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Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading universities. We have approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our strive to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions.

The Faculty of Economics is one of eight faculties within Lund University. Over 4,000 students and approximately 450 researchers, teachers, and other staff study and work here with education and research in economic history, business administration, commercial law, informatics, economics, statistics, and research policy.

The Faculty of Economics at Lund University is an internationally outstanding business school with so-called triple quality accreditation. We work in an international environment and offer sought-after programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. The Faculty of Economics has close cooperation with companies and authorities both nationally and internationally. We care about a good, stimulating work environment and continuously work on developing as an attractive employer.

About 15 researchers, teachers, doctoral students, and other staff work at the Department of Statistics. We conduct research in several areas: analysis of high-dimensional data, Bayesian methods, spatio-temporal models, non-Gaussian modeling, applied research in social science subjects, as well as stochastic models, computational statistics, and machine learning. More information can be found on the department's website: http://www.stat.lu.se/forskning (http://www.stat.lu.se/forskning)

Job Description

The Department of Statistics is advertising a doctoral student position in statistics. The dissertation topic will be determined during the first semester by the doctoral student and supervisors, in consultation with the director of studies for the doctoral education. The final project will take into account the candidate's academic background and research interests as well as the department's research profile.

Doctoral students mainly devote their time to completing coursework and writing a doctoral thesis. Employment as a doctoral student is granted on an annual basis, and the total employment period must not exceed four years of full-time studies. Departmental duties, i.e., teaching, administration, or research not directly related to the dissertation topic, may comprise at most 20 percent of full-time work. When such departmental duties are performed, the employment period is extended accordingly.

Qualifications

General Admission Requirements

Basic eligibility for education at the doctoral level is possessed by those who have

• completed an advanced level degree, or
• fulfilled course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at an advanced level, or
• in some other way within or outside the country acquired substantially equivalent knowledge.

(Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 7, Section 39)

Specific Admission Requirements

An applicant is eligible to be admitted to the doctoral education in statistics if they meet the general eligibility requirements and have

1) completed at least 90 higher education credits within the subject area of statistics, including an independent project worth at least 15 higher education credits, or have

2) completed 60 higher education credits within the subject area of statistics,

where the subject area of statistics, in addition to classical subjects, also includes probability theory and modern methods within machine learning.

An applicant may also be considered to have met the special admission requirements if they have acquired equivalent knowledge in some other way, either in Sweden or abroad. Having completed the master's thesis is not a requirement at the time of application. However, candidates must have completed their thesis work with a passing grade before the start of employment.

Other Requirements

Good knowledge of English is required, both in written and oral communication.

Assessment Criteria

Admission of doctoral students is based on an assessment of the applicant's ability to benefit from education at the doctoral level.

The applicant's general competence:

• quality and content of previous written works, such as master's thesis,
• ability to actively participate in the department's research environment,
• ability to perform independent work,
• relevant educational background and grades/grade average.

Only those who are or have been admitted to education at the doctoral level may be employed as doctoral students. When employed as a doctoral student, the applicant's ability to benefit from the doctoral education should be the primary assessment criterion. In addition to focusing on their studies, those employed as doctoral students may be assigned to work with education, research, and administration, in accordance with special provisions in the ordinance.

Application Procedure

An application should contain the following documents:

• A personal letter in which the applicant briefly describes themselves, their academic background, their research interests, and their motivation for applying for the position.
• A resume/CV.
• Copies of grade transcripts and degree certificates.
• A master's thesis or a similar degree project, if available. The master's thesis does not need to be completed at the time of application.
• If you have not undergone an advanced level education offered in English, documentation of language skills required for doctoral education should be attached.
• Any additional documents relevant to the application.
• Contact information for references who are familiar with the applicant's qualifications.

Lund University welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. We see equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

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