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From: Andreas Kyprianou <a.kyprianou@bath.ac.uk> Subject: [World] 10 PhD studentships in Statistical Applied Mathematics at the University of Bath Date: 24 ottobre 2014 12:49:08 GMT+02:00 To: world@alea-research.eu

10 PhD studentships in Statistical Applied Mathematics at the University of Bath

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematical Sciences

University of Bath

SAMBa - Statistical Applied Mathematics at Bath www.bath.ac.uk/samba

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath has established an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics (SAMBa). We shall be awarding 10 or more new, fully-funded, 4-year studentships, to start in September 2015. These are for exceptionally qualified students to complete PhDs at the interface between applied mathematics, statistics, and probability.

The four-year funding includes full tuition fee at the home rate, a training support fee of £1,000/annum and standard tax-free maintenance of £13,863/annum (14/15 rate). Please note: only UK and EU students who satisfy research council funding rules are eligible for this funding (http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/Pages/eligibility.aspx).

SAMBa will have a cohort of students whose thesis topics range from industrially motivated problems to more abstract problems, using deterministic, probabilistic, statistical and computational mathematical tools. Students will take courses across this mathematical spectrum in the first year.

The first year of the training involves courses and symposia tailored to the students’ individual learning programme together with thesis scoping seminars and 'Integrative Think Tanks'. These ITTs will be intensive week-long events held twice a year where students are faced with industrial and cross-disciplinary problems and are trained in synthesising relevant mathematical formulations for solving them.

Each student will finalise a thesis proposal at the end of year 1, and will work on PhD research in years 2-4 under the mentoring of a principal supervisor and a co-supervisor. Successful completion of the first year of the programme will result in the student receiving an M.Res. degree.

The SAMBa student cohort will be an important source of support, and, as part of the training programme, students will have access to a budget that will allow them to plan semester-long symposia and invite outside speakers. The programme will also support travel to conferences and workshops.

Expressions of interest should be sent to the Centre Manager, Susie Douglas, via email: samba@bath.ac.uk and should include: • A short statement (250 words) explaining your motivation for applying to SAMBa • A 2-page CV which includes your academic and work experience and your nationality and country of normal residence (for the past 3 years, not including full time education) • Scans of your academic transcript(s) • Information on where you heard about SAMBa

All applications will be reviewed rapidly and promising applicants will be invited to an interview at Bath. Further information is available on www.bath.ac.uk/samba.

-- **************************************************** * Professor Andreas E. Kyprianou * * Co-Director SAMBa Centre for Doctoral Training * * Co-Director Prob-L@B * * Department of Mathematical Sciences * * University of Bath * * Claverton Down * * Bath BA2 7AY * * URL: http://www.maths.bath.ac.uk/~ak257/ * ****************************************************

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