POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Position:                     CONTRACT PROGRAMMER

Department:               COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Division:                     COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

Opening Date:            OCTOBER 13, 2009

Closing Date:             OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Note: This is a part-time, temporary, grant-funded position.

Responsibilities:             In collaboration with and support of a team of scientists working in the area of operations research on a project dedicated to the design and operations of relief distribution networks; implements and tunes new algorithms and optimization tools developed by the team for the design and daily operations of Relief Distribution Networks; generates data (scenarios) needed to test developed algorithms/solutions; evaluates/tests emergency scenarios using discrete event simulation modeling applications; prepare reports to analyze experimental results.

Qualifications:             A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Management Science, or related field is required; a master's degree is preferred.  Candidates must be comfortable writing programs to test research ideas; willing to learn how to use new software as needed.; possess an understanding of basic data structures (e.g., trees and graphs) and basic algorithm design methods (e.g., greedy algorithms, divide & conquer, etc...); proven understanding of object-oriented analysis, design and programming; as well as proven proficiency in programming languages such as Visual Basic and C++. Experience in discrete event simulation modeling applications. Experience using IBM/ILOG CPLEX. Hands-on experience in developing decision support tools or applying operations research techniques is considered a plus. Education and experience in the application of traditional linear programming optimization techniques and meta-heuristics are desired.  Strong interpersonal skills including but not limited to the ability to work independently and in a group, and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with others are also essential.

Send resume, letter of application, and contact information for three professional references to:

Dr. Soumia Ichoua

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Johnson C. Smith University

100 Beatties Ford Road

Charlotte, NC  28216

Email to sichoua@jcsu.edu or soumia.ichoua@fsa.ulaval.ca