Post Doctoral Research Associate - Supply Chain Modelling and Analytics

This post is FULL TIME and FIXED TERM for 6 months from 1st June 2025

The Loughborough University campus is located in the heart of England. With world-class facilities, our 523-acre single-site campus features an abundance of green, open space and hosts everything that our students, staff, and visitors need on site. Loughborough University is committed to supporting excellence. From our outstanding student experience and unparalleled sporting achievements to our high-quality teaching provision and acclaimed research offering, we strive to create better futures, together. 

Loughborough Business School is an integral part of Loughborough University’s learning offering, covering the disciplines of business, management, finance, accounting and economics.  Guided by the ethos of ‘Progress with Purpose’, our forward-thinking approach to research and teaching empowers staff and students to drive change, both within and beyond the University. 

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and supportive education experience for our students, putting real-world experience and practical learning at the heart of our courses. Our academics are encouraged and supported to undertake research that helps to address major challenges such as sustainability, productivity, the impact of digital technology, ethics, and social responsibility. 

We are consistently ranked as a top 10 UK university in national league tables and Loughborough Business School also holds triple accreditation from AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. Our position within the higher education sector has been developed by our excellence driven approach and a welcoming, vibrant international community of staff and students. Whether you are an innovative academic aiming to make a difference in the world, or an ambitious professional in search of a rewarding career in higher education, you can make progress with purpose at Loughborough Business School.

The role and what we’re looking for

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Post-Doctoral Research Associate to work on an industry-focused supply chain modelling and analytics project. The post-holder will have expertise in optimisation modeling, machine learning techniques, excellent programming skills, and a strong track record of developing both academic and publicly facing research outputs.  This role is based at the Loughborough Business School, Loughborough University campus.

Loughborough University is renowned for the relevance of its research.  Research undertaken at Loughborough helps businesses and industry to compete more effectively, shape public policy and ultimately improve the quality of people’s lives.  Loughborough has a research community made up of more than 2,200 staff and students and is well known for having a wide range of research partnerships with multi-national businesses and has long-standing collaborative links with many public and private sector organisations. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 86% of the Business and Management research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. 

This post is available on a full-time fixed-term basis of 6 months, with a start date of 1st June 2025. Hybrid working is also available, with a mix of working in the office and from home. 

For more information, please refer to the job description and person.  specification.

Application and assessment process

The closing date for applications is 1st May 2025. Please refer to the job description and person specification for specific details about the nature of the role and the essential criteria before applying. When submitting your application, carefully use the criteria to demonstrate how you meet them.

Interviews will take place in-person on 13th May 2025.

Informal enquiries should be sent to Dr Kamran Chatha, Loughborough Business School at K.Chatha@lboro.ac.uk

Why should you apply? 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Loughborough Business School and be part of the Executive Programmes and Experience team as we increase our apprenticeship offering.  As well as Loughborough being a great place to work, we offer a generous employment package: Loughborough Benefits  

Reasonable Adjustments

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that you may need during the recruitment process. If there are adjustments that you’d like to request please contact Tomasz Cendrowski, Operations Support Officer at t.k.cendrowski@lboro.ac.uk