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The University of Vienna is offering two PhD-research fellowships at the Department of Statistics and Operations Research (Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics). Identification number of advertisement: 6260 The positions are meant to support young scientists through their Ph.D. research. Employment (30 hrs/week) is based on 4-year contracts. The successful applicants will enter the department's Ph.D. program and are expected to work on methods for high-dimension/small-sample-size problems with a particular emphasis on inference post-model-selection or post-shrinkage-estimation in that context. Profile: A Master's or comparable degree in statistics, mathematics, or a closely related discipline (completed or pending completion); a solid background in statistics and probability theory; and promising potential for original research. To receive full consideration, applications must include vita, transcripts, at least three letters of reference, a research statement, and up to three selected publications or preprints; must be submitted on or before January 31, 2016; and must refer to identification number 6260. Applications can be submitted by email to [log in to unmask], by mail to Hannes Leeb, Department of Statistics, University of Vienna, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna, Austria; or online at http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at/. For further information please contact Prof. Hannes Leeb. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.