Where: Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
When: application deadline December 6th, 2026
Description:
We are seeking a new colleague who is passionate about scientific research and education. Candidates should have a strong scientific profile and proven expertise in the broad field of Operations Research, particularly in stochastic optimisation, stochastic modelling, reinforcement learning, or related approaches to decision-making under uncertainty. An important part of this position is to connect our expertise with audiences and partners beyond the Department of Mathematics. This includes developing research collaborations and contract research with companies and other external organisations, contributing to professional education, and teaching students from mathematics as well as a variety of other disciplinary backgrounds. We particularly welcome candidates whose research advances the foundations and/or methodology of stochastic Operations Research, and who are motivated to bring this expertise into practice.
We are an inclusive, interdisciplinary group, and diversity and internationalism is at the heart of our research principles, as well as our teaching practice.
The preferred starting date is 1 September 2027 or earlier.
Applications from all groups currently under-represented in academic posts are especially encouraged. We particularly welcome applications from women and people with an ethnic minority background.
Your duties:
- You show academic leadership, nationally and internationally, and contribute to departmental activities and the wider academic community.
- You develop an independent research line in Operations Research.
- You initiate and develop collaborations with companies and other external organisations, and pursue research funding from public funding bodies and industry, including joint research projects and contract research.
- You contribute to the development and delivery of professional education within our lifelong learning programmes, translating our research methods into learning experiences relevant to professionals.
- You teach and supervise students at undergraduate and graduate level, both within Mathematics and Business Analytics and in programmes beyond these disciplines.
Further Information: https://workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/assistant-professor-in-analytics-and-optimization-amsterdam-1338447
Contact: Dr. Alessandro Zocca a.zocca@vu.nl