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Published: 06 Jul 2022 802 views
Are you interested in developing network science methods and applying them to real-world data? Apply for a PhD position at the Department of Methodology and Statistics of Utrecht University! You will be working on questions such as: how can networks help us understand and predict social systems? How to predict unobserved connections between individuals? What information about individuals is encoded in the network structure?
Social, biological, and economical systems can be represented using networks, where nodes (e.g., people, genes, companies) are connected through relationships (e.g., friendships, regulations, financial transfers). This representation allows us to discover patterns that are unobservable when nodes are studied independently. In the real world, networks are rarely complete, they have missing information on nodes, edges, or metadata. In this PhD project, you will develop methods to understand how much information about node attributes is encoded in the topology of the networks, and how much information about the network topology is encoded in the node attributes.
Founded in 1636 and located in the heart of the Netherlands, Utrecht University is one of Europe's leading research universities. We are recognised internationally for our high-quality, innovative approach to research and teaching. As an international student, you’ll be in good company at Utrecht University. Every year, approximately 1,500 international students come to the university to take English-taught degree programmes and other courses. Students work and study closely together, learning to operate in an international environment from the outset. This is essential for s...... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 15 Jul 2022 |
| Country to study | Netherlands |
| School to study | Utrecht University |
| Type | PhD |
| Sponsor | Utrecht University |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The university will provide a salary range from €2541- in the first year to €3247- in the fourth year in the P-scale per month based on full-time employment. The salary is supplemented with an annual holiday pay of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% per year. We also offer a pension scheme.