Postdoctoral Researcher in Vehicle Routing: The CODeS research group at KU Leuven is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join their team in developing a unified, configurable, and extendable vehicle routing problem (VRP) solver software framework. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in restructuring the group’s research results into a modular and extensible framework, enabling rapid customization and deployment of various VRP algorithms.
Postdoctoral Researcher in Modular Vehicle Routing Solver Framework
Designation: Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Area: Combinatorial Optimization, Vehicle Routing Problems, Algorithm Development
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Eligibility/Qualification:
- Degree in computer science, (applied) mathematics, mathematical engineering, or a related field
- Proven experience in:
- Modeling VRP or other complex combinatorial optimization problems
- Developing and implementing efficient optimization algorithms
- Setting up and implementing a software system in a modern programming language
- Excellent proficiency in English, both oral and written
Job Description:
- Restructure the group’s research results into the components of a unified, configurable, and extendable VRP solver software framework
- Develop and implement efficient optimization algorithms for various types of VRP and VRP subproblems
- Ensure the framework is modular, configurable, and extendable to enable rapid customization and deployment of a wide range of VRP algorithms
- Collaborate with international research groups and industry partners to address emerging VRP variants
- Contribute to the group’s research publications and participate in conferences and workshops
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should apply via the online application tool on the KU Leuven website. For more information, please contact Prof. Greet Vanden Berghe or Mr. Pieter Smet.
Last Date for Apply: February 06, 2025
