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Statistics PhD April 2013 Belgium Doctoral Position ULB

Candidates holding (or expecting to receive) a master in mathematics, statistics, economics or related areas are invited to apply.
The degree should be awarded before the starting date.

In the framework of the Interuniversity Attraction Pole (IAP) P7/06 StUDyS the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) announces a PhD position in statistics.
A general description of the project can be found on http://iap-studys.be/Project

We are 7 participating researchers from ULB (Mathematics Department and ECARES) working, among others, in the following areas:
- optimal inference in elliptical families,
- multivariate sign-and-rank techniques,
- depth-based methods,
- robustness methods,
- outlier detection,
- time series,
- forecasting,
- factor models,
- functional data,
- monetary policy,
- business cycles,
- portfolio theory,
- inverse problems,
- sparsity-enforcing regularization theory,
- lifting,
- wavelets and applications,
- learning theory,
- minimum risk,
- multiscale methods.

The candidate should be interested in one or more of these areas and indicate this in his/her application.

* 30 April, 2013

http://iap-studys.be/Project

Application:

A full application consists of:
(1) a detailed CV,
(2) a statement of motivation,
(3) 2 reference letters,
(4) degree certificates and grade transcripts.

The application deadline is April 30, 2013.
We encourage, however, to apply as soon as possible, since we might fill the position at an earlier stage.