Dear Colleagues,
Could you please bring this available studentship to the attention
of possible interested parties ?
Many thanks,
Professor Kevin Glazebrook
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
PhD STUDENTSHIP IN STATISTICS/OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
Applications are invited for a Departmental PhD studentship in
Statistics/Operational Research. The appointee will work in one of the
current research areas of the Department under the supervision of a member
of staff.
This lively Department has a strong research profile with 13 academic staff
led by Professors Kevin Glazebrook (Applied Probability), Murray Aitkin
(Statistics) and John Matthews (Medical Statistics). There are currently
four research associates and 18 PhD students in addition to staff working in
the Department's Statistical Consultancy Service.
Research in the Department ranges widely over Applied Statistics, Probability
and Operational Research. Specific areas of interest include: statistical
modelling, random effects, likelihood theory, change point problems, ordinal
data, measurement error, multivariate data analysis, time series, spatial
data, extremes, environmental statistics, econometrics, screening problems,
Bayesian prediction, Bayes linear methods, dynamic/graphical models, local
computation, epidemiology, survival analysis, design and analysis of
cross-over trials, Bayesian design in medicine, analysis of DNA sequence data,
medical applications, stochastic optimisation, stochastic optimal control,
control of queues, non-linear filtering, mathematical finance.
Further details and general information about the Department can be found on
the Department's web page:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/statistics/
The studentship will cover fees and will provide a maintenance allowance
of 8000 pounds sterling. There is also opportunity for remuneration from
marking, demonstrating duties and work for the Consultancy Service.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr. Trevor Cox (0191-222-7235 or
e-mail [log in to unmask])
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Dr. Trevor F. Cox
Department of Statistics
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
email: [log in to unmask]
tel: 0191 222 7235
fax: 0191 222 8020
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