Academics

Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in Game Theory

Job description

The Moroccan Center for Game Theory, recently established within the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P, Rabat, Morocco), is seeking candidates for a tenure-track or tenured position in the field of game theory such as multi-agents learning, stochastic games, mean-field games, algorithmic game theory, (computational) social choice, industrial organisation and market design. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the research and educational activities of the center.

Responsabilities

Teaching and Supervision Develop and deliver graduate-level one course in game theory and related fields. Specifically, the candidate will teach a PhD course in their research area within the "Game Theory in Mathematics, Economics, and Computation" doctoral program. Additionally, they will supervise MSc, PhD, and Postdoc students.
Academic Leadership Assume leadership roles within the center, contributing to its strategic development and organizing activities such as MSc and PhD supervision, seminars, and conferences.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Foster collaboration with other university departments by teaching one module outside the Game Theory Center, promoting cooperation and interdisciplinary interaction.
Research Conduct high-quality research in game theory and related domains, leading to publications in top-tier journals and conferences in applied mathematics, economics theory, operations research, or computer science.

Qualifications

Prior teaching experience
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Strong publication record in top-tier journals and conferences
Experience in supervising graduate students and post-doctoral researchers is an asset.
Ph.D. related Game Theory in Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research or Economics
Ability to collaborate effectively with international colleagues and foster interdisciplinary research

About the Moroccan Center for Game Theory

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The Moroccan Center for Game Theory, housed within UM6P (Rabat, Morocco), is a multi-disciplinary international laboratory, dedicated to advancing research in game theory and its various applications. It will launch its doctoral program "Game Theory in Mathematics, Economics, and Computation" in October 2024, in partnership with a diverse team of international visiting professors. The center aims to recruit ten researchers by 2028 and will host about ten to fifteen Moroccan and African and International doctoral students starting in 2024. In addition to its academic programs, the center will organize a monthly seminar and an annual international conference to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration in the field.