--Context--
UAE University is the first university established in the UAE and has a long history of graduating Emirati students across various disciplines. With the main campus in Al Ain, UAEU has been operating since 1977. The College of Business and Economics offers an English-medium education encompassing five undergraduate programs, three post-graduate programs and 82 faculty from 34 different countries. In 2000, UAEU was the first University in the region to achieve AACSB accreditation.

--Subject--
Car sharing is a concept that allows individuals to borrow cars on a short-term basis from a designated area or parking station, for a rental rate charged by the time or the distance driven. Many car sharing programs, such as ZipCar in London, involve electric vehicles in their car sharing fleets. The development of electric car sharing programs in densely populated cities may have many positive impacts such as a reduced urban congestion, less greenhouse gas emissions and a better air quality.
The postdoctoral researcher will work within the scope of a research project dealing with the optimal design of electric car sharing systems. He/she will seek to propose various extensions of the current state of the art in order to improve the practical relevancy of the models and propose innovative solution methods. Examples include the consideration of models integrating strategic, tactical and operational decision levels as well as the development of stochastic programs taking into account uncertainties arising in practice. He/she will have to carry out numerical experiments using state-of-the-art optimization software as well as to develop new exact and/or heuristic solution approaches.

--Environment--
The work will take place at the College of Business and Economics, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE. It will be jointly supervised by Dr. Mouna Kchaou Boujelben, Associate Professor at UAE University and Dr. C\xc3\xa9line Gicquel, Associate Professor at the University of Paris Saclay.

--Time and duration--
The start of the project is expected to be around beginning September 2023. The expected duration is 1 year.

--Salary and other advantages--
The postdoc will be offered an attractive salary, health insurance, round-trip ticket to the country of origin and 1 month paid vacation.

--Contact--
For any question or additional information, please send an email to Dr. Mouna Kchaou-Boujelben (mouna.boujelben@uaeu.ac.ae).

Minimum Qualification
Candidates must have a PhD in operations research, industrial engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualification
Candidates must have good programming skills and a particular liking for operations research.