<div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"><div style="margin:0px 0px 7.5pt;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;box-sizing:border-box"><p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Applications are invited for <span class="gmail-marklvp9qmhct" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">PhD</span> studies in Optimization and Operational Research at the School of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh for the academic year 2022-2023. This is a 3-year programme with an additional year available for the completion and submission of the thesis. The students admitted typically have an MSc degree, or 1st class honours degree (or its international equivalent). </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px 0px 7.5pt;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;box-sizing:border-box"><p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">The School of Mathematics offers several fully funded <span class="gmail-marklvp9qmhct" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">PhD</span> studentships each year. Students receiving School funding are awarded a competitive stipend equivalent to UKRI stipend rates (£15,609 per year for the current academic year) for a period of 4 years plus tuition fee waiver.  All applications received by <b>31st January 2022 will receive full consideration for funding. </b>Later applications will be considered until all positions are filled.</span></p></div><div style="margin:0px 0px 7.5pt;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;box-sizing:border-box"><p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">For further information, please send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:pgresearch@maths.ed.ac.uk">pgresearch@maths.ed.ac.uk</a> or visit</span></p></div></div><a href="https://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/school-of-mathematics/research/data-decisions/optimization-and-operational-research/phd-opportunities" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="gmail-LPlnkOWALinkPreview" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/school-of-mathematics/research/data-decisions/optimization-and-operational-research/<span class="gmail-marklvp9qmhct" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">phd</span>-opportunities</a><br></div>