This page lists PhD and Postdoctoral opportunities in Operational Research across UK universities, including roles in Mathematics, Computer Science, Business and Management Science. Opportunities are updated monthly.

Current Opportunities – PhD

Job Title: Techno-economic modelling of sustainable data centre integration in the European energy system

Institution and Department: University of Southampton, School of Mathematical Sciences

Link: https://sustai.info/apply/

Application Closing date: TBC

Keywords: Stochastic Programming, energy systems

Job Title: Incorporating remanufacturing in a periodic review inventory system: Optimal and heuristic inventory control policies

Institution and Department: University of Portsmouth, School of Computing, Mathematics and Physics

Link: University of Portsmouth Website

Application Closing date: All year round

Keywords: Remanufacturing; Inventory and production policies; Dynamic programming; Optimisation

Job Title: Quantum computing for large-scale stochastic optimisation in energy system planning

Institution and Department: University of Southampton, School of Mathematical Sciences

Link: https://bit.ly/3YhfEe9

Application Closing date: 31 July 2026

Keywords: Stochastic optimisation, quantum computing

Job Title: CDT-GIF: AI-Enhanced Planning for Sustainable Hydrogen Supply Chain Integration (home students only)

Institution and Department: University of Bath

Link: https://bit.ly/4bCEY4x

Application Closing date: Open until filled

Keywords: Hydrogen supply chain, simulation-optimisation, machine learning, multi-objective optimisation

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Opportunities must be related to Operational Research and held at a UK institution