Do you have significant experience with algorithms for interval path planning, and are you motivated to bring these closer to the railway industry? Then this position is for you!
Job description
The research software engineer will work with PhD candidate Issa Hanou, prof. Mathijs de Weerdt and other partners such as ProRail in the Robust Rail project to:
- build a demonstrator for rail traffic management based on earlier research on any-start-time safe interval path planning,
- make an easy to use version of the code including benchmark data, and
- support the writing of one or two publications on this method.
Job requirements
- master's degree in Computer Science
- strong affinity and experience with any-start-time safe interval path planning algorithms
- proven experience with rail traffic problems
- proven capability to work with railway professionals
- strong implementation skills
- good academic writing skills
- good communication skills in both English and Dutch
TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.
At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make completely sustainable and future?'proof. At the same time, we are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment - which of course includes AI. Meanwhile we are pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. In other words: there is plenty of room at the faculty for ground?'breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position. In total, more than 1000 employees and 4,000 students work and study in this innovative environment.
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Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 21 October 2025 via the application button and upload the following documents:
- CV
- Motivational letter
- Scientific document(s) (e.g. Master thesis or publication(s)) showing your experience with any-start-time safe interval path planning and understanding of rail traffic problems.
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