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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # An academic in Optimization and Learning for Data-Driven Decision systems - **Company:** Université catholique de Louvain - **Location:** Bergen, Belgium - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, Mathematical Programming, Reinforcement Learning, Information Technology, Data Analytics - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.be/jobad/be2c3428640be1741e6175d854d6b051e6 ## About the Role You have a PhD in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Management Engineering, or a closely related quantitative field., You have a proven track record in university teaching, with evidence where possible by formal evaluations. You can demonstrate a strong and independent research track record, with publications in leading international journals, or clear potential to publish, in operations research, mathematical programming, learning-based optimization, or machine learning. You have a strong core identity rooted in mathematical programming and operations research. Experience in securing competitive research funding and supervising doctoral students will be considered a strong asset., You will bring expertise in the theory, algorithms, and modeling frameworks of mathematical optimization, with a research identity centered on advancing the methodological foundations of decision systems. You are able to make original contributions to optimization methods, whether in integer and stochastic programming, robust and distributionally robust optimization, or the principled integration of learning and optimization through frameworks such as predict-then-optimize, decision-focused learning, or reinforcement learning for sequential decision-making, and you are motivated by the challenge of building a unified methodological bridge between mathematical programming and modern data science. Specific experience in data-driven and learning-driven approaches to modeling and optimization will be considered as a strong asset. You will be expected to become an active and contributing member of the research community of CORE and, more broadly, of LIDAM, enriching its methodological culture through contributions that advance the algorithmic and theoretical foundations of optimization and its integration with machine learning and AI. You can communicate in French and English. If this is not the case, you undertake to acquire a command of these two languages within two years of taking up your position. Knowledge of other languages is an asset. ## Description To develop, in future managers, high-levels skills in coding, optimization, and learning-based decision methodologie, the current course portfolio includes programming, operations research, artificial intelligence, and quantitative decision making. The teaching load is delivered in English and French at the bachelor's and master's levels, across the two campuses of the Louvain School of Management (LSM), located in Louvain-la-Neuve and Mons. Overall, your presence will help to expand the capacity for supervising dissertations and diversify teaching approaches, whilst ensuring a stronger interdisciplinary presence. * Research To develop a strong and internationally visible research agenda centered on mathematical optimization and its integration with data science and machine learning for decision systems, research areas of interest include advanced optimization methods (linear, integer, stochastic, robust, distributionally robust, and chance-constrained); predictive and prescriptive analytics bridging forecasting and decision-making; learning-integrated decision frameworks (predict-then-optimize, decision-focused learning, reinforcement learning); and algorithmic decision models combining mathematical programming with AI techniques. The successful candidate is expected to play an active role within the Louvain Institute for Data Analysis and Modeling (LIDAM), and more specifically in the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), by participating in academic events, publishing in leading journals in operations research, mathematical programming and machine learning, supervising doctoral students, and actively collaborating with researchers from the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), and more generally from the Louvain Institute for Data Analysis and Modeling (LIDAM), as well as those from the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Electronics, and Applied Mathematics (ICTEAM). * In addition … Once tenured, the successful candidate will carry out various service activities and responsibilities within the institution, such as being a member of a programme committee or examination committee or having management responsibilities within the faculty or research institute. The successful candidate will also contribute to serving society, particularly in the economic, social, cultural or development cooperation fields. 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