PhD Research Studentship in Environmental Statistics Department of Mathematics University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Applications are invited for a University Research Studentship to undertake research leading to a PhD in Environmental Statistics. Candidates should hold, or expect to obtain this Summer, an upper second or first class honours degree (or its equivalent) in mathematics or an appropriate related discipline. Environmental Statistics is a major new research area. Research topics available under this Research Studentship include: environmental sampling and monitoring e.g. ranked set, composite, adoptive sampling, environmental networks), spatial/temporal models and methods (e.g. conjoint models, kriging, inference, outliers, spatial interpolation), with applications across wide ranging areas such as pollution, climate change, radiation effects, resource management etc. Enquiries should be addressed in the first instance to: Vic Barnett, Professor of Environmental Statistics (Tel: 01159 514963 Fax: 01159 514951 email: [log in to unmask] Closing date: 20 July 1998. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%