Doctoral Studentships in Management Mathematics, Statistics or Computing: Stipend up to £15,300 (+fees).
The only 6 star Management School outside London. Ranked joint 2nd in the UK and 9th in the world for PhD programmes by the FT 2006. The Department of Management Science (a part of the 6 rated Lancaster University Management School) is looking to recruit excellent doctoral students with a strong quantitative background including mathematics, statistics or computing.
Career prospects in management science and operational research are excellent with skills shortages in universities and research oriented organisations including private sector consultancies and government. Topics include the analysis of queues and networks, optimisation and scheduling (applicable to logistics problems), forecasting and computer intensive methods including simulation and high performance computing.
Supervision is available in all areas of Management Science in one of the largest departments in Europe, see www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/Departments/ManSci/
Research Full scholarships are only available to home students and there are generous scholarships also available to EU and overseas students.
Find out more: www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/phd
Contact :
Gay Bentinck
Telephone : +44 (0)1524 592408
E-mail : g.bentinck@lancaster.ac.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 7th March 2008
Website link: http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/files/13105.doc
or http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/departments/ManSci/Research/
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Bremen is seeking qualified applicants for 3 graduate student positions (subject to final approval, Entgeltgruppe ½ 13 TV-L) each one for the duration of 3 years.
The successful candidates will join the working groups `Combinatorial Algebraic Topology` and `Discrete Structures in Algebra and Geometry` starting April 1, 2008, or later.
Profile:
The envisioned research directions of these working groups are: Combinatorial Algebraic Topology, Tropical Geometry, discrete structures in Algebra and Topology, and topological methods in Discrete Mathematics. We offer an active work and research atmosphere with strong international connections.
Job description:
1. independent research leading to the completion of a doctoral thesis in mathematics
2. 2 hours/week teaching assistance (exercise sessions)
3. assistance with conference organization and public outreach programs
Desired qualifications:
- an excellent diploma or master degree in mathematics at an internationally recognised university
- knowledge of algebra, topology, geometry and discrete mathematics is of advantage
- ability to work independently
Prof. Dr. Dmitry Feichtner-Kozlov,
E-mail : dfk@math.uni-bremen.de
http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/~dfk
Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Feichtner,
E-mail : emf@math.uni-bremen.de
www.math.uni-bremen.de/~emf
As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of female employees in science women are particularly encouraged to apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification disabled persons will be given priority. All material which the applicant considers necessary should be sent, under the reference number A 1/08, preferably electronically and until 29 February 2008 to :
Birgit Feddersen
FB 3 - Mathematik und Informatik
Universität Bremen Postfach 330 440 28334
Bremen Germany
E-mail : birgitf@math.uni-bremen.de
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