PhD position in Statistics at Leiden University

Vereniging voor Statistiek en Operations Research; Leersum; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research and Leiden University invite applications for a 4‑year PhD position in Statistics (survival analysis) at Leiden University.

You will join the DynoSurv research team to develop new methods and software for dynamic prediction of time-to-event outcomes, focusing on competing risks and interval censoring, using R.

The position provides a structured doctoral program with close supervision and collaboration within a vibrant statistics community.

Job description

Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research | Dutch

PhD position in Statistics at Leiden University

The Mathematical Institute of Leiden University invites applications for a PhD position in Statistics (survival analysis). This 4-year position is part of a research project on the development of new statistical methods for the dynamic prediction of time-to-event (survival) outcomes in complex longitudinal studies, led by dr. Mirko Signorelli and funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

As PhD student, you will become a member of the DynoSurv research team, and work on the development of new statistical methods and software for dynamic prediction together with the other team members. Specifically, this position will primarily focus on strategies to best deal with complex survival outcomes (e.g., competing risks and interval censoring) and on the development of statistical software in the R programming language.