PhD Studentship in Statistics at the Open University
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Applications are invited for a full-time PhD studentship in Statistics
commencing 1 October, 2010. The studentship will include University fees
and a stipend.
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/.
Two possible Statistics projects are available:
Title: Smooth risk functions for self-controlled case series models
Joint supervisors: Dr Heather Whitaker and Prof Paddy Farrington
Title: Distributions constructed with certain asymmetry and gradient
asymmetry properties: approaches, development and inference
Supervisor: Prof Chris Jones
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.
Informal enquiries may be made to Catriona Queen (email: [log in to unmask]).
Application process
The Open University's Research Degrees Prospectus and application form,
can be found at http://www.open.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/.
When applying for the studentship please include:
a) a completed application form (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
b) a covering letter explaining why you want to do a PhD and why you
are interested in one or other (or both) projects.
Closing date for applications: Friday, 12 February, 2010.
The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an
exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland
(SC 038302)
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