Research Assistant/Associate in Value & Supply Chain Design and Optimisation

Location: South Kensington Campus, London

Job Summary 

You will conduct research at the intersection of mathematical optimisation, value & supply chain optimisation, and decision making under uncertainty. We will develop a set of evaluation methods to manage, optimise and operate supply chains in the chemical sector and to enhance decision-making. You will model and implement a digital twin of a supply chain as well as use advanced mathematical programming techniques such as robust and stochastic optimization to aid decision making. While most of the work will be computational or mathematical, you will need to know or be willing to learn chemical processes, chemical manufacturing and work closely with industry collaborators. 

You will collaborate with groups within the Department of Chemical Engineering and with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions for Supply Chains and Applied Mathematical Optimization teams at BASF, as well as be a member of the EPSRC-funded project IConIC (Innovative Continuous Manufacturing of Industrial Chemicals). You will also be hosted within the Sargent Centre, a cross-departmental centre with a vibrant research atmosphere which hosts frequent seminars, workshops, discussion panels, networking activities, and summer schools on process systems engineering topics. 

Duties and responsibilities 

In addition to publishing research in top venues, you will contribute towards developing and maintaining open-source software

• To co-create and conduct research together with industrial partners.
• To propose and investigate new techniques and algorithms for the optimization of supply chains under uncertainty in the chemical industry.
• To act as the representative for Imperial College in meetings, conference calls and present research at conferences, workshops, open days, and publish research
  results in journals.
• Assist in the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research students and research assistants as required.
• To take initiatives in the planning of research.
• To develop and maintain open-source software together with other group members.

Essential requirements

• Hold a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Operations Research, Control Engineering or a closely related discipline, or equivalent research.
• Have a proven strong publication track-record in optimisation, operations research, process systems engineering, or a closely related discipline. 
• Have experience in algorithms development.

Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant, salary scale £40,694-£43,888*.

Further Information

This is a full time, fixed term position for 18 months with the possibility of an extension up to 24 months.

Please Note: The College may not be able to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post under Tier 2 of the UKVI’s Points Based System. Any candidate, who is considering applying for this position and requires sponsorship, must ensure that they are able to obtain permission to work in the UK through an appropriate immigration route.

For additional information please contact Dr Antonio Del Rio Chanona a.del-rio-chanona@imperial.ac.uk

To apply please select the 'Apply' button at the top of this page.

Further information about the post is available in the job description.

For queries regarding the application process please contact Mrs Bhavna Patel, IConIC Programme Manager, b.patel@imperial.ac.uk

Closing date: Midnight Tuesday 2 April 2024

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