10 PhD studentships in Statistical Applied Mathematics at the University of Bath
              EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematical Sciences                 
                      SAMBa - Statistical Applied Mathematics at Bath

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath has received
funding from EPSRC to establish a new Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematical
Sciences at the University of Bath. We shall be awarding up to 10 new fully-funded
4-year studentships, to start in September 2014, for exceptionally qualified students
to complete PhDs at the interface between applied mathematics, statistics, and
probability.

SAMBa will have a cohort of students whose thesis topics range from industrially
motivated problems to more abstract problems, using deterministic, probabilistic,
statistical and computational mathematical tools. Students will take courses across
this mathematical spectrum in the first year.

The first year of the training involves courses and symposia tailored to the students’
individual learning programme together with thesis scoping seminars and 'Integrative
Think Tanks'. These ITTs will be intensive week-long events held twice a year where
students are faced with industrial and cross-disciplinary problems and are trained in
synthesising relevant mathematical formulations for solving them.

Each student will finalise a thesis proposal at the end of year 1, and will work on PhD
research in years 2-4 under the mentoring of a principal supervisor and a cosupervisor.
Successful completion of the first year of the programme will result in the 
student receiving an M.Res. degree.

The SAMBa student cohort will be an important source of support, and, as part of the
training programme, students will have access to a budget that will allow them to
plan semester-long symposia and invite outside speakers. The programme will also
support travel to conferences and workshops.

Expressions of interest should be sent together with a short CV and a statement of
courses and examination results to Prof Paul Milewski, preferably via email:
[log in to unmask] Further information and a link to the online application is
available on bath.ac.uk/samba. All applications will be reviewed rapidly and
promising applicants will be invited to an interview at Bath.

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