[DMANET] PhD positions in Mathematics at the London School of Economics and Political Science

PhD positions in Mathematics at the London School of Economics and
Political Science

The Department of Mathematics at the London School of Economics and
Political Science has openings for PhD students, including in the areas
of Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms, Operations Research (Analytics),
and Game Theory. We are seeking exceptionally talented and motivated
students with a strong mathematical background and interest in
combinatorics, mathematical foundations of operations research, discrete
optimisation, algorithms, mathematical and algorithmic game theory, and
related areas.

For further information about the PhD programme, application procedures,
and faculty please see
http://www.lse.ac.uk/maths/Degrees/PhD_and_MPhil.aspx
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Applicants will automatically be considered for funding covering fees
and paying GBP 18,000/year (approx. EUR 23,000 or USD 27,000) for up to
4 years. The award of these scholarships is competitive, based on
academic performance (typically in an MSc or equivalent) and suitability
of the proposed research. Application deadlines for funding are 11
January and 27 April 2016; we strongly encourage submission by the
earlier deadline.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the following
department faculty members to discuss their qualifications and research
interests before submitting a formal application:

* Discrete Mathematics & Algorithms: Prof Jan van den Heuvel,
j.van-den-heuvel@lse.ac.uk;
* Operations Research: Prof Gregory Sorkin, g.b.sorkin@lse.ac.uk;
* Game Theory: Prof Bernhard von Stengel, stengel@nash.lse.ac.uk.
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