Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics

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The Department of Statistics at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics is looking for a PhD student in Statistics which can perform high quality methodological statistical research within the field of life course analysis. Apply May 1, 2018, at the latest.

Position description
We have an opening for a PhD student in Statistics within the project Statistical models and methods to study life trajectories in the labour market and health domains within the research lab www.Stat4Reg.se, where details on our research activities may be found. The project is led by Xavier de Luna. The overall aim is to develop new efficient statistical methods relevant for register based research, with a particular focus on life course analysis.

The PhD program in Statistics is four years. PhD students may be appointed to teaching and/or consulting duties up to 20 % of their time, thereby prolonging the duration of the program to guarantee four years of graduate studies. For more information about doctoral studies: www.samfak.umu.se/english/research/.

The starting date for the position is at September 1, 2018, or upon agreement.

Requirements and qualifications
Applicants should have a degree awarded at the advanced level with a major in Statistics (or equivalent qualifications). Moreover the student must have satisfactorily undertaken courses in Mathematics equivalent to at least 30 ECTS credits. Exact prerequisites can be found at the department’s Swedish webpage, or using the contact details provided below. Applicants with a degree from a non-Swedish university are encouraged to provide obtained results from GMAT (and/or GRE) and TOEFL tests if available.

The assessments of the applicants are based on their qualifications and their ability to benefit from the doctoral-level education they will receive. Experience in statistical programming is a merit for the position.

How to apply
The application should include:

  • A letter of application with a motivation describing your research interests and how there are relevant for this position.
  • A Curriculum Vitae.
  • The form “New PhD” which you can find here: www.hh.umu.se/emp/newPhD.docx
  • Copies of undergraduate and graduate theses.
  • Copies of relevant degree certificates and other documentation you wish to include in support of your application.
  • The names, with contact details and e-mail addresses, of at least two reference persons.

The application is to be submitted on the University recruitment system no later than May 1, 2018.

Information
For further information please contact professor Xavier de Luna +46(0)70 5454 315, xavier.deluna@umu.se.

More about Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE)
The USBE office, the Department of Business Administration, the Department of Economics and the Department of Statistics forms USBE. We are about 150 employees including 90 Faculty members and 17 Full professors. We offer education from the undergraduate to the doctoral program level in all our main disciplines. Our school is known for its high quality of education, research, interaction with external stakeholders and its strong focus on internationalization.

Department of Statistics
The Department of Statistics has 30 members of staff. We conduct research with the field of Statistical Sciences, both method development and empirical research in collaboration with other sciences. For further information about USBE and the Department of Statistics, please visit: www.usbe.se.

We are an AACSB and ISO 14001 accredited business school and about 3000 students are participating in our teaching activities per year.

Welcome with your application!

Type of employment Temporary position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment September 1, or upon agreement
Salary Monthly salary
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100%
City Umeå
County Västerbottens län
Country Sweden
Reference number AN 2.2.1-639-18
Contact
  • Xavier de Luna, professor, +46 (0)70-5454315, xavier.deluna@umu.se
Union representative
  • SACO, 090-786 53 65
  • SEKO, 090-786 52 96
  • ST, 090-786 54 31
Published 06.Apr.2018
Last application date 01.May.2018 11:59 PM CEST

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