Department of Management Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK Two EPSRC PhD scholarships with an enhanced stipend are available with three and a half year duration. The Department of Management Science is an energetic research active department with interests that cover a wide spectrum of interdisciplinary applied operational research. The department forms part of the Strathclyde Business School, which was ranked by the Financial Times amongst the top 5 Business Schools in the UK and amongst the top 10 based on the RAE results, We have four core areas of expertise: problem structuring & mixing methods, strategy modelling & management, operations management and operational risk & reliability modelling. Information on the department can be found at http://www.managementscience.org Applicants should be UK residents with a 1st or upper 2nd class degree in a quantitative subject area. A masters degree in Operational Research / Management Science/Statistics would be an advantage, but is not essential. If you would like to discuss any aspect of this, please contact: Dr John Quigley ([log in to unmask]) To apply for the position, please send your CV and a letter describing your motivation for doing a PhD and research interests, by Friday 27th of March 2009 to: Dr John Quigley Department of Management Science University of Strathclyde 40 George Street Glasgow UK G1 1QE (tel) +44 141 548 3152 (fax) +44 141 552 6686