The Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping announces one (1) full-time study leading to a PhD in "Machine Learning Methods for Forecasting the Dry Bulk Shipping Market " for the January 2022 intake.

The position is accompanied by a scholarship of academic excellence which is funded by Lemissoler Navigation Co. Ltd and the Department. The scholarship covers the total cost of tuition fees plus a stipend per month that will range between 1.200 and 1.600 euros. The duration of the scholarship is for a maximum of 36 months and its continuous depends on the student’s compliance with the University’s policy which can be found here.

Selection Criteria:

• Academic excellence: Candidates must hold a recognized University Degree and a master’s Degree in Maritime or Finance or Economics or Business Administration or Pure and Applied Sciences. The successful candidates must have very good or excellent grade in the previous programs they have attended and have sufficient knowledge of the English language.
• Innovative research proposal: The candidates should submit a clear idea or question; what they propose to do. Further, they should explain why their proposal is important and identify the additional knowledge they expect to contribute to the relevant literature.
• Reference letters: The candidates should submit at least two (2) reference letters from people they know them at the academic or professional level.
• Other criteria: Other certificates and documents such as academic or professional work (publications, newspaper articles, other research etc.).
• Personal interview
• Acceptable evidence of English language proficiency is considered a G.C.E / I.G.C.S.E exam with a level of at least C or ELTS/IELTS of at least 6.5 or a TOEFL of at least 580 (paper-based test) / 82 (internet-based test). Graduates of an English-language University curriculum are exempted from this requirement. For the Greek language, a certificate of proficiency is a degree from a Greek-speaking secondary school or a Bachelor degree from a higher or higher education institution.
• Applicants must have an academic degree in Mathematics, or Statistics, or Finance or Economics or in a similar field, and hold a recognized bachelor's and master's degree in one of the above specializations.

Doctoral Supervisors:

Panayiotis Andreou, panayiotis.andreou@cut.ac.cy

Photis Panayides,  photis.panayides@cut.ac.cy

Studies start in January 2022

Deadline for applications: Wednesday, 24 November 2022

Submit Application

Information:

From the Department Secretary

Tel.: 25002628, Fax: 25002766