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• Postdoctoral Research Associate on Quantum Networking, Durham University, application deadline 22 February 2026
• PhD position on Resilient Network Concepts for Supply Logistics, Erasmus University Rotterdam & TNO & Defensieacademie (NLDA), applications now open. Please contact Prof. Dr. Wilco van den Heuvel for further information.
• Inaugural ABW Research Webinar
  When: 3 March 2026
  Where: Online via Zoom
  Speaker: Professor Andrew Trapp (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  Title: SWAP-and-Route: Fast Resource Exchange and Collaborative Routing for NPOs

  Dr. Trapp will introduce a novel optimisation framework for coordinating emergency resource sharing among nonprofits, demonstrating how analytics can improve collective impact in time-critical situations.

  Register here
• Reminder: Dutch Game Theory Symposium
  When: Thursday, 2 April 2026
  Where: MindLabs Tilburg, Room MLZ 1.28
  More information: Website
  Registration deadline: 6 March 2026 Register here
• New repository on Explainable Optimisation (XOpt)
  The website collects and promotes recent research on explainable optimisation and invites contributions from the community. Researchers are encouraged to have their work listed and to join the mailing list. Join the XOpt mailing list

Active previous posts

• Various open calls for prizes and awards nominations. Find more information and all deadlines here
• Takács Award for PhD thesis on "Queueing Theory and its Applications", deadline for applications: 27 February 2026
• EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization, deadline for nominations 28 February 2026
• Abstract submission for the International Conference on Operations Research is now open (Passau, 1–4 September 2026). Submission deadline 30 April 2026

Events

• LNMB P2P Webinar. From PhD to University of Applied Sciences: Navigating a Non-Traditional Academic Transition by Dr. Hezha Mohammedkhan, 19 February 2026
• German-Dutch Health Care Management Meeting, University of Twente, 4–6 March 2026
• 34th talk ORAHS international seminar series by Prof. Hein Fleuren, online, 24 February 2026 at 16:00 (CEST)
• VVSOR Annual Meeting 2026 “Chasing Gold: The Promise and Pitfalls of Optimisation”, Amsterdam, 5 March 2026
• Dutch Game Theory Symposium, MindLabs Building, Tilburg, 2 April 2026
• EURO Summer Winter institute on "Lot Sizing, Production and Distribution Planning: Foundations and Advanced Methods", Ecole des Mines Saint-Etienne in Gardanne, Provence, France 13–24 April 2026

  Please note: There is a possibility for a PhD student (from an OR society in EURO) to do a research visit in Gardanne of several months before the start of ESWI.

• Registration open for the Operations Management and Logistics Conference, Kontakt der Kontinenten in Soesterberg, 21–22 May 2026
• QUESTA 40 workshop, EURANDOM 27–29 May 2026
• Save the Date – StochMod 2026, Amsterdam, 3–5 June 2026
• MIC 2026 — 16th Metaheuristics International Conference, Ischia Island (Napoli), Italy 8–11 June 2026
• Stochastic Networks Conference 2026, Gleacher Center, Chicago, USA, 15–19 June 2026
• First call for the International Conference on Operations Research 2026, Passau, Germany, 1–4 September 2026

Open positions

• Booking.com internship programme for PhD students, Amsterdam, accepting now applications
• Postdoc position in Quantum Networking, Durham University, UK, accepting now applications
• PhD positions in Operations Research, Department of Econometrics and OR, Tilburg University, application deadline 20 February 2026
• Research Excellence Postdoctoral Fellows Program, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, deadline for applications 27 February 2026
• Two PhD Positions in Optimal Control & Dynamic Game Theory, Delft University of Technology, deadline for applications 1 March 2026
• Postdoc position in Monotone Interacting Particle Systems, Prague, deadline for applications 1 March 2026
• PhD position in Artificial Intelligence for Detecting Epistasis in ALS, Tilburg University, deadline for applications 2 March 2026
• Postdoctoral Position: Sustainable Logistics: Planning and Routing, University of Groningen, deadline for applications 2 March 2026
• Postdoctoral Researcher — Designing a Digital Twin for Educational Logistics in Secondary Education, University of Groningen, deadline for applications 3 March 2026
• 3-year Postdoc Position in Symmetry Handling in Bilevel Programming, Eindhoven University of Technology, application deadline 6 March 2026
• Assistant professor in Operations Research , Aalto University, deadline for applications 15 March 2026
• PhD Position on Parameterized and Fine-Grained Complexity of NP-Hard Problems, Utrecht University, application deadline 15 March 2026
• PhD Position Discrete Mathematics and Optimization: Mathematical Phylogenetics, Delft University of Technology, deadline for applications 22 March 2026
• Two PhD positions on Robust Optimization, CWI, deadline for applications 1 April 2026
• Vacancy "Head of AI Solutions and Data Impact", Analytics for a Better World
• PhD position on Energy-Efficient Scheduling, University of Twente, applications now open. Please contact Dr. Eyal Castiel for further information
• ABW Accelerator Volunteer request, Analytics for a Better World

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