Belgium: PhD position at the University catholique de Louvain Bel
The Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA) at the University catholique de Louvain opens up a PhD position and a postdoc position in the framework of an Interuniversity Attraction Pole Programme (IAP-Belgian Science Policy).
The Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA, http://www.uclouvai n.be/isba) is a renowned research centre of high international reputation which offers a very stimulating working environment. Around 30 pre- and postdoctoral researchers are working under the supervision of 10 full-time professors, in a variety of fields of methodological and applied statistics, including biostatistics and actuarial sciences.
The ISBA is currently working on the IAP project ˜Developing crucial statistical methods for understanding major complex dynamic systems in natural, biomedical and social sciences’ and is searching candidates with interest and experience in:
- The study of associations and dependencies in complex systems
- The study of different dynamics in complex systems
- Multivariate modelling and hierarchically structured data
- Dynamics of a stochastic system and the impact of non-observed characteristics
- Variable and model selection and the study of (ultra-)high dimensional data
The candidate (PhD) will also be involved on a small scale into some teaching activities of the institute.
More information: http://www.uclouvain.be/cps/ucl/doc/stat/documents/annonce_decembre2012.pdf
Application Deadline: 1 February 2013
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