[PhD Autumn 2024] Virginia Tech Industrial and Systems Engineering
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2 Full-time PhD positions in stochastic operations research (OR) in healthcare from Fall 2024 semester (open till filled) are available in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. The candidates would work with Dr. Huaiyang Zhong. Dr. Zhong graduated from Stanford University.
Virginia Tech has a more traditional ISE department and the research areas can be very broad, from human factors to theoretical OR. The U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the Virginia Tech ISE Department on Top 10 for both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Dr. Zhong’s research focuses on developing theories and models to inform healthcare decision-making at different levels. It would be a mixture of theories and application studies, but more weight is placed on the application studies that have impacts in real life. There could be opportunities to work with stakeholders in many government agencies (e.g. The White House, Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, etc. ) and non-government agencies (e.g. World Health Organization, The Taskforce for Global Health, etc. ).
Desirable Qualifications: Applicants should preferably have BS degree in industrial and Systems Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Control and Automation, or other closely related fields and the following qualifications:
1. Solid modeling and simulation as well as programming skills are required
2. Interest in both theoretical and application studies is a must
3. Interest in stochastic OR and causal inference is desired
4. Strong motivation/determination/interests towards research is expected
Application Procedure: Interested students should directly submit the following material to Dr Zhong’ email (1point3acres.com)
Virginia Tech has a more traditional ISE department and the research areas can be very broad, from human factors to theoretical OR. The U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the Virginia Tech ISE Department on Top 10 for both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Dr. Zhong’s research focuses on developing theories and models to inform healthcare decision-making at different levels. It would be a mixture of theories and application studies, but more weight is placed on the application studies that have impacts in real life. There could be opportunities to work with stakeholders in many government agencies (e.g. The White House, Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, etc. ) and non-government agencies (e.g. World Health Organization, The Taskforce for Global Health, etc. ).
Desirable Qualifications: Applicants should preferably have BS degree in industrial and Systems Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Control and Automation, or other closely related fields and the following qualifications:
1. Solid modeling and simulation as well as programming skills are required
2. Interest in both theoretical and application studies is a must
3. Interest in stochastic OR and causal inference is desired
4. Strong motivation/determination/interests towards research is expected
Application Procedure: Interested students should directly submit the following material to Dr Zhong’ email (1point3acres.com)
- Curriculum vitae
- Cover letter stating qualifications, relevant experience, and research interests
- [If available] Copies of transcripts (both graduate [if available] and undergraduate studies)
- [If available] Relevant published research materials.
