Error using parpool (line 103) with Matlab R2016b

I run a Matlab R2016b script main.m in the HPC of my university. The script contains parpool(4) and uses parfor loop.

To run the script I qsub in the terminal the following bash file.

    #$ -S /bin/bash
    #$ -l h_vmem=5G
    #$ -l tmem=5G
    #$ -l h_rt=360:0:0
    #$ -cwd
    #$ -j y
    #$ -pe smp 4
    #$ -N fake1
    date
    hostname
    /.../matlabR2016b/bin/matlab -nodisplay -nodesktop -nosplash < main.m

I get the following error

Starting parallel pool (parpool) using the 'local' profile ... 
{Error using parpool (line 103)
Failed to start a parallel pool. (For information in addition to the causing
error, validate the profile 'local' in the Cluster Profile Manager.)

Error in main (line 2)
parpool(4)

Caused by:
    Error using parallel.internal.pool.InteractiveClient>iThrowWithCause (line
    665)
    Failed to initialize the interactive session.
        Error using
        parallel.internal.pool.InteractiveClient>iThrowIfBadParallelJobStatus
        (line 766)
        The interactive communicating job failed with no message.
} 

Froom reading online, I understand this may be a Matlab bug. I have tried to implement this solution by adding to my bash file (after hostname)

export TZ=America/Detroit

However, it does not solve the problem. How can I fix it?