One PhD studentship in optimisation in health economics is available at the Dept. of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Funding is available to cover 3 years of tuition fees plus a tax free stipend (currently higher than £14,000 per year). The studentship is open to candidates from any nationality (UK/EU/international), and the project topic is bilevel integer programming.
More details about the projects, funding, expected skills and how to apply are provided below. Also check the following link for further details (as well as other PhD studentships in the department):
http://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/scholarships/strathclydebusinessschoolscholarships/managementsciencescholarships/
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Decision problems in real world application involve in multiple decision makers and cannot be supported by traditional optimisation modelling techniques. We are interested in developing algorithms to solve bilevel integer problems, which typically consists of a leader and one or more followers. Bilevel programs capture the aspect of conflicting objectives between the leader and followers. We are particularly interested in applying the techniques developed in the context of health economics, where we have centralised funding agencies looking to allocate funds to multiple recipients for health related projects.
FUNDING AND ELIGIBILITY
Funding is available to cover 3 years of tuition fees for a UK/EU/international student, plus a tax free stipend higher than £14,000 per year. The student will be given opportunities to attend a conference and/or specialized training every year.
These PhD projects require a highly numerate graduate with skills and interests in computational science. Candidates should have at least a strong Honours degree or equivalent (a strong 2:1 Honours degree, or a B.Sc. degree with 3.3 GPA in a 4.0 system), or preferably a Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as industrial engineering, operations research, mathematics or computer science (amongst others). Experience in programming and fundamental knowledge in optimisation (in particular integer programming) is required. Candidates who are not native English speakers will be required to provide evidence for their English skills (such as by IELTS or similar tests that are approved by UKVI, or a degree completed in an English speaking country)
Applications are admitted until a suitable candidate is found.
HOW TO APPLY
All PhD applications are to be made online at http://pgr.strath.ac.uk/. All documents (including scans of original documents) can be uploaded during the online application process. Candidates are expected to submit a cover letter, a research proposal detailing their 3-year plan, CV, any university degree certificates and transcripts, English test results (if applicable), two recommendation letters (or contact details of two referees, if letters are not available to them), and any other supporting documents. In order to be considered for this studentship, candidates should specifically note the title of this project in their online application when prompted about funding and their source of finance, and they should notify Ms Alison Kerr for their intent for studentship application.
More information about the department can be found here: http://www.strath.ac.uk/business/managementscience/
Informal enquiries about the projects to Dr Ashwin Arulselvan ([log in to unmask]) or Prof Alec Morton ([log in to unmask])
Enquiries regarding applications to: Ms Alison Kerr ([log in to unmask])
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