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February 1, 2015 - July 31, 2015

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

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Laboratory of Population Health and Laboratory of Fertility and Well-being
Research Scientist

JOE ID Number: 2015-01_111452666
Date Posted: 02/02/2015
Date Inactive: 07/31/2015
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Research Scientist
Section: International:Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Rostock, GERMANY
JEL Classifications:
I -- Health, Education, and Welfare
J -- Labor and Demographic Economics
Keywords:
Population Health, Fertility, demographic determinants
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) has established two new laboratories, the Laboratory of Population Health and the Laboratory of Fertility and Well-being, and is recruiting highly qualified scientists. Opportunities exist in the following fields:

i) The influence of health behaviors on healthy and unhealthy life years. For more information, see the Population Health website www.demogr.mpg.de/go/PopHealth and the separate ad: www.demogr.mpg.de/go/apply-health

ii) Social determinants of health and mortality in high-income populations. For more information, see the Population Health website www.demogr.mpg.de/go/PopHealth and the separate ad: www.demogr.mpg.de/go/apply-socialdet

iii) The demographic determinants of economically active life expectancy. For more information, see the Population Health website www.demogr.mpg.de/go/PopHealth

iv) Causes and consequences of changing fertility patterns. For more information, see the Fertility and Well-being website www.demogr.mpg.de/go/FertWellBeing

For positions in (i) and (ii), please see the separate ads for instructions on how to apply. For positions in (iii) and (iv), please apply by emailing to apply-popfert@demogr.mpg.de your letter of interest, CV, contact information for 3 academic references, and 1-2 writing samples or publications.

Applications are accepted until the positions are filled and review of the applications begins immediately. The starting dates are flexible, but not later than autumn 2015. For inquiries about the positions, please contact the Director of the MPIDR Mikko Myrskylä, myrskyla@demogr.mpg.de.

The MPIDR is a leading institute in demographic research which hosts a wide range of laboratories that focus on interdisciplinary topics. The working language of the MPIDR is English. For more information about the MPIDR, please see www.mpidr.de.

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 disabled individuals and especially encourages these candidates to apply.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Reference Instructions:
See Application Link for instructions