Research Associate in Applied Probability/Stochastic
Modelling
Management
Science
Salary: £26,537 to £30,738
Closing Date: Tuesday 10 May 2016
Interview Date: Thursday 09 June 2016
Reference: A1497
Mathematical Models and Algorithms for Allocating Scarce Airport Resources (OR-MASTER) is a Programme Grant funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council, UK (EPSRC) involving Lancaster University and Queen Mary University, London (QMUL). The Programme runs for six years from October 2015, with a total of GBP 2.8million funding.
At Lancaster,
OR-MASTER will be undertaken by the Centre for Transport and
Logistics (CENTRAL) Research (a newly established Research
Centre in the Department of Management Science), and will link
into existing Operational Research-related development
initiatives and expertise such as: the STOR-i Doctoral
Training Centre and the Lancaster Data Science Institute.
Professor Konstantinos G. Zografos at Lancaster University is
the Principal Investigator and overall Programme Director.
Professors Kevin Glazebrook (Lancaster) and Edmund Burke
(QMUL) are the two Programme Co-Investigators. Professor
Burke leads the OR-MASTER Programme at QMUL.
The Programme
represents a strong partnership between academia, the air
transport industry and policy makers. Over the six years of
the Programme, OR-MASTER will involve close collaboration with
a host of international organisations that will support the
project, providing real-world data, insights and expertise.
Our partners are National Air Traffic Services (NATS) in the
UK; Eurocontrol (managing air traffic across Europe); Park Air
Systems; KLM Air France; Zurich Airport and Athens
International Airport; the research organisations linked to
the national air navigation services for Italy and Spain
(SICTA and CRIDA); SESAR (Single European Sky research body);
the Airport Services Association; Goldair Handling; ACI Europe
(Airports Council International); the HALA! SESAR network of
leading researchers in Europe working in the area of Air
Traffic Management automation; NEXTOR II (National Centre of
Excellence for Aviation Operations Research); the MIT
International Centre for Air Transport Research (MIT-ICAT) in
the USA; and DLR, the German Airspace Research Centre.
Over the six years
of the project, OR-MASTER will develop new mathematical models
and algorithms for solving complex, large-scale airport
resource allocation problems. Our ultimate goal is to develop
decision support capabilities for airport capacity allocation
and management. To achieve our objectives we seek to recruit
world-leading post-doctoral researchers (Research Associates)
with ambition, potential and determination. We will also be
seeking to find and nurture the brightest and most able
research students to join us, undertaking imaginative and
transformative programmes of doctoral study related to the
OR-MASTER vision. OR-MASTER is a highly
collaborative Programme. Each Research Associate and PhD
student working on the project at Lancaster University will
have at least one other ‘buddy partner’ at the QMUL with whom
they will collaborate, supported by visits to the partner
site. RAs and PhDs will also have opportunities to visit and
collaborate with the industrial and academic organisations
affiliated with the project. Research staff will also have
opportunities to guide the direction of the research, where
appropriate, and to make use of the extensive opportunities
for career development and advancement that this large
ambitious Programme offers.
We are looking for
an outstanding applied probabilist/stochastic modeller to join
the OR-MASTER team for a fixed term of three years. You will
work under the direction of Professor Kevin Glazebrook to
develop and analyse stochastic models to meet the programme’s
need for optimizing airport declared capacity and for
assessing the delays experienced at airports and networks of
airports. This work will require both a capacity for
theoretical innovation and high level computing skills.
The main activities
will include:-
- Innovative research investigation under the OR-MASTER
project
- Collaborative activities with OR-MASTER affiliated
organisations and participation in project events (e.g.
stakeholder workshops)
- Preparation of research papers
- Preparation and presentation of conference papers
- Other duties associated with the OR-MASTER project
Informal enquiries
to Professor Kevin D. Glazebrook – email
[log in to unmask], tel: +44 (0)1524
592697 and Professor Konstantinos G. Zografos - email: [log in to unmask], tel: +44 (0)1524
592384
All applications
should be made online via Lancaster University’s HR portal.
Use the link
https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=3140&forced=1
We welcome
applications from people in all diversity groups.