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- 1 Studentship听available听- deadline 16听August听2024
Deadline for Applications: 16听Aug听2024
Applications are invited for听1听PhD Studentship听based at听the Department of Statistical Science, 果冻影院.听The position听can involve any topic within the Statistical Science remit.
The Department is among the three largest Statistics groups in the UK with more than 30 academic members of staff. Research in the Department is organised into听six themes: Causality; Computational Statistics and Machine Learning; Economics, Finance and Business; Environmental Statistics; Probability; Statistics in Biomedicine and Health Economics. Research often cuts across these areas. Much of the听research听is interdisciplinary and involves collaborations within and outside 果冻影院.
The position听available is:
- 1 Departmentally-funded Teaching Assistantship听(TA) - Starting date on 1听October听2024 or on 1 February听2025
Important information:听
- The provided Teaching Assistantship听(TA) is听open to applicants eligible for听Home Fees.听
The Teaching Assistantship (TA) will be 3.5 years in duration (or 6 years for part-time students) and will cover the full听tuition fees, an annual maintenance stipend of听拢22,237听for 2024/25 (with some听rise applied in听subsequent years)听and an allowance for research training.听Full-time students will spend 6 months of their time teaching (spread across the 3.5 years) and devote the remainder to undertaking their research.
Person Specification
The requirement for admission to the MPhil/PhD in Statistical Science is a 1st class or high upper 2nd class Bachelor鈥檚 degree, or a Master鈥檚 degree with merit or distinction, in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline. International qualifications of an equivalent standard are also acceptable. Further details can be found on the听Departmental website.
The requirements for appointment as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (TA)听are detailed in the听PGTA person specification.听
How to Apply
Candidates will need to identify and be in contact with a听prospective supervisor in the department听in advance of submitting an application.
Step听1:听All candidates should first apply for admission to听a MPhil/PhD in Statistical Science by visiting the听relevant听果冻影院听website.
Step听2:听The following two documents should then be sent to听stats.pgr-admissions@ucl.ac.uk, after changed into a PDF format:
- Funding application form听(link to Word document to be completed by the candidate)
- Supervisor reference form听(link to Word听document to be completed and sent听by the prospective supervisor)
Step 3:听For an听application to be completed, candidates should also fill in the following online form:
听(link to Microsoft Form to be completed by the candidate)
Applications must be submitted by the deadline of 16th Aug听2024, with shortlisting decisions made very soon after this date. Interviews are expected to take place in the second half of Aug.听
果冻影院 Funding听
- 果冻影院听Research Excellence Scholarships
果冻影院 Research Excellence Scholarships (果冻影院-RSE)听aim to attract outstanding scholars听to undertake doctoral research at 果冻影院. The University is听offering 40 fully funded 果冻影院 Research Excellence Scholarships - across all 果冻影院 Departments -听to exceptional applicants from any country. Both prospective and current 果冻影院 doctoral students can apply.
Full details on these scholarships, including the eligibility requirements and application procedure are available from the link听below.听
As described at听the linked听webpage above, there are two steps must be followed for the submission of an application. The second step听is the one听described in听the linked webpage under听the title听"Step 2 - submit your scholarship application documents to your academic department", and it involves the submission of a number of听forms to听the听Department of Statistical Science.听听The contact in the Department of Statistical Science for the submission of听these forms is:
Ms Marina Lewis
stats.pgr-admissions AT ucl.ac.ukThe deadline for completing all steps of the application procedure is听12听January 2024.听
- 果冻影院听Research Opportunity Scholarships
果冻影院 Research Opportunity听Scholarships (果冻影院-ROS)听supports BAME postgraduate research degree students.听There are 5听scholarships available in total, across all 果冻影院 Departments. Applicants must be听UK-permanent residents and belong to听a听BAME ethnic group.
Full details on these scholarships, including the eligibility requirements and application procedure are available from the link听below.听
果冻影院's Research Opportunity听Scholarship
The deadline for applications听is听12听January 2024.听
- CSC-果冻影院 Joint Research Scholarships
Funding offered by 果冻影院 and the China Scholarships Council (CSC) aims to expand the educational, cultural and technological co-operation between the UK and China.听 Candidates must be citizens of听the People鈥檚 Republic of China. Some more eligibility criteria apply - see the "Eligibility" section at this website for the full list of criteria. Applicants must apply first to 果冻影院听via the procedures听described below听and, if successfull in their 果冻影院 application,听they must then apply to CSC. 果冻影院 covers听the tuition fees, while CSC covers the stipend and some extra expenses.听Both the 果冻影院 and the CSC applications must be successfull for the funding to be awarded.
Funding is听available for:听
- Scheme (A): up to 10 studentships听in the Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (this Faculty includes the听Department of Statistical Science)听- this scheme is referred to as Dean's Prize.
- Scheme (B): up to听5听studentships in any subject area in accordance with the CSC鈥檚 priorities, including听areas covered by the Faculty of听Mathematical & Physical Sciences (this Faculty includes the听Department of Statistical Science) - this scheme is part of the 果冻影院 Research Excellence Scholarships (RES).
