Job opening: Post-Doctoral Researcher

[MPIDR - Career]

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is seeking to appoint 
a full-time post-doctoral researcher to join the newly established ERC-funded 
Research Group on Migration and Health 
Inequalities.
 The group, led by Silvia 
Loi,
 will bring together experts from areas like Demography, Sociology, Statistics, 
Social Epidemiology and Public Health to address the pressing scientific and 
societal question: Why do immigrants age in poorer health compared to 
non-immigrants? We are seeking creative, self-driven, collaborative scholars 
with strong communication skills that can contribute to advancing one or more 
of these three research areas:

  1.  quantify the gaps in healthy ageing trajectories between immigrants and 
non-immigrants by age, gender, socioeconomic status, and their interactions;
  2.  identify the critical events and circumstances in immigrants' lives that 
put them on a different healthy ageing trajectory from non-immigrants;
  3.  study the impact of family composition and family ties in mitigating 
health inequalities by migration background.

We provide a stimulating research-oriented community, excellent infrastructure 
at the MPIDR, and an institutional culture that enables everyone to develop 
their individual skills and competencies. The MPIDR is one of the leading 
demographic research centers in the world, studying issues of theoretical and 
policy relevance. These include, but are not limited to mortality, fertility, 
migration, aging, health, and the redistribution of work and transfers over the 
life course. The MPIDR 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.

The successful candidate must have a PhD (or receive it in 2024) in Demography, 
Sociology, Epidemiology, Statistics or related fields, and is expected to have 
a profile along at least one of the following lines:

  1.  Migrant health
  2.  Social determinants of health
  3.  Social inequalities
  4.  Measuring and modelling life-course processes

Please apply online via this 
survey and include in a 
single PDF file:

  1.  Motivation letter, 1-2 pages that describe how your expertise fits into 
the research agenda of the Research 
Group
 and the related 
project.
 Please include your research accomplishments, and highlight your technical 
skills, and areas of expertise.
  2.  Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications
  3.  A writing example (e.g., one of your publications or working paper)
  4.  Contact information for up to 2 academic referees

In order to receive full consideration, applications should be submitted by 
April 28th, 2024. Interviews will be held in week 13-17 May 2024. We expect 
candidates to start in the fall 2024 but the exact starting date is flexible. 
The successful applicant will be offered a contract for up to 3 years with 
remuneration commensurate to experience (starting from approx. 57,000 EUR gross 
per year for researchers who have just completed their PhD, up to approx. 
70,000 EUR gross per year for more senior scientists), based on the salary 
structure of the German public sector (Öffentlicher Dienst, TVöD Bund). It is 
expected that the successful applicant will be in residence at the MPIDR. 
Support for relocation costs is available.

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.

Our Institute values diversity and is keen to employ individuals from 
minorities and under-represented groups. 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. Furthermore, 
the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas 
where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to 
apply.

For inquiries about the position, please contact Silvia Loi at 
l...@demogr.mpg.de

JOB OPENING: Post-Doctoral Researcher

[MPIDR - Career]

+++ apologies for cross-postings +++

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 
(MPIDR) is seeking to appoint a full-time post-doctoral researcher to join the 
Research Group on Labor 
Demography.

We welcome applications from researchers with a PhD in demography, sociology, 
economics, statistics, epidemiology, or a similar field. The successful 
candidate will work on a project aimed at understanding which factors are 
shaping the length of working life, and they will develop their own agenda 
within this project. We are seeking creative, self-driven, and collaborative 
scholars. Strong quantitative analysis skills are required. Knowledge of R or 
Stata is an advantage, as is experience with longitudinal data analysis, causal 
inference, or labor market research.

We provide a stimulating research-oriented community, an excellent 
infrastructure, and opportunities to work with exciting datasets. The 
successful applicant will be offered a contract for up to 4 years with 
remuneration commensurate to experience (starting from approx. 57,000 EUR gross 
per year for researchers who have just completed their PhD, up to approx. 
71,000 EUR gross per year for more senior scientists), based on the salary 
structure of the German public sector (Öffentlicher Dienst, TVöD Bund). It is 
expected that successful applicants will be in residence at the MPIDR. Support 
for relocation costs is available.

Please apply online via this 
portal and include in a 
single PDF file:

  1.  Letter of interest (max. 1 page)
  2.  Curriculum Vitae (max. 3 pages, focusing on your most relevant 
achievements)
  3.  A writing example (e.g., one of your publications)
  4.  Contact information for up to 2 academic referees

In order to receive full consideration, please apply by August 15. Interviews 
are planned for September. The exact starting date is flexible. Applicants 
should have completed their doctoral degree; however, PhD students who expect 
to obtain their degree in 2022 or early 2023 may apply.

For inquiries about the position, please contact Christian 
Dudel
 at 
du...@demogr.mpg.de.

The MPIDR is one of the leading demographic research 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 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: 
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: 
demogr.mpg.de/go/career-development.

We value diversity and are keen to employ individuals from minorities and 
under-represented groups.

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. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to 
increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and 
therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.



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