PhD Studentships in Statistics at the Open University, UK

FULL-TIME PHD STUDENTSHIPS AVAILABLE FROM 1 OCTOBER 2013

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the Open University invites applications for full-time PhD studentships in Statistics commencing 1 October 2013. A studentship is for three years but 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 statistics research areas covered in the Mathematics and Statistics Department are available from:
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/statistics.htm. Applications for statistics research projects highlighted in:
http://www.mathematics.open.ac.uk/phd are especially welcomed; three statistics projects are available, entitled:

Real Time Forecasting and Monitoring of High Frequency Data;

Forecasting and Monitoring Traffic Network Flows;

Choosing from the Menu of Distributional Families.

A detailed research proposal is not required, but applicants should make clear their principal project of interest.

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 to: research-degrees-MCT@open.ac.uk should arrive by 5pm on Monday, 11 March 2013. Application forms are available from:

http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/explained/how_to_apply/mphil_and_phd_applications.htm

Overseas applicants are welcomed 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