Junior researcher in Operational Efficiency and Management Systems

The Chair of Operational Efficiency & Management Systems (OE&MS) sponsored by the leading global banking group BNP Paribas (the third largest bank in the world) and hosted at Laboratoire Génie Industriel at Ecole Centrale Paris (top 2 French engineering school) is seeking applicants for a 4 years term full-time researcher position in Innovative Operational Efficiency and Management Systems.

Applicants must have a PhD in an engineering systems-related field, including operations research, industrial engineering or applied mathematics. Applicants having quantitative modeling experience with complex systems applications: society, large scale organizations, eco-systems, etc., are particularly encouraged to apply. Diversified academic background in fields such as psychology, philosophy or economy will be welcomed as well as French advanced working knowledge.

Applicants should demonstrate ability or potential for high quality research. Experience -2 or 3 years- in industry or academia will be a plus. The appointment is expected to start by September 2013. A highly competitive and attractive salary will be offered to the successful candidate.

Application

Interested candidates should apply by email to Corinne Olivier (corinne.ollivier@ecp.fr).

The application must include:

• Cover letter,
• Curriculum vitae,
• Names and email addresses of three recommenders,
• Statements of research,
• Sample publications.

OE&SM Chair’s key issues

The OE&MS Chair sponsors integrated cross disciplinary research in the fields of human factor & culture, organization theory and operations research. The Chair aims to develop innovative thinking related to the banking operations strategy and governance.

A key challenge of the chair is the new design of banking processes which are characterized by high levels of human interaction and experience while needing to reduce organizational complexity. This requires going beyond classical OE programs or their optimization.

The successful applicant will collaborate with the three co-chairs members, each representing one of the Chair’s three disciplines: Operations Research, Organization Research & Cultural/Human Factors Research and working in an integrated perspective.

The Chair addresses questions such as:
- How are and should operations be done to transform the system from a structural system of mechanisms to a functional system of interactions, open and resilient?
- How do CEOs, managers and operators make choices under uncertainty and how can they improve their performance?
- How do changes in national and supranational rules and regulations change the staff behavior and impact the operations performance?