Five ESRC Studentships
Five ESRC Studentships
Quantitative Training and Research in the Social Sciences
Lancaster University – Postgraduate Statistics Centre, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Postgraduate Statistics Centre
The Postgraduate Statistics Centre, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Lancaster University (), is the only HEFCE designated Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning in the UK that specialises in Postgraduate Statistics. We also have an excellent reputation for research.
Applications are invited for 4-year (1 year MRes and 3 year PhD) ESRC studentships in Applied Social Statistics, available for October 2010.
These are aimed at students with a social science background who wish to learn and apply modern statistical methods; or for students who have a mathematical background, and wish to do statistical research with applications in the social and health sciences. A minimum of an upper second class honours degree is required.
The MRes course does not require a high level of mathematics but has a practical emphasis, with students gaining extensive experience in statistical computing. Assessment is mostly by coursework and an in-depth project. Please see .
The balance between the statistics and substantive components of the PhD research is tailored to the individual student’s interests and background.
The duration of the studentship could be either four years or three years depending on whether the student needs to have one year of (ESRC recognised) Masters training before starting a PhD.
Full studentships (tuition and maintenance) are only available for students who satisfy the ESRC’s UK residency criteria, whereas for non-UK but EU citizens the studentship pays tuition only. The PhD studentships come with an enhanced stipend of £3,000 above the usual research council award providing the PhD is in a quantitative area.
If you would like to discuss your research interests, please contact Dr Kanchan Mukherjee at k.mukherjee@lancaster.ac.uk
To apply online, visit
The closing date for completed applications is 26 March, 2010.
