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2 Ph.D positions in statistics

KU Leuven

Leuven, Flanders, Belgium Full-time May 27, 2026
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Opportunity Description

  • You have a master degree in mathematics, statistics, or engineering with a solid background in statistics, with at least the grade of distinction. You can also apply if you are currently in your last year of study and will obtain your degree in the summer.
  • Good knowledge of R and/or Python is required.
  • You have a good command of English, both spoken and written.
  • You possess good communication skills.
  • You need to include a detailed transcript of your study results when applying.
  • Depending on your interests and motivation, your work will be on the development of one or several of our current research topics: 
  • robust methods for functional data
  • robust methods for tensor data
  • robust statistical learning
  • methods for anomaly detection 
  • applications of new methods and techniques in the fields of chemometrics, genetics, fraud detection, and others in collaboration with experts from the field


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