PhD Studentship in Social Statistics- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Posted: 4/8/2023 (Employment)
The Max Planck are pleased to invite applications to a 3.5-year University of Manchester doctoral studentship
in Social Statistics. The studentship is jointly funded by the Social Statistics Department, University
of Manchester, UK, and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), Germany,
one of the world-leading research centres in population sciences. The studentship will be part of
the International Max Planck Research School for Population, Health and Data Science (IMPRSPHDS) https://www.imprs-phds.mpg.de/
In many countries, migration has become a key driver of population change. However, traditional
data on migration often lack precision, are biased or are reported with large delays. Digital traces
and big data often contain information on human mobility but new methods are required to use
and integrate these new forms of data with data derived from traditional sources. This is an
excellent opportunity for highly-motivated and qualified candidates to work with an international
team on developing cutting-edge novel statistical and computational methods in estimating and
forecasting human migration with the use of traditional and new forms of data.
This is a Split-Site Studentship and the successful candidate will spend the first 21 months at the
Social Statistics Department, University of Manchester. They will be working in a vibrant
community of PhD students in Social Statistics, Social Data Analytics and Biosocial Research.
They will participate in research activities of the Department, such as seminars and research awaydays, and will have an opportunity to teach as a Graduate Teaching Assistants. The remaining 21
months of the studentship will be spent at the MPIDR in the Department of Digital and
Computational Demography