Dalarna University offers research and education in Microdata Analysis and has some 1000 students on the bachelor and master levels, and 15 PhD students on the PhD program in Microdata Analysis. The faculty amounts to 50 researchers/teachers. Dalarna University is now enrolling new students to the PhD program in Microdata Analysis. The position as PhD student is full time, including a maximum of 20 % departmental work. The position is for a licentiate degree with a possible extension to doctoral degree.
Microdata Analysis is a multidisciplinary field targeted at developing information for decision making at all levels. It involves collection, modeling, compilation and interpretation of large data sets, together with underlying algorithms, methods and techniques. Microdata Analysis at Dalarna University is foremost applied to health, transport, infrastructure, education, urban planning, energy systems and industry. The PhD program gives broad general knowledge and attractive specialist competence in Business Intelligence, Business Analytics and Data Science opening opportunities for both an academic career and work in e.g. research institutes, management or consulting. The program is suited for applicants with a degree at the second-cycle level in disciplines such as computer science, data science, business/economics, engineering, information technology, operations research or statistics.
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PhD Students in Microdata Analysis at Dalarna University