PHD STUDENTSHIP IN STATISTICS AT THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Applications are invited for a full-time PhD studentship in Statistics
commencing 1 October, 2009. The studentship will include University fees and
a stipend. There is also the possibility that funding will be available for a
second studentship.
The studentship will be based at the Open University’s central campus in
Milton Keynes, where there is a thriving postgraduate student community.
The Statistics Group at the Open University provides a lively and stimulating
environment for Statistics research with active researchers working in a
variety of fields of statistics. For more information about the Statistics Group
see http://statistics.open.ac.uk/.
Three possible Statistics projects are available:
Title: Modelling traffic networks
Supervisor: Dr Catriona Queen
Title: Measuring performance in orienteering
Supervisor: Dr Karen Vines
Title: Smooth risk functions for self-controlled case series models
Joint supervisors: Dr Heather Whitaker and Prof Paddy Farrington
Full details of each project can be found at
http://statistics.open.ac.uk/studentship.html.
Applicants should have a first or upper second class honours degree or a
recognized postgraduate qualification containing a substantial element of
Statistics. Applications from all nationalities are welcome.
For the Open University’s Research Degrees Prospectus and application form,
see http://www.open.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/. Please note that
where the standard application form asks for a research proposal, simply
indicate which (one or more) of the advertised projects you are interested in,
and why.
Informal enquiries may be made to Catriona Queen (email:
[log in to unmask]).
Closing date for applications: Friday, 13 February, 2009.
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