Applicants are invited for Doctoral Studentship to undertake a data science focused PhD in a multidisciplinary environment. The studentship is available for home/EU and international students.

The aim of the studentship is seeking highly motivated and talented individuals to embark on a career in the rapidly emerging field of data science.

The Alan Turing Institute is the United Kingdom national institute for data sciences, founded in 2015. It is named after Alan Turing, the British mathematician and computing pioneer.

Scholarship Description

• Applications Deadline: January 22, 2019
• Course Level: Scholarships are available to pursue Doctoral degree programme.
• Study Subject: There is no standard Turing student. The Institute welcomes highly talented and proactive graduates who are significantly engaged in any of the topics core to data science and artificial intelligence and who are interested in engaging with the ethos of the Institute.
• Scholarship Award: To support students the Turing offers a generous tax-free stipend of £20,500 per annum, a travel allowance and conference fund, and tuition fees for a period of 3.5 years.
• Nationality: Home/EU and international students are eligible to apply the studentship.
• Number of Scholarships: The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Birmingham offer a number of places each year to motivated graduate students to complete a fully funded PhD.
• Scholarship can be taken in the UK

Eligibility for the Scholarship

Eligible Countries: Home/EU and international students are eligible to apply the studentship.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

The Turing PhD programme offers all the benefits of completing a PhD at a world-class university, as well as a unique opportunity to study in a collaborative research space.

Studying at The Alan Turing Institute offers students a unique opportunity to undertake a data science focused PhD in a multidisciplinary environment where more than 400 researchers from different disciplines work side-by-side. Studentships at the Turing support graduates to enrich their research through interdisciplinary engagement with the wider data science and artificial intelligence communities and the world at large.

English Language Requirements: Applicants must be fluent in English.

How to Apply: Students should apply through the University of Birmingham. All applications should be made to the PhD Alan Turing Institute programme. In your application you should identify the supervisor of the project and the project title that you are applying for. We will complete an initial assessment of your application and will refer selected candidates to the Institute in early February 2019. If successful, you will then be invited to attend a further interview at The Alan Turing Institute.

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