Job offer – University of Bayreuth

The newly established Chair of Food Supply Chain Management (Prof. Christian Fikar) of the Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health at the University of Bayreuth (Campus in Kulmbach, Bavaria) is currently hiring:

a Doctoral Researcher (f/m/d) (75%) – Food Supply Chain Management: We are looking for a motivated junior scientist, having completed a Master’s degree with research interest in the field of quantitative food supply chain management (e.g., operations research, operations management, analytics). The position is available for 4 years starting as soon as possible.

a Research Associate / Lecturer (‘Akademischer Rat auf Zeit’) (f/m/d) (100%) – Food Supply Chain Management: We are looking for a highly motivated scientist, preferably having work experience at a postdoctoral level, with a proven track record in the field of quantitative food supply chain management (e.g., operations research, operations management, business analytics, data science). The position duration is for 6 years subject to a positive performance evaluation after 3 years (3+3) starting as soon as possible.

Please follow the links for more detailed information:

Doctoral Researcher: https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/de/universitaet/arbeiten-an-der-universitaet/stellenangebote/wiss-personal/Food-Supply-75/index.html

Research Associate: https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/de/universitaet/arbeiten-an-der-universitaet/stellenangebote/wiss-personal/Food-Supply-100/index.html

IFORS Global Webinar Series

Einladung der IFORS-Präsidentin Grazia Speranza:

The overall aim of the IFORS Global Webinar Series is to strengthen research activities and foster potential collaboration by encouraging the exchange of ideas and the sharing of our successes and challenges. The fourth Global Webinar is organized by NORAM (CORS and INFORMS)  and will take place on February 5th at 11:00 a.m. EST(4:00 p.m. GMT). Anyone interested can find information about the webinar on the IFORS website https://www.ifors.org/ or register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QBGZKDTaR9G8wOE7XJy4xw

Invited speakers:

Elise Miller-Hooks, George Mason University, Modeling Shifts in World-wide Maritime Flows in a Changing Global Landscape and Introduction of the new IFORS journal: Sustanability Analytics and Modeling

Vedat Verter, Michigan State University, Coordination in Emergency Response System Design:  An Application to Hazardous Materials Transportation in Chengdu City, China

Jacqueline Griffin, Northeastern University, Drug Shortages and Medical Supply Chains, Through the Lens of the UN’s Sustainability Goals