Ph.D. Positions

Ph.D. Positions Available in Industrial Engineering

Position Description 

The Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (IME) at Florida State University (FSU) seeks to recruit highly motivated Ph.D. students to join Dr. Yanshuo Sun’s research group, as early as Spring 2023. Applicants should have a B.S. or M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Transportation Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline. Applicants should possess the ability to work independently, as well as in a team. Fine scientific writing skills and fluency (both oral and written) in English are required. Other desired qualifications include: (1) the determination to explore and break new ground; (2) keen research interests in optimization methods (e.g., linear programming, integer programming, nonlinear programming, probabilistic optimization, equilibrium models); and (3) considerable programming experience in C/C++, Java, Python, or other languages.

About the Universities and Florida

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering was created in 1982 by the Florida Legislature. It is the nation's only joint engineering college shared between two institutions, Florida A\&M University (FAMU) and Florida State University (FSU). FAMU is the highest-ranked public historically Black college and university (HBCU), according to U.S News & World Report 2021 Best Colleges ranking. Founded in 1851, FSU was designated as one of "preeminent" state universities in 2013 by the state legislature. FSU is classified as a Research University with Highest Research Activity (R1) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida State as the 19th best public university in the United States. Due to this unique collaboration, the joint College of Engineering is the most research intensive one and the only one that offers PhD programs in all major engineering fields, among 15 HBCU accredited colleges of engineering.

Florida is the 3rd-most populous state in the U.S. and the state has a strong economy, mainly relying on tourism, agriculture, and transportation. With the nickname “Sunshine State”, Florida is also world renowned for beaches and amusement parks. Tallahassee, the home of FSU, is the capital of Florida. 

About PI 

Dr. Yanshuo Sun has broad research interests in transportation optimization problems, especially in public transit, air transportation, ridesharing, and multi-modal freight systems. He has widely published in renowned transportation journals including Transportation Research Parts A, B, C, and E. He is the recipient of multiple national awards and he has two research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as the principal investigator. His ongoing research is related to innovative mobility systems, transportation economics, and large-scale logistics operations.

Applicants should contact Dr. Yanshuo Sun directly at y.sun@eng.famu.fsu.edu for further information. Please refer to his webpage at https://sites.google.com/view/yanshuosun/home. 

Students can enroll at either FAMU or FSU.

Graduate Admission @ FSU http://admissions.fsu.edu/graduate/ 

Graduate Admission @ FAMU https://www.applyweb.com/famug/index.ftl