------------------------------------------------------------- PhD in Statistics -- Bocconi University, Milano Call for applications for PhD student positions -------------------------------------------------------------

The PhD School of Bocconi University, Milano, offers four positions with scholarships for the PhD in Statistics. The scholarship amounts to 20.280 euro per annum in the 1st and 2nd year, and 13.838 euro per annum for the 3rd and 4th year. Further funding is available for teaching and research assistanships. Visit www.unibocconi.eu/admissionphd for all information.

** Applications are due by February 1, 2018. **

Within the PhD School at Bocconi University, the four-year PhD program in Statistics provides a solid grounding for high level research, either theoretical or applied, in statistics, probability and data science. The curricula is organized over two years of courses and two years entirely devoted to research. Students acquire a deep mathematical and methodological preparation through the first-year courses, and more specialized competence, addressed to the doctoral dissertation, through the second-year courses. The third and forth years are entirely devoted to research. Both theoretical and applied research, including methods for machine learning and data science, are supported and encouraged. Multidisciplinary interchange with other graduate programs in Bocconi’s PhD School, as well as research experience abroad, are also encouraged.

The PhD in Statistics is designed for highly motivated students who wish to undertake first-rate research careers in theoretical or applied statistics and data science. Career opportunities also include central banks, financial institutions, governments and international organizations, and public health institutions.

Highly qualified and motivated students with M.Sc. degrees in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, as well as other quantitatively-oriented fields, are encouraged to apply for admission. Applicants should hold or be on their way to hold a graduate degree or equivalent.

For more information about the PhD program in Statistics at Bocconi, visit our website www.unibocconi.eu/phdstatistics and please feel free to contact the PhD Director, Professor Sonia Petrone, at sonia.petrone@unibocconi.it or our Program Assistant at infophd@unibocconi.it

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