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The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and the Centre for Fertility and
Health in Oslo are jointly offering one PhD student position in economic demography. The
PhD candidate will spend most of their time in Rostock, Germany, but also regularly travel
to Oslo. At the MPIDR, the position will be based in the Research Group Labor
Demography<https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/research_6120/labor_demography_4733/>.
Topic
The PhD candidate will study the social, demographic and health consequences of
technology-induced job loss. This endeavor can help to better prepare for and identify
contexts and policies that mitigate adverse social and health effects of
technology-induced job loss. The project includes examining the consequences of
technology-induced displacement, both on individual workers and the wider society, such as
families and regions. Within this broad topic, the candidate will have the opportunity to
develop their own research agenda and collaborate throughout and beyond the MPIDR.
Potential data sets to be used include Norwegian population registries which contain
information on occupation, education, cognitive test performance, health,
intergenerational relations as well as physiological and mental health trajectories.
Additional, alternative data sources include register-based data from other countries, as
well as large-scale survey data.
Successful candidates will be expected to have the following qualifications:
* background in economics, demography, medicine, statistics, epidemiology social
sciences or other relevant fields,
* good oral and written presentation skills in English.
* Experience with data processing and statistics, as well as analysis of large data
sets is an advantage.
* Competence in relevant statistics programs such as R or STATA is an advantage.
* Being results-oriented and having the ability to work independently.
* Being innovative, flexible, with great working capacity and teamwork skills.
MPIDR is one of the leading demographic centers in the world. It is part of the Max Planck
Society, a network of 86 institutes that form Germany’s premier basic-research
organization. Max Planck Institutes have an established record of world-class,
foundational research in the sciences, technology, social sciences and the humanities.
They offer a unique environment that combines the best aspects of an academic setting and
a research laboratory.
The admitted student will be expected to take part in the International Max Planck
Research School for Population, Health and Data Science (IMPRS-PHDS), a training
initiative hosted at MPIDR that merges demography, epidemiology and data science. The
IMPRS-PHDS school equips doctoral students not only with advanced knowledge of the theory
and methods of demography and epidemiology (broadly defined as ‘population health’), but
also with strong technical skills in statistics, mathematical modeling, and computational
and data management methods (broadly referred to as ‘data science’). Possible dissertation
topics are not limited to health, but cover all areas of demographic research, including
mortality, fertility, migration, mathematical and social demography, as well as the impact
of population aging on changing life courses, intergenerational transfers, and economic
activity within populations. PHDS supports strong interdisciplinary research training and
exchange within a network of universities in Europe and the US. The research school offers
a core training program in Rostock, extensive networking opportunities across partner
sites, and high-quality supervision across at least two institutes. More information on
the IMPRS-PHDS curriculum is available on the school’s website at
https://www.imprs-phds.mpg.de/.
Applications must be submitted online via
https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/JobAd997784 and
include the following documents:
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Letter of interest (Max 2 pages)
Please state why you are interested in joining MPIDR, how MPIDR could foster your
professional development and career trajectory, and in which ways your research interests
fit the research strengths of the Research Group on Labor Demography. Please also describe
your technical skills, areas of expertise, as well as future research projects.
1. Copies of transcripts of undergraduate and, if applicable, master’s degrees
2. Names and contact information for 2 academic references
3. One writing sample
In order to receive full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 18,
2021. The starting date is flexible, but no later than Spring 2021. Successful applicants
will be offered a 3-year contract at 50% FTE with remuneration based on the salary grade
E13 (approx. 25,000 € annual gross income) of the German public sector (Öffentlicher
Dienst, TVöD Bund).
The Max Planck Society offers a broad range of measures to support the reconciliation of
work and family. These are complemented by the MPIDR’s own initiatives. For more
information, see:
https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/work-family.
In addition, there are a range of central initiatives and measures primarily geared
towards helping young female researchers and mothers to advance their career. See the link
below for some examples:
https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/career-development.
The Max-Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with
disabilities in its
workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals. Our
Institute and the Max Planck Society also seek to increase the proportion of women in
areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourage women to apply.
For inquiries about the position, please contact Peter Eibich at
eibich@demogr.mpg.de<mailto:eibich@demogr.mpg.de> or Vegard Skirbekk at
Vegard.Skirbekk@fhi.no<mailto:Vegard.Skirbekk@fhi.no>.
MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone
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