Postdoctoral Associate

About the Role

The Postdoctoral Associate position at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, within the MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab, focuses on understanding and improving supply chains for human needs. The lab engineers systems to enhance the flow of essential goods in crisis or shortage situations, supporting public agencies, non-profits, and companies aiming for social impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct independent, publishable research under supervision.
• Contribute to sponsored research projects with industry, government, and nonprofit partners.
• Mentor graduate students.
• Support teaching activities as needed.
• Perform other related academic and research responsibilities.
• Primary research areas: supply chain resilience, housing innovation, health emergencies, and humanitarian action.
• Develop practical innovation and policy advice to scale humanitarian operations through field research, scientific study, strategic synthesis, decision support tools, education, and training.

Qualifications

• PhD in supply chain management, logistics, transportation, operations management, industrial engineering, operations research, social science, computer science, information systems, business management, economics, or related fields.
• In-depth knowledge and relevant experience in at least one of the following:
• Data-driven logistics and supply chain management
• Supply chain analytics
• Supply chain strategy
• Qualitative research
• Statistical analysis
• Econometrics
• Multicriteria decision making
• Optimization
• Simulation
• Machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Publications in academic journals in the field, and/or a strong pipeline of potential publications.
• Proficiency with coding in programming languages, preferably Python.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to present analysis clearly and compellingly for various stakeholder audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Independent and motivated to advance social, economic, and environmental outcomes.
• Enthusiasm for research, teaching, and other academic activities.
• Willingness to contribute to Lab and Center success.