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Postdoctoral Position at the
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Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science
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University of Bern
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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position (80-100%) in a research project entitled
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<b>"Regularisation and Qualitative Assumptions in Multivariate Density Estimation"</b>.
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This research project is part of a Swiss-German Bilateral Research Unit on
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<b>"Statistical Regularisation and Qualitative Constraints
- Inference, Algorithms, Asymptotics and Applications"</b>
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with scientists from Goettingen, Mannheim, Bern and ETH Zuerich. It is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) and the German Science Foundation (DFG) and scheduled for three years, starting in April 2008, with the option of an extension for another three years.
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Keywords for the particular project are log-concave densities, binned and censored data, multivariate densities, non- and semiparametric regression under shape-constraints. The applicant should have a strong background in mathematical statistics. Basic knowledge or at least interest in optimization and algorithms are appreciated, too. The project entails theoretical and methodological work as well as applications to econometric and astrophysical data, the latter in cooperation with other members of the research unit and external partners.
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The starting date is April 1, 2008, or later in 2008. Please send your application (including names and addresses of one or two academic referees) or direct further inquiries to
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Prof. Lutz Duembgen<br />
Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science<br />
University of Bern<br />
Alpeneggstrasse 22<br />
CH-3012 Bern<br />
Switzerland<br />
URL: www.stat.unibe.ch or www.staff.unibe.ch/duembgen/<br />
E-mail: duembgen at stat.unibe.ch
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