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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please share widely, job call can be found here on the MIT jobs site:
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Postdoctoral Associate, Supply Chain Circularity @ MIT CTL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) is growing rapidly and we are seeking a talented and energetic professional for a Postdoctoral Associate position.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are looking for a qualified, curious, and passionate post-doc associate to contribute to our team. Specifically, we are looking for a
postdoc to join our research line on supply chain circularity. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Associates will assist in the development and delivery of industry leading research, manage the relationship with
project sponsors, and assist and take leadership in writing manuscripts. Associates will also be expected to support other educational and center activities as well as publish in top international journals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">An ideal candidate will have demonstrated research and leadership in supply chain sustainability with an emphasis on circular economy particularly supply chain circularity. Candidate will be primarily responsible for
envisioning and enacting new circular supply chain models, conducting analysis of existing data sets, developing quantitative models, assisting and taking leadership in writing manuscripts, management of relationship and deliverables for project sponsors,
and assisting the senior research staff in all matters related to the research. </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Research experience in optimizing transportation networks, network design models, reverse logistics, and recovery processes is highly desirable.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Candidates are expected to support center activities when appropriate including presenting results and findings to various audiences. Good presentation and communication skills are a must.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Proficiency in English communication and excellent technical writing skills required. The current position is for one year with a possibility of an extension to two years depending on funding and performance.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">REQUIRED: Ph.D. in supply chain management/logistics/transportation/operations management/industrial engineering/operations research/computer science/information system/business management/related
field; in-depth research knowledge in and experience with at least one of the following—sustainable supply chains, circular economy, data-driven logistics/supply chain, reverse logistics, network design; documented experience with research dissemination in
international scientific journals and conferences; proficiency coding in programming languages, preferably Python; excellent communication and presentation skills; and self-motivation.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">PREFERRED: in-depth knowledge of and relevant experience in applied projects on data analytics and machine learning in the context of logistics, supply chain, operations, and/or related field.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alexis<o:p></o:p></p>
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Alexis H. Bateman, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MIT CTL Research Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MITx Course Lead and Instructor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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(617) 715-5182 office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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