Month: March 2022

oVRcome is a direct to consumer smartphone app based in Christchurch using virtual reality to provide VR exposure therapy via the smartphone. 80% of people with an anxiety disorder don’t get treatment, our goal is to make treatment more accessible using technology. We’re looking for a Ruby developer and a data scientist to help improve treatment outcomes. Email [email protected] for more info.

Posted by Mike O’Sullivan (ORSNZ President)

When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine it was soon clear that there would be widespread condemnation by other countries, but little military assistance. What has eventuated is the biggest declaration of economic warfare since World War II.

We have all been shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. To help us understand the situation, we are hosting a webinar on the economic implications of the invasion. It’s complicated, but we will be helping you understand what the invasion will do to world food production, what the sanctions will do to financial markets, why we will all suffer inflation, and what it means for the world’s geo-economics.

Join Dr Alan Bollard and panel members, to discuss the developing situation from a business and government perspective.

Moderator:   Dr Alan Bollard is a Professor of Practice at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington and inaugural holder of the Chair for Pacific Region Business. His recent paper The weaponization of money – Could This Be The First Economic World War? explores the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Panel members:

Olga Speranskaya, economist, business growth expert, community leader and startup mentor, also contributing to Wellington School of Business and Governments’ Executive MBA Professional Development programme

Dr Eldrede Kahiya, Senior Lecturer in International Business at Wellington School of Business in Government

Grant Spencer, Teaching Fellow in financial economics at Wellington School of Business and Government and  Acting Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Veronika Karashvili, a programme and project management professional who has recently completed her Executive MBA at Wellington School of Business and Government

Proudly hosted by the Professional Programmes Office at the Wellington School of Business and Government.

Kia ora koutou,

Asia-Pacific Operational Research Society (APORS) is holding the inaugural APORS Youth Day in mid-April (the week starting April 18 or the week starting April 25). They are looking for a youth speaker from each of their member societies, i.e., one from ORSNZ. That speaker will give a virtual talk on the Youth Day and be representing ORSNZ.

APORS have not provided a definition of “youth” so ORSNZ will use the same criteria as is used for the Young Practitioner Prize, namely anyone who is within 5 years of graduation (or who have not yet graduated) on April 18.

If you are interested in being the ORSNZ youth speaker then please email Mike at presidentATTHEorsnz.org.nz. A decision on the speaker will be made at the beginning of April.

Noho ora mai, Mike (ORSNZ President)

Kia ora koutou,

Please see links below for a call for applicants for a new permanent lectureship at Engineering Science (1.0 FTE in the Department).

Note that the call says “We encourage applications from people who identify with groups that are typically underrepresented in the Engineering sector”, i.e., women applicants would be particularly welcome.

Link – https://smrtr.io/8kRG2

Seek – https://www.seek.co.nz/job/56218833

Noho ora mai, Mike (ORSNZ President)

Kia ora koutou,

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is looking for a Professor in Operations Research & Analytics. The deadline for applying in March 28, 2022.

You can find out more about the position here.

Noho ora mai, Mike