Con preghiera di diffusione,
Daniela Bertacchi
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PhD positions at
Instituto de Matemática e Estatística,
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
The doctoral program in Statistics (Statistics and
Probability) of the Institute of Mathematics and
Statistics, Universidade de São Paulo-Brazil has 5
vacancies for a full time PhD student in Statistics or
Probability.
These are fully funded positions for a period of 4
years, starting from February 2015. These positions are
primarily focused on research, but the PhD students also
will be expected to assist in the teaching and mentoring
responsibilities of the Department of Statistics.
The major areas of specialization of our doctoral program
are survival analysis, asymptotic methods, stochastic
modeling in actuarial, econometrics and finance,
bioinformatics, Bayesian inference, inference in
stochastic processes, interacting particle systems,
regression models and its applications, generalized linear
models,
probability theory and stochastic processes, time series
and
reliability theory.
The doctoral program in Statistics (Statistics and
Probability) of Universidade de São Paulo-Brazil is well
known for its innovative research in statistics and
probability, besides its large experience
with PhD advising. More than 300 PhD successfully former
students have successfully finished their projects in our
doctoral program and are now leading research and
applications in Statistics and Probability in
several universities of Latin American countries.
Those interested should contact Ms. Tamara Cury at
secccpmae(a)ime.usp.br
Get ready to make a link for electronic pdf files (make
sure that the print out comes readable) containing
information about your academic experience. We will need
· Academic transcripts of your previous studies;
· Updated Curriculum Vitae;
· Master dissertation (if you have one - drafts are
acceptable);
· An essay (maximum of five pages) reporting your
academic experience, research experience, publications,
unpublished results or general scientific projects. An
extended abstract (maximum of five pages) of your master
dissertation is also acceptable;
· Names and email addresses of two or three
researchers who may, if requested, send letters of
recommendation.
Closing date: October 31st 2014
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