The Centre for Statistics at the Georg-August-University Goettingen in Germany, is currently inviting applications for 14 PhD Positions in Statistics, Genetics, Economy and Ecology (75 % E 13 TV-L) within the Research Training Group (RTG) 1644 ‘Scaling Problems in Statistics’, starting October 1, 2016. The positions are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for 3 years.