[Forum SIS] FULL-TIME PHD STUDENTSHIP AVAILABLE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013

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Salve a tutti;

ricevo, e giro la comunicazione dell'attivazione di una borsa di  
dottorato in Statistica a tutti coloro che ne siano interessati. Per  
eventuali chiarimenti si prega di contattare il Dr Nickolay  
Trendafilov al seguente indirizzo: n.trendafilov a open.ac.uk

Luigi Ippoliti


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> DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
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> FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY
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> THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
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> FULL-TIME PHD STUDENTSHIP AVAILABLE FROM 1 JANUARY 2013
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> The Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications  
> for a full-time PhD studentship commencing 1 January 2013 or as soon  
> as possible afterwards.  The studentship is for three years and  
> extensions of up to six months are possible.  Studentships cover  
> full-time fees and include a stipend (currently £13,590 per annum).
>
> Full-time PhD students are based at the University?s Walton Hall  
> campus in Milton Keynes and are allocated office space and computer  
> facilities in the Department.  Full-time students have an automatic  
> travel and subsistence allocation (currently £1250 per annum for  
> three years) to cover training and conference participation.   
> Students are also supported to join an appropriate learned society.
>
> Details of research areas covered in the Mathematics and Statistics  
> Department are available from  
> http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/mathematics.htm  and  
> http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/statistics.htm
>
> Applications in all research areas covered by the Department are  
> welcomed but the Department particularly encourages applications in  
> applied mathematics and statistics.  A detailed research proposal is  
> not required, but applicants should make clear their principal area  
> of interest.
>
> Applicants should hold at least a 2.1 honours degree in mathematics  
> or statistics (or equivalent). Statistics applicants should normally  
> hold a masters degree in statistics (or equivalent).
>
> Further information is available from the Research Degrees  
> Prospectus http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/index.htm   
> and,  in particular,  
> http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/explained/degrees_we_offer/doctor_of_philosophy.htm.
>
> Completed application forms to research-degrees-MCT a open.ac.uk  
> should arrive by 5pm on Monday, 15 October 2012. Application forms  
> are available from  
> http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/explained/how_to_apply/mphil_and_phd_applications.htm
>
> Interested persons are strongly encouraged to make informal  
> enquiries to mcs-mathematics-enquiries a open.ac.uk