A new CHANCE at LIFE: 6 PhD scholarships - 15.03.2010

CHemometric ANalysis CEntre (CHANCE) is a new centre at LIFE with the overall aim of disseminating new statistical and mathematical tools at the entire faculty. Anyone working with large data sets may benefit from the facilities and competences provided by the centre by applying for the PhD scholarships mentioned below.

 

Six 2/3 PhD stipends available for all departments at LIFE

Do you have a PhD project planned with data analysis/statistical analyses that would benefit from a multivariate approach? Then consider applying for 2/3 co-financing from CHANCE in 2010.

 

 

What are the advantages?

• You will have a chemometrician or a statistician as a co-supervisor on the project.
• The student will be part of a group of PhD students in CHANCE providing a platform for informal discussions of data analysis methods.
• The student will be educated in multivariate chemometric and statistical data analysis at a user level, in parallel with the main scientific studies under your supervision.
• Up to 2/3 financing of the PhD project. 

 

What are the requirements?

• The project must be suitable. Data analysis is not the main purpose of the PhD study but must be included as a method in the project. Data must be of sufficiently complex/ multivariate character (though well-structured), and the scientific benefit of a multivariate analysis of data must be apparent.
• The student is obliged to participate in courses, CHANCE project meetings, etc. – including meetings and discussions regarding other PhD projects within the CHANCE network. The focus of the PhD project is expected to be 2/3 on the “scientific” part and 1/3 on the “chemometric/statistics” part.
• The student is expected to show interest in the chemometric/statistical methods, though user level interest is fine.
• The last 1/3 financing. This cannot be financed by the faculty.
   

Deadlines for applications

 

Continuously in 2010 until all stipends have been granted. However, no stipends are given until applications that are handed in before April 15th have been processed. It is possible to apply for pre-approval of the 2/3.

How to apply

Applications may be written in Danish or English; please use the CHANCE application form and send the application to the CHANCE secretariat by email to Ditte Carlsen .

 

Criteria

• Suitability of the project.
• Spread on departments and areas of research.
• The suitability of potential candidates for the project, when this has been evaluated as a suitable project by the steering committee.

The senior researcher must have an agreement with the KU-LIFE department where the project or research activity is expected to be based, and in formal terms the department receives the grant. Grant recipients must account for how they have benefitted from the project. Documentation must be sent to the CHANCE secretariat within three months of project termination.

 

 

The process of allocating stipends

The steering committee will treat incoming applications within 2 months after handing in the application. Well-suited projects will be approved; unsuitable projects will be rejected, while potentially suited projects will be processed at the end of each quarter.

When all stipends have been granted the process will stop, but it will still be possible to have projects associated with CHANCE upon agreement.

 

Contact

To get more information about CHANCE and the possibilities of applying for funding of PhD projects, contact Professor Rasmus Bro () or the secretary Ditte Carlsen via the CHANCE email(). Also, see the CHANCE homepage www.chance.life.ku.dk.