PhD Studentship â Operations Management & Information Systems (SOC446)

Operational Research in Managing Collaborative Logistics.

Applications are invited for a funded PhD studentship of three years' duration, to work with the Operations Management and Information Systems division (OMIS) in the Nottingham University Business School. 

Logistics and transportation are important part in supply chain management. Collaboration among different organizations involved in logistics and transportation is the key to achieve the economies of scale necessary to target profitability and sustainability targets. The focus of the PhD programme is on finding mechanisms that foster and facilitate collaboration among players in logistics and transportation (in various modes). Such mechanisms should describe how collaborative organizations or market intermediaries should plan their operations, and how should the participating organisations be charged or compensated. A crucial aspect in studying such collaboration mechanisms is the behaviour of participants and the ability to foster a collegial and trustworthy relationship. The appropriate mechanisms should provide clear benefits for all stakeholders to motivate their participation. Given the multi-faceted objectives of the proposed research, a mixture of methods both quantitative (optimisation, game theory, statistics), as well as qualitative needs to be employed.

Applicants would have a good honours degree (or equivalent) in operational research, industrial engineering, computer science, mathematics, economics or related disciplines with strong performance in quantitative subjects. 

This three year funded PhD will commence from 1st October 2018. A yearly stipend at current RCUK rates (£14,553), plus UK/EU student tuition fees (£4,195), is available to the successful applicant. 

How to apply

Applicants should have:

A 2.1 or higher honours degree in relevant fields of study, andA Masters degree which includes a substantial research element, with an average score of over 65% in the taught modules and 65% or above in the dissertation.

Full application details can be found here. Your application must include a research proposal, which should indicate the area in which the research will be conducted and the key issues that you want to examine in more detail.

In addition, please also enclose the following with your application form:

Transcripts of all your academic qualifications. If you have not completed your Masters degree yet, you should include a transcript of the marks received to date. Any offer is conditional upon achieving the required standard.2 academic references.English language test result, if English is not your first language.

Entry onto our PhD programme is very competitive. If you fulfill all of the admissions requirements it does not guarantee that you will be offered a place. We also consider:

The quality of your research proposal. The fit  of your research area with potential supervisors.References.Your personal statement.

Please quote ref: NUBS/OMIS PhD 2018 in all correspondence

Closing date: 23.59pm [BST] on 9th March 2018. Applications submitted after this time will not be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview to be held in Nottingham Wednesday 28th March 2018.The successful candidates will be notified in the first week of April 2018.

For further information please contact:

academic queries: Dr Behzad Hezarkhani (Behzad.hezarkhani@nottingham.ac.uk), and Professor Sanja Petrovic (Sanja.Petrovic@nottingham.ac.uk)

PhD Open Day

We are holding an open day on Wednesday 14th February 2018 more details can be found here.

Closing Date: 09 Mar 2018
Category: Studentships