Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

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The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research is recruiting highly qualified PhD students or Post-Doctoral researchers (up to 2 positions) to work on a project analyzing the relationship between health behaviors and mortality in aging populations. The successful candidate will have strong quantitative skills with experience in applied data analysis. Candidates from the fields of demography, economics, statistics, sociology, epidemiology/public health or related disciplines will be considered.

The person will join the newly established Population Health Research Group that is led by the Director of the MPIDR Mikko Myrskylä. The work will be supervised jointly by professors Mikko Myrskylä and Neil Mehta from the Emory University. The MPIDR is a leading institute in demographic research hosting a diverse range of labs with interdisciplinary topics. The working language of the MPIDR is English. For more information about the MPIDR, please see www.demogr.mpg.de.

Applications should be sent to apply-health@demogr.mpg.de and include:
(1) Letter of Interest (max two pages)
(2) Curriculum Vitae
(3) Names and contact information for 3 academic references
(4) 1 or 2 writing samples or publications (if available)

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the positions are filled and review of applications will begin immediately. Appointment can be made at the PhD student, Post-Doctoral, or more advanced Research Scientist level. For inquiries about the positions please contact: Mikko Myrskylä myrskyla@demogr.mpg.de or Neil Mehta nkmehta@emory.edu.

The Max Planck Society wishes to increase the share of women in areas where they are underrepresented, and strongly encourages women to apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply.