PhD on AI Supply Chain Optimization Agent

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PhD on AI Supply Chain Optimization Agent

Deadline Published Vacancy ID 2025/369

Academic fields

Natural sciences; Engineering

Job types

PhD

Education level

University graduate

Weekly hours

38 hours per week

Salary indication

€3059—€3881 per month

Location

De Zaale, 5612AZ, Eindhoven

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Job description

Are you passionate about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Operations Research (OR)? Would you want to do research inside a leading AI Institute? Would you want to do research together with a major supply chain optimization software vendor? Would you want to develop an AI Supply Chain Optimization agent? If so, you may be our new PhD student in the “Learning and Explaining Supply Chain Optimization” project.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, Operations Research, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Excellent coding skills (e.g. Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow).
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English (C1 level).
  • Desire to conduct excellent research and publish in high quality conferences and journals.
  • Ability and desire to collaborate and work in teams.
  • Ability and desire to work in an industrial software development environment.
  • Ability to be self-propelling and drive your own research.
  • Ability and desire to support teaching and to co-supervise bachelor and master students.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 4 years.

A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:
  • Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks, with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment.
  • Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. € 2,901 max. € 3,707).
  • A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
  • High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
  • An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
  • An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
  • A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.

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