PhD Studentship on Large Deviation Principles for Random Walks in Random Potential in UK, 2015

University of Sussex is inviting applications for PhD studentship on large deviation principles for random walks in random potential. The project aims to understand the behaviour of various `rare events' associated with aspects of three types of growth processes, namely first and last passage percolation or random walks in random potential.

In random spatial processes such as these, we have always two sources of randomness.

First, we have a background random environment on a lattice that creates the `random medium' and then, under a fixed environment, we define a measure on lattice paths.

The goal of the proposed project is to understand not only the typical, but most importantly the atypical behaviour of these path measures and the paths themselves, under various conditions on the random environment.

The usual techniques necessary for such endeavours are drawn from various areas of Analysis (Real, Complex, Convex and Functional) and probabilistic techniques that when not completely general, are usually model dependent.

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Scholarship Provider/ Funding Agency

University of Sussex, UK

Study Area

Studentship is provided on Large Deviation Principles for Random Walks in Random Potential at University of Sussex.

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Scholarship open for

EU, UK and International Applicants

Scholarship Level

Postgraduate Research

Eligibility

• Applicants must hold, or expect to hold, a UK Bachelor degree in Mathematics at first or upper second class, and/or a UK Master's degree in Mathematics, or equivalent non-UK qualifications. A high standard of written and spoken English is essential.
• The studentship is open to UK and EU resident students.
• Overseas (ex-EU) students may also apply, but applicants should note that the award waives the fees at UK/EU rates only, of £4068 per year. Due to UK government requirements, Overseas students pay higher fees of £14450 per year, so additional fees of £10382 per year will be required. We regret we are unable to fund the additional fees ourselves.

Scholarship Duration

Scholarships are offered for 3.5 years.

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Coverage/Scholarship Benefits

£14057 per annum tax-free bursary and waiver of UK/EU fees each year for 3.5 years. Full-time study.

Application Method

Apply through the Sussex on-line system http://www.sussex.ac.uk/pgapplication

State in the Funding section of the application form that you are applying for the "PhD Studentship on Large deviation principles for Random walks in Random potential, supervised by Dr Nicos Georgiou".

Applications should include a CV, as well as transcripts of marks obtained on your degree(s) and the names and contact details of two academic referees.

Overseas (ex-EU) students must state how they will fund the additional fees required, for 3.5 years. We cannot consider applications from Overseas students without a clear plan stating how the additional funding will be raised.

Deadline

15 September 2015

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