The Department of Mathematics invites applications for a Postdoctoral researcher in Business Analytics and/or Data Science for a joint project with Bejo Zaden on predictive analytics. We seek a candidate who is passionate about mathematical research, in particular in business analytics or  data science, and education. The department is looking for candidates with a proven expertise in business analytics or data science or in a related area like operations research, statistics, data mining or machine learning. The appointed researcher is expected to engage with Bejo Zaden to further her/his research line in business analytics or data science and apply it to industrial problems.
 
The candidate will be expected to
• interact with Bejo Zaden to formulate relevant problems on the boundaries of business and analytics;
• interact with and complement existing research activities in- and outside the department;
• contribute to the further development of the Amsterdam Center for Business Analytics;
• contribute to the general educational programs of the department, at both the undergraduate and graduate level; this includes the supervision of bachelor and master theses, and internships;
• show academic leadership nationally and internationally;
• participate in everyday departmental activities and tasks, including writing grant proposals.

The successful candidate must have a PhD in mathematics with specialization business analytics or data science, or a PhD in a related area. The candidate should
• have a proven track record of original research contributions in business analytics and/or data science;
• have an international network of collaborators;
• be an inspiring lecturer;
• have good communication skills;
• be fluent in English.

The appointment will be for a total of 3 years. The starting date is as soon as possible. You can find information about our excellent fringe benefits of employment at www.workingatvu.nl like:
• remuneration of 8,3% end-of-year bonus and 8% holiday allowance;
• a minimum of 29 holidays in case of full-time employment;
• commuting allowance;
• discounts on collective insurances (healthcare- and car insurance);
• a wide range of sports facilities which staff may use at a modest charge.
 
The salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel, and depending on experience, range from a minimum € 2,588.00 gross per month in the first year up to a maximum of € 4,084.00 gross per month (salary scale 10) based on a full-time employment.

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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a leading, innovative, and growing university that is at the heart of society and actively contributes to new developments in teaching and research. Our university has ten faculties which span a wide range of disciplines, as well as several institutes, foundations, research centres, and support services. Its campus is located in the fastest-growing economic region in the Netherlands (the Zuidas district of Amsterdam), and provides work for over 4,500 staff and scientific education for more than 23,000 students.

Research at the Faculty of Science focuses on the areas of Life & Health, Networked World, Fundamentals of Science, and Energy & Sustainability. The faculty’s teaching activities are directly linked to this excellent research. Cooperation with other faculties on the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam campus generates attractive, high-quality bachelor and master programs. At international level, the faculty cooperates closely with leading scientific institutes and other partners.
 
The Department of Mathematics strives a"er excellence in research. In the department purely mathematical research is balanced with mathematical research motivated by applications. Researchers at the department are on the one hand active on a fundamental and theoretical level, and on the other hand work in an applied and practical environment with links to many sciences and societal issues. The department has a strong international research sta# with expertise in dynamical systems, geometry, algebra and topology, and stochastics (statistics, data analytics, probability).In stochastics the applications range from neuroscience, genetics and forensics to business optimization and finance. The stochastics group is also engaged in the Amsterdam Center for Business Analytics (www.acba.nl), which aims at developing, disseminating and exploiting business analytics and data science knowledge and applications by bringing together businesses and scientific research. ACBA supports organizations to consider, design and undertake applied research studies concerning analytics.

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