Three (3) PhD Positions in Microdata Analysis, Dalarna University, Sweden (2015)

PhD positions are time-limited in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance (HF 5 chapter). Start at September 1, 2015 or as agreed. Location is in Borlänge.

Dalarna University offers research and education linked to the research profile Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis amounting to some 70 researchers and PhD students. Dalarna University in now enrollings PhD students to a PhD programme in Microdata Analysis starting in the fall of 20154. The positions as a PhD student are full time and include at the most 20 % of departmental work and are initiallyextended to licentiate degree with a possible extension to doctoral degree.

Microdata Analysis is a multidisciplinary field involving collection, modeling, compilation, and interpretation of large data sets, together with underlying algorithms, methods, and techniques, as well as its application toat decision making. Microdata Aanalysis is at Dalarna University is predominately applied toon transports, infrastructure, retail, tourism, energy systems and industry. The PhD programme gives broad general knowledge and attractive specialist competence opening opportunities for both an academic career or and work in e.g. research institutes, management or consulting. The programme is suited for applicants with a degree aton the second-cycle level in disciplines such ase.g. computer science, informatics, geography, economics, engineering or statistics.

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