Con preghiera di diffusione,

Daniela Bertacchi

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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@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· An essay (maximum of five pages) reporting your academic experience, research experience, publications, unpublished results or general scientific projects.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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