Ludwigshafen is the world's largest integrated chemical complex and home to BASF Group headquarters. Located in the heart of Europe's Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, you will find this to be an attractive place for both work and play. We are currently looking to fill the following position:

Postdoc in Operations Research with BASF in Germany (m/f)

Working area:
Research & Development

Location:
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen

Working hours:
full-time

Contract type:
Thesis

What you can expect:

Our Operations Research Team provides BASF-wide quantitative decision support for multiple application areas, based on mathematical optimization. This is comprising detailed operational scheduling, tactical demand planning as well as strategic network planning. You will be actively involved in a research project including the development of a discrete mathematical network model, data collection and verification as well as simulation of world-scale scenarios. An important part of the project is a strong collaboration with the OR group at BASF and your university. Therefore, you will work for the university as a postdoctoral researcher while spending the first year at the BASF headquarters in Ludwigshafen and afterwards in China or another Asian country. This arrangement allows you to gain experience in an industrial and academic work environment and establish contacts for a possible future career in both fields.

What we expect:

You have successfully completed your PhD in Economics, Industrial Engineering or Mathematics. You have a profound background in discrete optimization and experience with mixed integer optimization applied to real world problems. As a creative and motivated team player, you are able to communicate your scientific research results to an interdisciplinary team. Ideally, you have Chinese language skills and already gained international experience in an Asian country.

We offer:

Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and "on-the-job" training as part of a committed team. Co-operations within Asian countries in intercultural teams.

For further information, please contact
Dr. Anna Schreieck
Phone: +49 621 60-78253

Expect to be surprised by the exciting range of career opportunities at BASF.

Reference Code:
EN53676019_JS_2

Apply online at
www.basf.com/career

or writing to
BASF Services Europe GmbH
Recruiting Services Europe
PO Box 11 02 48
10832 Berlin

Your contact:
Tel.: 00800 33 0000 33
E-Mail: jobs@basf.com