call for applications for funding of doctoral studies in the graduate school in systems analysis,

Call for applications for funding of doctoral studies in

The Graduate School in Systems Analysis,Decision Making and Risk Management

http://www.sal.tkk.fi/gradschool

Organized by a consortium of Finnish university units inOperations Research

Supervising professorsRaimo P. Hämäläinen, Director of the Graduate School,

Harri Ehtamo, Esa Saarinen, Ahti Salo,Hannele Wallenius, Helsinki University of Technology

Markku Kallio, Pekka Korhonen,Jyrki Wallenius, Helsinki School of Economics

Kaisa Miettinen, University of JyväskyläMarko Mäkelä, University of Turku

Christer Carlsson, Åbo Akademi University

For more information and instructionsfor applications, please visit

http://www.sal.tkk.fi/gradschoolApplications are due Nov 2, 2009.

Core research areasOptimization, Decision Analysis, Behavioral Decision Making, Efficiency Analysis,Foresight and Innovation Management, Portfolio Decision Analysis, Modeling andSimulation, Multiobjective Optimization, Systems Thinking, Systems Intelligence,Environmental Management, Climate Policy, Game Theory, Neuroeconomics,e-Commerce, Negotiations, Soft Computing, Real Option Valuation

Prospective students should have a suitable master’s degreeand a strong commitment to pursue research of highest standards.Doctoral students will be enrolled at the university of the supervisingprofessor. Funding is available for up to four years. The GraduateSchool offers the students a possibility to work in internationallyacknowledged research teams in Finland - a country of rich culturaland outdoor opportunities.