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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">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 <a href="http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/research_6120/independent_research_groups_11668/migration_and_health_inequalities_12856/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">Research
Group on Migration and Health Inequalities</span></i></a>. The group, led by <a href="http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/about_us_6113/staff_directory_1899/silvia_loi_2870" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">Silvia Loi</span></i></a>, will bring together
experts from areas like Demography, Sociology, Statistics, Social Epidemiology and Public Health to address the pressing scientific and societal question: <em><span style="font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Why do immigrants age in poorer health compared to
non-immigrants?</span></em> 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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">quantify the gaps in healthy ageing trajectories between immigrants and non-immigrants by age, gender, socioeconomic status, and their interactions;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">identify the critical events and circumstances in immigrants’ lives that put them on a different healthy ageing trajectory from non-immigrants;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">study the impact of family composition and family ties in mitigating health inequalities by migration background.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">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:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Migrant health<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Social determinants of health<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Social inequalities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#00112B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Measuring and modelling life-course processes<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">Please apply online via <a href="https://survey.demogr.mpg.de/index.php/169167?lang=en" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">this survey</span></i></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B"> and
include in a single PDF file:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Motivation letter, 1-2 pages that describe how your expertise fits into the research agenda of the <a href="http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/research_6120/independent_research_groups_11668/migration_and_health_inequalities_12856/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">Research
Group</span></i></a> and the related <a href="http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/erc_grant_for_silvia_loi_12559" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">project</span></i></a>. Please include your research accomplishments,
and highlight your technical skills, and areas of expertise. <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">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications<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">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">A writing example (e.g., one of your publications or working paper)<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">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans"">Contact information for up to 2 academic referees<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">In order to receive full consideration, applications should be submitted by April 28</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"> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">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: <a href="https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/work-family" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/work-family</span></i></a>. 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: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B"><a href="https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/career-development" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/career-development</span></i></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Merriweather Sans";color:#00112B">For inquiries about the position, please contact Silvia Loi at <a href="mailto:loi@demogr.mpg.de?subject=1%20Post-Doctoral%20Researcher"><i><span style="color:#006C66">loi@demogr.mpg.de</span></i></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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