Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Postdoc

Postdoc / Research Scientist (m/f/d) | Kinship Inequalities Research Group

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is recruiting one highly qualified postdoctoral researcher to join the Kinship Inequalities Research Group. The position is based in Rostock, Germany, and is offered on a full-time basis for three years. This group, led by Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, brings together experts from Demography, Sociology, Anthropology, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, and Biology to advance the subfield of kinship demography and address pressing scientific and societal questions. The successful candidate must hold a PhD (or expect to complete it…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

PhD

University of Hong Kong – Max Planck PhD Studentship in Population Studies

About the position We are pleased to invite applications for a 4-year PhD position at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR). The position is jointly funded by the Faculty of Social Sciences/HKU Research Hub of Population Studies and the Department of Digital and Computational Demography at MPIDR. Application Deadline: December 1, 2026 The University of Hong Kong is widely considered one of the top universities in Asia and in the world. The HKU Research Hub of Population Studies, launched by the Faculty of Social Sciences, aims to…

🇩🇪 Rostock

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Administrative / Other

Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is inviting applications from qualified and highly motivated students for a Summer Research Visit. 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. For a period of 3 months (June 1st – August 20th, 2027), participating students will work in small teams, with support from experienced mentors, towards a common research goal. For the summer of…

🇩🇪 Rostock

4 Jan 2027Source: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

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Postdoc / Research Scientist (m/f/d) | Kinship Inequalities Research Group

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Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program

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