Scholarship Description: The University of Southern Denmark is inviting applications for a PhD fellowship in statistics. This fellowship is available at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA), the University of Southern Denmark with starting date 1 September 2018 or soon thereafter.
The aim of the fellowship is to provide financial aid to international students.
Scholarship Provider: The University of Southern Denmark welcomed the first students onto the campus in Odense in September 1966, and things have been developing by leaps and bounds ever since. We now have five faculties with more than 32,000 students, almost 20% of whom are from abroad, and more than 4,000 employees distributed across our main campus in Odense and regional campuses in Slagelse, Kolding, Esbjerg, and Sønderborg. Several international studies document that we conduct world-class research and are one of the top fifty young universities in the world.
Degree Level: Position is available to pursue PhD programme.
Available Subject: Position is awarded in the field of Statistics at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA).
Scholarship Benefits: Appointment as a PhD Research Fellow is for three (students who have completed their MSc) or four years (students who have not yet completed their MSc). Employment stops automatically at the end of the period. The holder of the scholarship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period.The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement of 10 November 2015 on salaried PhD scholars between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).
The successful candidate will be enrolled at this university in accordance with faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).
The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
Eligible Nationalities: International students are eligible to apply for this position.
Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for this scholarship you must meet the following requirements:
Application Procedure:
To apply for a position at the University of Southern Denmark, we kindly ask you to fill in the requested information and to enclose your application, CV, and other relevant information. All fields marked * MUST be filled in. Unless otherwise specified in the job announcement, application and appendices must be in Danish or English.
The application must be made in the form of a Declaration of Interest including the following:
• A research proposal/description of your approach to the above project (max one page excluding references)
• A letter stating your specific interest, motivation and qualifications for the project in question (max. two pages) (please attach this under box “Application form”)
• Detailed CV, including personal contact information
• Copies of diplomas, Bachelor as well as Master’s degree, including the transcript of notes/grades
• At least two signed reference letters. Should your referees wish to send their letters directly to us, please have them use e-mail: anc-at-sdu.dkmentioning your name and the title of the position in the subject line. And please note that these also need to reach us before the deadline.
Online Application
Scholarship Link
Deadline: June 1, 2018