Doctorate program

The doctorate program of the Institute for Statistics and Mathematics is part of the economics and social science doctorate program of the Vienna University of Economics and Business. The Institute is dedicated to excellence in quantitative and formal methods, focusing on application driven innovations, as well as on innovative applications of methods. Both conceptual and computational competence are represented.
Doctorate students are highly motivated seeking to gather scientific qualification.
The dissertation advisor in conjunction with the faculty of the Institute will play a central role in guiding the candidate through the core area as well as related fields of research. Preliminary results obtained by the students are summarized in research papers and presented at conferences. The regular attendance of the research seminars at the Institute will help to broaden the expertise and work out the main conclusions of the dissertation.

Individual doctorate projects

For individual projects contact the intended supervisor via e-mail. A list of possible supervisors is found at the staff page with links to the individual homepages

Application

Applicants should send an email to the Front Office (Ms. Palige / Ms. Ciuba) and their intended supervisor providing the following information:

• name, past and current affiliations and duties
• detailed description of university degrees
• name of the university(ies) and department(s) received the degrees from
• mathematical background: courses taken statistical background: courses takenprogramming background: experience in programming languages and operating systemsknowledge of statistical/mathematical packages
• topic and key words of the master thesis
• topics and key words of relevant research papers
• topic/area, key words for the dissertation - if the topic should be restricted to this area

Formal requirements

For further information see Studienguide Doktorat (german) and Study Programs (english)