Are you passionate about optimization methods and helping communities impacted by crises, such as natural disasters and conflicts? Do you want to tackle real-world challenges and support sustainable humanitarian efforts in a complex and uncertain world? If you’re eager to develop optimization methods for real-life uncertainties in humanitarian contexts, this PhD position could be the perfect fit for you!

The Operations Research and Logistics group at Wageningen University is seeking a motivated PhD candidate (4-year, full-time) to develop new optimization methodologies for managing uncertainties in humanitarian operations. Today’s pressing issues—such as climate change and global conflicts—have left many individuals in unstable situations, requiring urgent interventions. Whether addressing basic needs during crises or ensuring sustainable, long-term solutions, humanitarian operations face numerous uncertainties, including extreme weather, unreliable information about road access, and fluctuating availability of resources like food donations. This PhD project will explore how to better manage these uncertainties, offering theoretical advancements in optimization methodologies for real-world uncertainties in humanitarian challenges.

The research is embedded within the Operations Research and Logistics Group, which is led by Prof. Dr. ir. Sander de Leeuw. You will be supervised by dr. Meike Reusken and dr. Argyris Kanellopoulos.

For more information about this position, please contact Meike Reusken, Assistant Professor, telephone +31651900015 or by e-mail meike.reusken@wur.nl. For more information about the application, visit the Wageningen University page.