Statistics

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  • University/Institute Name Dalhousie University
  • Attendance Type On Campus (Full Time)
  • Position Duration5 years
  • Position Funding Type Graduate Assistantship (RA or TA) or PhD Scholarship
  • Application deadlineOct 2025

Position Details (PhD Program)

Dalhousie University’sDoctor of Philosophy inStatistics programme offers you the opportunity to learn, explore, and create at one of Canada’s best universities.Built on a solid 100-year foundation, the department of Mathematics and Statistics goes beyond traditional classroom education.

Dalhousie University ‘s Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics programmeprovides you with real-world experience through participation in faculty research projects, giving you the vast set of skills necessary to become leaders.Explore graduate-level research in areas including:

  • statistical inference
  • robust statistics
  • data mining
  • Bioinformatics
  • data analysis
  • multivariate analysis
  • linear and nonlinear regression
  • time series analysis
  • statistical genetics
  • environmental statistics
  • information theory

Careers

You’ll be prepared for careers in statistics that contribute to solving today’s problems in a wide array of industries including:

  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Engineering
  • Statistical Computing
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Pharmacology
  • Genetics
  • Education

Programme options

Thesis: Pursue independent and original research guided by a supervisor to develop and defend your thesis.

Courses include:

  • Statistics Seminar
  • Thesis Proposal
  • Doctoral Thesis

Research Areas & Fields of Study involved in the position

Position Start Date

Jan 2026