[Statlist] TWO VACANCIES FOR PH.D. STUDENTS IN STATISTICS AT KAUST, AVAILABLE NOW

[Raphaël Huser]

*TWO VACANCIES FOR PH.D. STUDENTS IN STATISTICS AT KAUST, AVAILABLE NOW:*

The Extreme Statistics group lead by Prof. Raphael Huser (Ph.D., EPFL,
2013) at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),
Saudi Arabia, is looking for two bright and hard-working Ph.D. students
doing research in the area of Statistics of Extremes. The focus will be put
on the development of models for spatial extremes, and efficient inference
to fit them to various types of environmental data. More details about
specific projects may be obtained by contacting Raphael Huser at
raphael.huser at kaust.edu.sa.

*PROFIL REQUIRED:*

Candidates should have a strong background in statistics, data science, or
a related field, and good programming skills (e.g., R, or Matlab, C++,
etc.). Experience in applications of Statistics of Extremes, Bayesian
Statistics, Spatial Statistics, or in manipulations of large datasets is a
plus. Interest for environmental applications is desirable.

*CONDITIONS:*

KAUST offers the assistance of highly qualified faculty members, top
computational facilities and resources, a very nice campus located by the
Red Sea with a multicultural community (with more than 100 nationalities
represented on campus), and highly competitive compensations and benefits.
For more information, please contact Raphael Huser at
raphael.huser at kaust.edu.sa.

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