Background
“Clearing the clouds on data”. The main objective of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Hasselt University is to facilitate the data-driven future. DSI unites researchers working in the broad field of data science across different research groups and faculties, including researchers from statistics, computer science, computational mathematics, life sciences and logistics. However, Hasselt University's newest research institute builds on years of applied and fundamental research by the participating research groups. It supports and strengthens the collaboration between different data science research groups at the university and acts as a single point of contact for external collaborations and consultancy.
For more information visit our website: https://www.uhasselt.be/dsi
Job content
The Center for Statistics (CenStat, research group within DSI) is looking for a full-time doctoral student in the domain of statistics and infectious disease modeling. CenStat, builds on more than 30 years of top scientific research in mathematical statistics, biostatistics, statistical bioinformatics and epidemiology. CenStat is a division of I-Biostat, the Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics, and is internationally renowned for both fundamental and applied research.
The activities in the field of modeling infectious diseases are situated within the interuniversity research group SIMID (https://www.simid.be/), which has among other things taken on a leading role in policy-preparatory research during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium and beyond.
What does the job look like?
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Offer
You will be appointed and paid as PhD student.
We offer you a PhD scholarship for 2 years, renewable for 2 years following a positive evaluation.
Selection procedure
You can only apply online up to and including 30 April 2024.
The selection procedure consists of a preselection based on application file and an interview.
Further information
Prof. dr. Steven ABRAMS, +32-11-268235, steven.abrams@uhasselt.be
For questions about the selection procedure, please email jobs@uhasselt.be.
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