VACATION SCHOLARSHIPS 2002
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Vacation scholarships are available in the Department of Statistics at
the University of Oxford for six weeks within the period 24th June - 30st
August.
The idea behind the scheme is to give a sense of
academic research in probability and statistics to those who may be
contemplating doctoral research after their undergraduate degree.
Successful applicants would undertake research or directed reading
on a supervised project.
The scheme was run very successfully in 2001.
The scholarships will provide £50 per week for subsistance and in
addition cover accodommation and meals at an Oxford college for six weeks.
We would normally expect applicants to be in the second last year of their
undergraduate degree (ie, in the second year of a three year degree or the
third year of a four year degree), and likely to obtain either a first or
upper second class honours degree or equivalent.
Research interests of members of the Department include:
Applied Statistics, Computationally-intensive methods in statistics,
Applications of probability and statistics in modern genetics, Medical
Statistics, Operations research, Applied Stochastic processes, Statistics in
Biology. Further information is available from www.stats.ox.ac.uk.
Applications should include a curriculum vitae, including details of
results on examinations already undertaken at university, and a brief
statement about the particular areas of interest within probability
and statistics, and the reasons for the application.
Applicants should ask two referees for academic
references to be sent directly to the same address as applications.
Applications, including the names, addresses, fax, and email details
of the two academic referees, should be sent to
Jane Hornsby,
Summer research student application,
Department of Statistics,
University of Oxford,
1 South Parks Road,
Oxford OX1 3TG, UK;
email: [log in to unmask]
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Professor R. C. Griffiths
at the same address, or email [log in to unmask]
Applications should also provide details the longest period of time
between 24th June - 30st August during which the scholarship could be held.
There is no formal deadline for applications, but the Department will start
considering applications on March 25th, 2002.
To maximise the chances of success, applications should be received before
this date. Decisions will be based on the merit of the candidate and the
availability of appropriate supervision.
We anticipate awarding between 2 and 5 scholarships.
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