The studentship is a part of  `Data-driven risk management for fire services’ project funded by the Dutch Research Council.  This project aims to develop a flexible hierarchical statistical framework for the analysis and prediction of various types of fires and will be carried out in close cooperation with the Twente Fire Brigade.

Candidates are required to have a Masterʼs degree (or an equivalent, such as an honour’s degree) in mathematics or statistics. They should have excellent grades, research talent (as proven by their Masterʼs thesis), an excellent command of English and good academic writing and presentation skills.

The terms of employment and salary are in accordance with the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement for universities.

For further information and to apply, please see here or contact Marie-Colette van Lieshout (colette@cwi.nl).