PhD position on flexible structural causal modelling in extreme value statistics
University of Twente
NWO-funded doctoral research developing flexible extremal structural causal models on arbitrary directed acyclic graphs, with work on structure learning, latent-variable identification and high-dimensional extremes beyond restrictive model families.
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Vacancy terms
- Career stage
- Doctoral researcher
- Employment type
- Not stated
- Contract
- Not stated
- Contract ends
- Not stated
- Original contract term
- 4 years full-time, with a first-year qualifier/evaluation.
- Schedule
- 1.0 FTE
- Workplace
- On-site
- FTE
- 1
- Salary
- €3,059 to €3,881 gross per month on a full-time basis.
- Department or school
- Statistics Research Group, Department of Applied Mathematics
- Posted
- Not stated
Responsibilities
- Develop generalized extremal structural causal models.
- Study structure learning and latent-variable identifiability.
- Develop theory and computational methods for high-dimensional extremes.
- Publish research and present internationally.
- Contribute to teaching up to approximately 10%.
Qualifications and requirements
Qualifications
- MSc in applied mathematics, statistics or a related quantitative field with a strong theoretical component including probability and mathematical statistics, completed or expected shortly.
Requirements
- Strong motivation for theoretical statistical research.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Strong written and spoken English.
Preferred qualifications
- Background in causal inference, graphical models, extreme-value theory or advanced probability is an advantage.
Employment conditions
- Temporary doctoral employment
- 0 FTE
- Placement: Enschede, Netherlands
- Working week: 40 hours
- €3,059 to €3,881 gross per month on a full-time basis.
- Expected start: Between October 2026 and early spring 2027
Benefits
- 8% holiday allowance
- 3% year-end bonus
- Pension scheme
- Possibility to work from home up to two days per week where compatible
- 232 annual leave hours plus 96 compensatory hours under the 40-hour practice
- Sports and professional-development facilities
Documents and steps
Documents
- Contact details of two references
- Cover letter, maximum 2 A4 pages
- CV including completed courses and grades, and publications/references if applicable
Steps
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