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<p class="MsoNormal">*** PhD Studentship ***<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#006C66">PhD Studentship | Social Statistics with focus on Digital and Computational Demography<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<h2 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">About the Project</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00112B">We are pleased to invite applications to a <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">3.5-year</span></strong> <a href="https://www.manchester.ac.uk/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">University
of Manchester</span></i></a> <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">doctoral studentship in Social Statistics</span></strong>. 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00112B">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, including for developing and low-income countries. Research outputs will also contribute
to the Human Migration Database, currently developed by the MPIDR.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00112B">The successful applicant will spend the first 21 months at the <a href="https://www.findaphd.com/common/clickCount.aspx?theid=180860&type=184&DID=7275&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk%2fsocial-statistics%2f" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">Social
Statistics Department</span></i></a>, 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 away-days, and will have an opportunity to teach as Graduate Teaching Assistants. The remainder of the 21 months of the studentship will be spent at the MPIDR in the <a href="https://www.findaphd.com/common/clickCount.aspx?theid=180860&type=184&DID=7275&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.demogr.mpg.de%2fen%2fresearch_6120%2fdigital_and_computational_demography_zagheni_11666%2f" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">Department
of Digital and Computational Demography.</span></i></a> The successful candidate is expected to enroll in the <a href="https://www.findaphd.com/common/clickCount.aspx?theid=180860&type=184&DID=7275&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.imprs-phds.mpg.de%2f" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#006C66">MPIDR
IMPRS-PHDS programme.</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00112B">It is expected that the PhD student will prepare a thesis as a collection of research articles according to the postgraduate research policies of the University of Manchester. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Link with more details: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/phd_studentship_%7C_social_statistics_with_focus_on_digital_and_computational_demography_13847<o:p></o:p></p>
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