PhD position in Operations Research at IESEG School of Management and KU Leuven

We are looking for a PhD candidate in Operations Research for a joint position between IESEG School of Management and KU Leuven’s Faculty of Economics and Business.  The research will be supervised by dr. Salim Rostami (IESEG) and dr. Roel Leus (KU Leuven), and focuses on "optimization of diagnostic testing and root cause detection".  The first year will be at KU Leuven (Belgium), followed by three years at IESEG’s Lille campus (France).  Candidates should have a strong background in optimization, combinatorial algorithms, and decision making under uncertainty.  Experience with Markov decision processes, dynamic programming, and/or reinforcement learning, and proficiency in C++ are advantageous.  Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until April 25, 2025.  For details and how to apply, visit: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60460058?lang=en (ref. BAP-2025-197).  Applications can only be received via KU Leuven's online application tool, applications via any other way will not be considered.