Research Assistant / Associate in Operations Research

About us

Recently re-founded, the Department of Engineering is rapidly expanding into a world-class research and teaching department. Research currently focuses on robotics, telecommunications and biomedical engineering, but we are looking to establish new research themes.

We offer both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, with a distinctive approach, combining both traditional teaching methods with modern, project-based learning, catering for the needs of our students and the industries in which they will work.

As a new department we have invested in new laboratories and maker space at the centre of the Strand campus in the heart of central London.

For more information:  https://www.kcl.ac.uk/engineering

The position is funded by an EPSRC research grant whose vision is to offer an attractive, flexible, low-carbon, scaled, sustainable Demand Responsive Transport by offering optimised, scaled routing and scheduling and integrating dynamic pricing with behavioural insights.

About the role

We are advertising for a Research Assistant or Research Associate position at King’s College London to work with Prof. Rym M’Hallah (King’s), Prof. Christine Currie (University of Southampton), Prof. Julia Bennell, and Dr. Chiara Calastri (University of Leeds) on large scale optimization techniques and revenue management with applications to Demand responsive transport systems.

The researcher will undertake research specifically developing routing and scheduling methodologies. Of particular interest is the development and investigation of exact and heuristic optimisation approaches for routing and scheduling using stochastic data. The researcher will be expected to engage in problem formulation, algorithm implementation (using appropriate solver software and programming languages), experimental design and analysis of results. In addition, the research includes embedding pricing methodologies (already developed) and behavioural insights (provided through another work package).

The successful candidate will be part of a research team with five other members. You will be expected to engage in regular online and in person meetings, develop presentations for academic and practitioner audiences, and write reports and journal articles.

The successful candidate should have a PhD (or have submitted a thesis and awaiting results) in Operations Research, Mathematics, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or Transport Engineering and be proficient in a mainstream programming language. Candidates with a Masters degree in relevant subject areas will be considered for a Research Assistant role.

The post will be based within the Department of Engineering, located at the Strand campus of King's, in the centre of London. The post involves routine working on campus at King’s and regular in-person meetings at Leeds and Southampton.

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent. It will be offered on a fixed-term contract until 31st May 2027.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Professor, Rym M’Hallah.