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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">***Apologies for cross-postings***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is inviting applications from qualified and highly motivated students<strong><span style="font-family:"Merriweather Sans""> </span></strong>for<strong><span style="font-family:"Merriweather Sans""> </span></strong>a<strong><span style="font-family:"Merriweather Sans""> </span></strong>Summer
Research Visit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">The goal of the Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program is to enable discovery by bringing together data scientists and population scientists to work on focused,
intensive and collaborative projects of broad societal relevance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">For a period of 3 months (June 3</span><sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">rd</span></sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B"> –
August 23</span><sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">rd</span></sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">, 2024) participating students will work in small teams, with support
from experienced mentors, towards a common research goal. For the summer of 2024, the focus of the program will be on three main areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">“Climate Change and Population Dynamics” mentored by Matt Hauer (Florida State University), Risto Conte Keivabu and Emilio Zagheni</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">“Network and Gender Dynamics on Mobility and Migration” mentored by Aliakbar Akbaritabar, Jisu Kim and Daniela Perrotta</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">“Estimation and Forecasting of Health Indicators in Data-scarce Contexts” mentored by Monica Alexander (University of Toronto), Ugofilippo Basellini and Irena Chen</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">Participating students will be exposed to best practices across the social sciences and data sciences while contributing to a hands-on project experience that will result in a scientific
journal article. All participants will also have access to lectures and will be able to participate in other scientific activities taking place at the MPIDR.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral, master’s or undergraduate university program (at the time they visit the MPIDR). Selected candidates must obtain approval to participate
in the program by their supervisor / administrator. The Incubator program values research teams that include early-career scientists from a range of disciplines and backgrounds, with complementary skill sets. Priority will be placed on bringing together a
diverse pool of students. The total number of attendees will be defined based on resources and quality of applications. The mentors will provide seed projects and data ideas, with flexibility for students to put forward their own ideas as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">Successful candidates will have demonstrated ability to work on research projects independently</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B"> <strong><span style="font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">and
in interdisciplinary teams, and an interest in research problems related to both data science and the social sciences, broadly defined. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">Applications must be in English and submitted online via <a href="https://survey.demogr.mpg.de/index.php/682232?lang=en" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">this survey</span></i></a> and
include the following documents in one single PDF:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Curriculum Vitae<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Cover letter (Max 2 pages)<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">- Please state why you are interested in spending the summer at the MPIDR, and in which ways you would benefit from participating in the Incubator program.</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">-Please articulate your research interests and briefly describe a project you have worked on, the motivation for it and your contribution.</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">-Please describe your technical skills, as well as what you would like to learn over the course of the Summer visit.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;box-sizing: border-box">
<em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Copies of academic transcripts for undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate education</span></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Names and contact information for 2 academic referees (no recommendation letter is required at this step)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">In order to receive full consideration, applications should be received by January 10</span></strong><strong><sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">th</span></sup></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B"> 2024. </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">Notifications
will be sent out by March 2024. This will be an in-person summer program, and students will be expected to be in residence at the MPIDR in Rostock for the period of the research visit and to devote most of their working time to the collaborative research project
during that period. Selected students enrolled in a PhD program will be offered reimbursement for travel costs to/from Rostock, and a stipend. Selected students who are not enrolled in a PhD program will be offered reimbursement for travel costs to/from Rostock,
lodging in Rostock, and a per diem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">The Max Planck Society values diversity and is keen to employ individuals from minorities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">We are committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities at our institutes and therefore encourage 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Merriweather;color:#006C66;font-weight:normal">More information<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">You can find more information on previous program participants, projects and publication outcomes on the <a href="https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/research_6120/digital_and_computational_demography_zagheni_11666/population_and_social_data_science_summer_incubator_program_11935" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">program
webpage</span></i></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">In addition, please consult the <a href="https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/research_6120/digital_and_computational_demography_zagheni_11666/population_and_social_data_science_summer_incubator_program_11935/faq_mpidr_summer_incubator_12686" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">FAQ
document</span></i></a> for further detail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box;margin:2rem;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">For remaining administrative questions, please get in touch with Kathrin McCann (<a href="mailto:mccann@demogr.mpg.de">mccann@demogr.mpg.de</a>). For scientific questions please contact
Risto Conte Keivabu [Climate change] (<a href="mailto:contekeivabu@demogr.mpg.de?subject=Summer%20Incubator%20Program"><i><span style="color:#006C66">contekeivabu@demogr.mpg.de</span></i></a>), Daniela Perrotta [Mobility] (<a href="mailto:perrotta@demogr.mpg.de?subject=Summer%20Incubator%20Program"><i><span style="color:#006C66">perrotta@demogr.mpg.de</span></i></a>)
or Ugofilippo Basellini [Health] (<a href="mailto:basellini@demogr.mpg.de?subject=Summer%20Incubator%20Program"><i><span style="color:#006C66">basellini@demogr.mpg.de</span></i></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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