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Job Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Postdoc

Postdoc Position “Behavior Revenue Management in Information Networks” (BRIN) Project

Job description

 The Department of Decision and Information Sciences is looking for a highly-qualified, self-motivated

 post-doctoral fellow in the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University to participate in the

“Behavior Revenue Management in Information Networks” (BRIN) project. The research involves

revenue management and dynamic pricing in the environment where customer behavior information

becomes available through real-time transactions in complex networks (e.g., transport, telecom, banking).

In particular, this position will be funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).

The research will be carried out in close collaboration with Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

 Tasks

-The candidate is expected to carry out the following activities:

-Analyze empirical data and simulate emergent customer behavior

-Validate and extend the current simulation to evaluate dynamic pricing and revenue management strategies for transport networks;

-Contribute to the development of the BRIN project by research and publication;

-Manage partner contributions and participations to the BRIN project in a regular basis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requirements

We are looking for a candidate who meets the following requirements:

-A PhD degree in management science, information systems, econometrics, computer science, or a related field;

- Training or work experience in statistics, econometrics, data mining, or network analysis;

-Experiences in software design and implementation in Java environment;

-A proven record of recent publications in the international journals and conference proceedings;

-Excellent communication and cooperation skills and ability to work in a team;

-Project management experience is a plus.

 

 

 

 

 

Conditions of employment

The contract will be given for 18 months. The Erasmus University offers a salary according to the Dutch

university standards, depending on qualifications and work experience that ranges between a minimum of

3195 Euros and a maximum of 4374 Euros gross per month (scale 11) for a postdoc for a full time position. The

 conditions are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU),

with a 38 hours working week.

 

 

Contract type

Temporary

18 months

Additional information

Inquiries

For more information, please contact Prof. Peter Vervest (pvervest@rsm.nl) or Dr. Ting Li (tli@rsm.nl),

 phone +31-10-4081961.

Application

Interested candidates are requested to submit a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae (including 3

references), a list of publications, and a brief description of scientific interests (max. 2 pages). The

deadline for applications is February 28, 2010. Starting date can be as soon as April 2010.

 Applications (preferably electronic and referring to the vacancy BRIN Project) should be sent to:

Cheryl Eiting, RSM Erasmus University, T09-26, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA Rotterdam, The

Netherlands, Tel: +31 10 408 2032, ceiting@rsm.nl

 

 

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