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PhD Positions: System Engineering

Calling all students interested in pursuing doctoral work in systems engineering!

The Department of Civil and Systems Engineering (CaSE) has recently launched a PhD Program in Systems Engineering. The Center for Systems Science and Engineering  (CSSE), housed in CaSE, has already had major impact with the COVID tracking dashboard used around the world. We are seeking highly motivated applicants (either Master’s or exceptional undergraduate students) interested in pursuing doctoral research on grand societal challenges using systems thinking and methods.

Our faculty’s cutting-edge research addresses a range of domains including healthcare, public health, transportation, space, and energy. We are also closely tied to other major centers at Johns Hopkins including the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, the Institute for Assured Autonomy, the Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Our multidisciplinary program allows the students to explore topics from different fields including applied math, computer science, operations research, operations management, environmental sciences, and data sciences.

Prospective students should review our website, consult the academic requirements and the application process. Contact either Professors Lauren Gardner ([email protected]), Kimia Ghobadi ([email protected]), Gregory Falco ([email protected]), or Tak Igusa ([email protected]) for more information.

Faculty position

The Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University seeks applicants for a full-time teaching position (Lecturer) in the area of systems engineering to be part of the teaching faculty in the department of Civil and Systems Engineering (CaSE). This position will serve a key role in the department’s new program in Systems Engineering and the growing Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE). More experienced candidates may be considered for a Senior Lecturer position. (Read More)

post-doc position
Applications are invited for a full-time postdoctoral position at the Department of Civil Engineering and the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University under the supervision of Associate Professor Lauren Gardner. The applicant will be expected to undertake and develop research on the topic of spatial epidemiology, with a focus on the development of models to infer outbreak risk factors, predict outbreaks, and optimize resource allocation for outbreak mitigation. Candidates should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: network modelling, optimization, machine learning, statistical modelling, and data visualization, with previous experience working on epidemiological applications. (Read More)
post-doc position
Applications are invited for a full-time postdoctoral position at the Department of Civil Engineering and the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University under the supervision of Associate Professor Lauren Gardner. The applicant will be expected to undertake and develop research on the topic of spatial epidemiology, with a focus on the development of models to infer outbreak risk factors, predict outbreaks, and optimize resource allocation for outbreak mitigation. Candidates should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: network modelling, optimization, machine learning, statistical modelling, and data visualization, with previous experience working on epidemiological applications. (Read More)
post-doc position


Applications are invited for a full-time postdoctoral position at the Department of Civil Engineering, the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE), and the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare at Johns Hopkins University under the supervision of Assistant Professor Kimia Ghobadi <[email protected]>. This position focuses on developing inverse optimization models and solutions techniques. The models will be applied to real-world healthcare settings that include various feasible and infeasible past observations of the decisions with the goal of recovering hidden constraints and objectives. Candidates should have expertise in linear, integer or convex optimization models and solution techniques. The candidate should be enthusiastic and capable of theoretical research while striving to solve real-world problems of high impact. Prior experience with healthcare models is desired but not required. Candidates should send their CV, cover letter, and contact info of a letter writer to [email protected] with the subject line “postdoc application 2022”. Applications received by January 31st, 2022 will receive a full review. 

InernSHIP position

We are seeking an enthusiastic intern who is interested in COVID-19 data analysis. The intern will work on applications of mathematical techniques, data analytics, and data visualization in the operational impacts of COVID-19 in healthcare and society. Learn more here

InernSHIP position

We are seeking an enthusiastic intern who is interested in COVID-19 data analysis. The intern will work on applications of mathematical techniques, data analytics, and data visualization in the operational impacts of COVID-19 in healthcare and society. The intern may interact with faculty, students, data stewards, and clinicians at the Whiting School of Engineering, the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (CDEM https://cdem.jh.edu/), the Capacity Command Center at Johns Hopkins Health System, and the Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Learn more here