I need help to find a PhD in OR

If you are one of my former student at Ecole de Ponts, and you would like to do a PhD in RO, then this page details how I can help you. If you want to join my group, please read this post.

OR in academia

There are basically three kinds of PhD in academia.

  • On an application, usually with an industrial partner. Generally a CIFRE.
  • Methodological. You want to prove theorems to build new algorithms that work well in practice, and implement these algorithms.
  • Theoretical. You want to prove theorems.

Where to find PhD offers

PhD offers in France are available

  • On the forum of the Roadef, the French Operations Research society.
  • Posted on the mailing list of the GDR ROD

and on all the usual venues for finding a job. Abroad, offers are generally available on math/computer science departments PhD programs.

How I can help you

I try to help every student of École des Ponts who wants to do a PhD in OR - and worked reasonably hard on my lectures !

Please write me an email structured as follows

  1. What do you want to do after the PhD? Even if you have not much idea, try to describe write concisely the different options you would be interested in
  2. What kind of PhD do you want to do?. See above and try to be precise.
  3. Where do you want to do an internship?
    • If in partnership with the industry, you can find a list of the OR teams in France on the Roadef website. If you have no specific preference, I will send you to colleagues who do great work and told me they seek an intern.
    • If in academia, tell me where you would like to go. I generally send students to Italy, UK, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, US. But if you have a specific country in mind, tell me, I may have a contact.
  4. Remind me everything that can motivate me to help you (good grades, ranking at the KIRO, etc.)

Then,

  • come discussing with me at the pause of the next session of the course.
  • If you are not following a course at the moment, tell me on which days (Monday to Thursday) in the coming weeks I can call you between 18:00 and 18:20, and give me a phone number where I can join you.

I will answer you with a few opportunities. Respond me with the one you prefer. Then

  • Write an email with a letter of motivation (in the email) and a CV (attached) to the contact I give you, and put me in CC,
  • I will respond (without you in CC) to push your application.