kamloops, BC
Canada, V2C 0C8
Tel: 1-250-3715552
Fax: 1-250-3715675
e-mail: yu at tru.ca


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