Hello,
Happy second week of February. This email describes two job postings that may interest you or your colleagues. Earlier emails were sent to Wiki-research-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wiki-research-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ regarding these positions; please disregard the this email if you already saw the info via Research-l. I'm consolidating info from both posts.
Position 1, posted at https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/postdoctoral_..., is for a *postdoctoral researcher*. Quoting from the posting:
“Applications are invited from candidates *who have, or will soon obtain*, a PhD in demography, sociology, epidemiology, medicine, health economics, biostatistics, public health, or a related field.
"The successful candidate is expected to work within one or more of the following areas:
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*Disease Presence and Disease Impact* 1.
Has disease presence become more or less predictive of disease impact? 2.
How do the timing and patterns of disease accumulation shape the onset of disease impact and individual health trajectories, including pathways to death? 2.
*Diffusion of Medical Progress in Populations* 1.
How does medical progress shape health inequalities within populations? 2.
How are changes in population health linked to how medical progress is distributed within and across populations, for example through in- and outpatient care? 3.
*Population Resilience and Vulnerability* 1.
How can population resilience and vulnerability be measured? 2.
Does medical progress make populations more or less vulnerable?”
Position 2 is for a *principal research scientist*. The job posting is at https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/7597104. Quoting Leila (who is CC'd on this email): “Please note that if you have applied for the research scientist position which was shared < https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.... in December 2025, you are automatically considered for this new position and there is no need to apply again. We will reach out to you if we need additional information from you.”
Quoting from the job description:
“We are hiring a Principal Research Scientist to join the Wikimedia Foundation’s Research team https://research.wikimedia.org/team.html to support the Wikimedia communities and the Wikimedia Foundation in the continued evolution of Wikimedia projects and their decentralized governance model, ensuring that the projects become multigenerational https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Multigenerational.
"Here are some things we’ve worked on that might give you a better sense of the scope of the work you will be accountable for and part of:
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Understanding Wikipedia administrator recruitment, retention, and attrition (Learn more https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Administrator_Recruitment,_Retention,_and_Attrition)
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A set of recommendations for conducting NPOV research on Wikipedia (Learn more https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Guidance_for_NPOV_Research_on_Wikipedia)
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Developing a meta-method for analyzing the state of NPOV on Wikipedia (Learn more https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:A_meta-method_for_analyzing_NPOV_on_Wikipedia)
"You can learn more about what the team has done in the past six months by reading our biannual report https://research.wikimedia.org/report.html.
"Please note: this is a fully remote role that requires working with senior leadership and stakeholders across the organization and the research community in different timezones. It is expected that the Principal Research Scientist be available for critical meetings and synchronous work between 15:00 to 19:00 UTC. It is further expected that the candidate is open to traveling up to four times per year.”
Leila posted some additional information on the Research mailing list. The thread is viewable at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.... https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/TQE7KTE5H4LU6CVV7C6BOJRKN3CVB6B2/
Good luck to any applicants.
(Disclaimer: I'm not an employee of either of the hiring organizations. Please direct any questions to the applicable organization.)
Regards, Pine🌲