PhD studentship in Statistics at the Open University

We invite applications for a full-time three-year PhD studentships in Mathematics and Statistics commencing 1st October 2014. PhD students are based at the University’s Walton Hall campus in Milton Keynes, UK.

Studentships cover full-time fees and include a stipend (currently £13,726 per annum + £1250 per annum to cover training and conference participation).

Overseas applicants are also welcome but those from a non-European Economic Area country that is not majority English-speaking must hold a Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) certificate for English at B2 level or higher.

Interested persons are strongly encouraged to make informal enquiries to mcs-mathematics-enquiries@open.ac.uk as soon as possible, and ideally by 11th August 2014.

There are currently three PhD projects available in Statistics (please make clear in your application what project you are applying for):

(1) Real time forecasting and monitoring of high frequency data
(http://www.mathematics.open.ac.uk/80256EE9006B7FB0/(httpAssets)/C161D4B5436F288380257C45003D38C4/$file/2014projectAF.pdf) – Álvaro Faria;

(2) Application and comparison of transformations for orthogonality
(http://www.mathematics.open.ac.uk/80256EE9006B7FB0/(httpAssets)/465E9707D388EB0E80257C580041FC48/$file/2014projectPG.pdf) – Paul Garthwaite; and

(3) Forecasting and monitoring traffic network flows
(http://www.mathematics.open.ac.uk/80256EE9006B7FB0/(httpAssets)/15C3470756931F2B80257C45003D6EC5/$file/2014projectCQ.pdf) – Catriona Queen.

(Please see below for full details of each project.)

A research proposal is not required, but applicants should make clear which of the above projects is of interest. Interested persons with a strong background in Statistics are encouraged to make informal enquiries to mcs-mathematics-enquiries@open.ac.uk.

General information about studying for a research degree with the Open University 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, together with a covering letter indicating your suitability and reasons for applying, should be sent to: research-degrees-MCT@open.ac.uk to arrive by 5pm on Friday, 28 February 2014.

Application forms are available from http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/explained/how_to_apply/mphil_and_phd_application_process.htm