Postdoctoral Fellow or a Research Assistant at the University of Alberta

University - Mechanical engineering
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Stage
Post Doctoral
Duration
24 month
Fund
70000 CAD
Fee
0
Deadline
Aug 01, 2024
Start
Jan 01, 2025

About the position

Hiring Ad for a Postdoctoral Fellow or a Research Assistant at the University of AlbertaApplications from individuals living in Canada are invited for a postdoctoral position or a Research Assistant (RA) at the University of Alberta. The selected candidate will conduct research in the field of data analytics and optimization under the supervision of Dr. Nooshin Salari and work closely with an industrial partner.Requirements/Desired Skills:-Postdoctoral Position: Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or Operations Research (Mitacs requirement: degree should not be older than 5 years)-Research Assistant Position: MSc degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or Operations Research (Mitacs requirement: degree should not be older than 2 years)-Strong expertise in Python and SQL-High proficiency in English (oral and written)-Must be a Canadian resident

Exam Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Postdoctoral Position: Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or Operations Research
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Dr. Nooshin Salari

Assistant Professor
Bio

Nooshin Salari is currently an assistant professor in Engineering Management at the University of Alberta. Prior to joining U of A, Dr. Salari was a research associate at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She was also an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow jointly appointed at the department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, UC-Berkeley and Rotman School of Management, where she spent two years applying her expertise in data analytics and operations research to improve the delivery service quality in online retailing. She received her PhD in Operations Research from the University of Toronto in 2019. Dr. Salari's research interests are in smart manufacturing, data-driven decision-making, large-scale optimization problems using the theory and the application of Markov decision processes, and approximate dynamic programming. Her research has been published in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Annals of OR, International Journal of Production Economics, and Naval Research Logistics, among others.