Scheme (A): This scheme is referred to as Dean's Prize.
To be considered for 1 of听the up to听10 studentships听in the Faculty听of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, candidates must follow听the instructions in the dedicated Dean's Prize听website. In particular, the documents mentioned in that website should be sent by email to the following contact in the Department of Statistical Science:
Ms Marina Lewis
stats.pgr-admissions AT ucl.ac.ukThe deadline for sending all above described documents to the provided听email address听is听17听January 2024.听
Scheme (B):听This scheme is part of the 果冻影院 Research Excellence Scholarship (RES).
To be considered for 1 of up to听5 studentships听in any subject area in accordance with the CSC鈥檚 priorities, including听areas covered by the Faculty of听Mathematical & Physical Sciences,听candidates must first submit an application for the听果冻影院听Research Excellence Scholarship (RES)听before submitting an application to the CSC. 果冻影院 will then select its five CSC-果冻影院 Joint Research Scholars from the pool of students that applied to the听RES.听Full application instructions can be found on the听RES webpage.听
All applicants for the 果冻影院-RES, who have an overseas fee status and satisfy the eligibility criteria for the CSC-果冻影院 studentships听will automatically be considered for the latter ones via Scheme (B). There is no need to submit a separate application to 果冻影院 beyond the one submitted for the 果冻影院-RES scholarship.听If succesfull in their 果冻影院 application, candidates听must then also听apply to CSC.
The deadline for completing all steps of the application procedure for a 果冻影院-RES听is听12听January 2024.听
Eligibility Criretia and Timeline for both Schemes (A) and (B):
Candidates can apply separately for both Schemes (A) and (B). All details on the eligibility criteria and the听timeline on the announcement of results can be found here:
- 果冻影院-EPSRC DTP Studentships
The 果冻影院 EPSRC DTP (Doctoral Training Partnership) has 70听fully-funded four-year studentships available for 2024/25. Prospective students may apply to any of a number of projects available.
Studentships are open to both Home and International fee status students, however EPSRC caps the number of International students at 30% so a maximum of 21听International students can be recruited and competition for these places will be particularly strong.
Studentships are expected to start on 01-Oct-2024听unless exceptional circumstances require an alternate start date.
For all relevant information, and details of the application process, please visit:听
/epsrc-doctoral-training/prospective-students/apply-ucl-esprc-dtp-studentship
Upon accessing the above website,听you will be able to听locate a number of projects submitted by academic members of our department (alongside projects submitted by academics from various other departments). You can select these听projects when completing听your application.
Doctoral Training Centres
- 果冻影院 Security Science Doctoral Research Training Centre
The SECReT international centre for PhD training in security and crime science at 果冻影院 offers 4 year PhD scholarships听to students interested in multidisciplinary security- or crime-related research degrees, which may have a strong overlap with areas of statistics.
Interested students should apply directly for admission to the Department of Security and Crime Science. It may be advantageous to discuss research topics with staff members in the Department of Statistical Science so that they may be identified as potential supervisors at the time of application.
- 果冻影院 Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science
The Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science (DIS) offers 4 year PhD scholarships. DIS encompasses a wide range of areas in the field of 'big-data' including the collection, storage and analysis of large datasets, as well as the use of complex models, algorithms and machine learning techniques to interpret the data. Over 80 academics from across 果冻影院 are involved in the Centre, including some from the Department of Statistical Science.
Interested students should apply directly for admission to the Department of Physics and Astronomy. It may be advantageous to discuss research topics with staff members in the Department of Statistical Science so that they may be identified as potential supervisors at the time of application.
听University Partnerships
- Martingale Foundation - Positions Open - deadline听27 October 2024
The Foundation's mission听is to find, fund and support a new generation of STEM postgraduates.听听The Martingale Foundation
supports students to undertake postgraduate study at some of the UK鈥檚 leading research universities. As a Martingale Scholar, you can听receive full funding for a master鈥檚 and a PhD, at one of eight听partner universities.Interested students should apply directly to the Foundation.听
- HDR UK-Turing Wellcome PhD Programme in Health Data Science
The HDR UK/Turing Wellcome PhD Programme听aims to develop future leaders in health data science. Its underlying philosophy is that health data science requires a combination of expertise spanning three fundamental areas: statistical, computational and health sciences.
Interested students should apply directly to HDR UK.听It may be advantageous to discuss research topics with staff members in the Department of Statistical Science so that they may be identified as potential supervisors at the time of application.
- The London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
The London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) at 果冻影院 offers 4 year scholarships to students interested in multidisciplinary research degrees in environmental science, which may have a strong overlap with areas of statistics.
Interested students should apply directly to the DTP. It may be advantageous to discuss research topics with staff members in the Department of Statistical Science so that they may be identified as potential supervisors at the time of application. A list of PhD projects submitted by 果冻影院 researchers (some of whom are based in the Department of Statistical Science) is available at the link below.
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