PhD position in Statistics and Data Science

The section of Statistics and Data Science of the Mathematics department at KU Leuven offers a PhD position in collaboration with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. The PhD student will first spend 2 years at JRC, located in Ispra (Italy), and then 2 years at KU Leuven.

JRC is part of the European Commission and is considered as one of Europe's leading research campuses with many laboratories and unique research infrastructures. JRC supports EU policies with independent scientific evidence throughout the whole policy cycle and its aim is to develop innovative tools that are useful to policy makers.

The section of Statistics and Data Science of the Mathematics department at KU Leuven is active in a variety of research topics. We conduct research on robust statistical methods, anomaly detection, classification and clustering techniques, visualization, and statistical learning. See our website for publications and software.

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• You have a master degree in mathematics, statistics, data science, or engineering, with a good background in statistics and at least the grade of distinction. You can also apply if you are currently in your last year of study and will obtain your degree in the summer.

• Good knowledge of R and/or Python is required.

• Knowledge of Matlab is a plus.

• You have a good command of English, both spoken and written.
• You need to include a detailed transcript of your study results when applying.

• Candidates should, prior to the start of the employment contract with the JRC, have the nationality of a Member State of the EU or a country associated to the Research Framework Programmes or being resident in a EU Member State since at least five years.

Offer

• Preferred starting date is January 1, 2025.

• During your PhD research, you follow the doctoral program of the KU Leuven.

• You regularly participate in workshops and international conferences.

• The Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD project will have a total duration of 4 years. You will start at the JRC with a total duration of 24 months. For the final two years you work at KU Leuven to finalise the PhD. For the period spent at the JRC, you will be employed by a Grantholder 20 Contract in accordance with the Grantholder rules and the applicable Vademecum: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/working-with-us/jobs/temporary-positions/grantholders/contract-and-working-conditions

• Your work is evaluated every year. A positive evaluation is needed to enrol for the next year.

Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Mia Hubert at KU Leuven, mia.hubert@kuleuven.be or dr. Domenico Perrotta at the JRC, domenico.perrotta@ec.europa.eu 

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