Postdoctoral Associate, Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Posting Description
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) to support the research and teaching activities related to streamline digital transformation machine learning and data analysis applied in logistics and supply chain management; support graduate-level teaching activities for both the Supply Chain Management residential (SCMr) and Supply Chain Management blended (SCMb) options; serve as mentor and thesis/capstone project advisor; support the development and scoping of sponsored projects with corporate partners; publish in leading academic and business-oriented journals; assist with teaching activities; and provide support for student management events orientations. CTL conducts research outreach and educational activities with a number of companies organizations and governments. The MIT Supply Chain Management (SCM) program is CTLs degree-granting program.

Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Ph.D. in supply chain management logistics transportation operations management industrial engineering operations research computer science information systems business management or related field; in-depth research knowledge/experience in one or more of the following: data-driven logistics/supply chain supply chain analytics experimental methods statistical analysis and probability and/or machine learning/artificial intelligence; publications--or potential for publications--in academic journals in the field; coding proficiency preferably in Python; excellent communication and presentation skills; self-motivation; interest in research teaching and other academic activities; and willingness to contribute to the success of the SCM program and CTLs broader mission.

9/23/2026