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Junior Specialist, Graduate School of Management

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Position description

Junior Specialist Position Description
Prof. David L. Woodruf
Graduate School of Management

This is a temporary position for 7 months.

Research
The Jr. Specialist will be responsible for:

Developing methods for stochastic process modeling as part of stochastic programming optimization. Particularly creation of scenarios, which are full parameter specifications for the optimization model, each with an attached probability;

Implementing methods developed by the Jr. Specialist as well as those described in the research literature and developed by the supervisor of the Jr. Specialist in Python;

Writing documentation of the software;

Conducting computational experiments to determine the efficacy of the methods (primarily using software that is already developed, but some enhancement may be required);

Writing portions of drafts of scholarly articles describing the methods and experiments;

Participate in project meetings.

University and Public Service
•This is a temporary position and the incumbent will have the option to participate in a departmental committee

Requirements:
Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Operations Research, Mathematics, or a related field with significant coursework on optimization. They should also have the ability to write software in Python, but experience with other object oriented languages could be a substitute.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter (Optional)

  • Statement of Research (Optional)

  • Statement of Teaching (Optional)

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Diversity contributions documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a diversity statement and why one is requested.

Reference requirements
  • 2-4 required (contact information only)
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Job location

Davis, CA