📣Job Offer‼️𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...

📣Pre-Conference EPC Workshop: Demographic Microsimulation in R using SOCSIM – Modelling Population and Kinship Dynamics 📅June 03, 2026 🗺️Bologna #EPC2026 Learn all: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even... @eaps.bsky.social @eapsphd.bsky.social

#demography #fertility 📢We updated #HFD fertility data series for 8 countries! ✔️Through 2023: France, Netherlands, and Poland ✔️Through 2024: Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Taiwan, and USA 👉 humanfertility.org

University of Malawi and MPIDR Launch Exciting New Research Cooperation In Sep 2025, former MPIDR fellow Ben Malinga John became head of the Max Planck Partner Group UNIMAX at the University of Malawi. In February, he and his colleagues hosted a kickoff workshop. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

📣Job Call‼️𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗥𝗦-𝗣𝗛𝗗𝗦 We are looking for a 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 IMPRS-PHDS in full-time or part-time to start as soon as possible. 📅Application Deadline: April 17, 2026 https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/coordinator_for_imprs_phds_m_f_d_15211 #JobOffer

📣𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗣𝗖 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 📅June 3rd, 13:00–17:00 🗺️Bologna Italy, #EPC2026 ✍️Sign Up: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/calendar_1921/health_morbidity_and_mortality_working_group_side_meeting_15193#EPC2026

💻Join online!🎧 SüßmilchLecture@MPIDR The role of human behavior in shaping infectious disease dynamics 🗣️Ayesha Mahmud, University of California, Berkeley 📅March 31, 2026 ✏️Sign up now! www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

📣Stellenausschreibung‼️ Sachbearbeiter*in Personalwesen (m/w/d) 📅Bewerbungsfrist: 27. April 2026 Ausführliche Stellenausschreibung: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/de/karriere_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/sachbearbeiter_in_personalwesen_m_w_d_15171 #stelle #jobsuche #HR #HRJobs #Personalwesen #stellensuche

Welcome@MPIDR, Moradhvaj Dhakad!👋 https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/welcome_moradhvaj_dhakad_15172 www.demogr.mpg.de/go/AMortalityIndia

🛫MPIDR on tour!🛄 The REVES Conferences in Tokyo🇯🇵 started today. Marília Nepomuceno Jose Andrade Chiara Micheletti Christian Dudel & Mariia Vasiakina are at Sophia University &will be presenting their research until March 13. REVES-Network on Health Expectancy #REVES2026 https://www.reves2026.com/

#HFD provides standardised sets of #fertility data comparable across countries and time👇 ✅Based on official vital statistics ✅Uniform methodology & thorough data documentation ✅Period and cohort fertility indicators ✅Live births & fertility rates by age & birth order ✅Fertility tables

#demography #fertility 📢We updated Short-Term Fertility Fluctuations #STFF data series! ✔️Monthly births for 47 countries and areas ✔️Seasonally & calendar adjusted monthly births & TFRs for 32 countries Interested in short-term fertility trends?😉👇 humanfertility.org/Data/STFF

🚨Stellenausschreibung🚨 Fremdsprachensekretär*in (m/w/d) Die Stelle ist bis 31. August 2031 befristet. Eine längerfristige Beschäftigung wird angestrebt. 📅Bewerbungsschluss: 10.04.2026 https://www-preview.demogr.mpg.de/de/karriere_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/fremdsprachensekretaer_in_m_w_d_15131

#demography #fertility 📢 #HFD data series for Estonia and Japan were updated through 2024. Fertility decline 📉 continued in both countries into 2024: TFR dropped to 1.14 in JPN and 1.18 in EST 👉 humanfertility.org

📣𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗣𝗖 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 🇮🇹 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆: 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 📅June 3rd 🗺️Bologna https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/calendar_1921/climate_demography_population_dynamics_in_a_changing_climate_15101 Risto Emilio Zagheni European Association for Population Studies

Weaponizing Kinship: Four out of ten Colombians have lost a family member in the conflict 🇨🇴 Enrique Acosta, Diego Alburez, Maria Gargiulo, & Catalina Torres quantified how many Colombians have ever lost at least a family member to conflict-related violence. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/weaponkinship

Definitely a database to follow here on Bluesky: Welcome to the Human Fertility Database! @hfdatabase.bsky.social

Large Gaps in Migration Research: Study reveals imbalanced coverage of global areas in migration research. Jose Ignacio Carrasco, Aliakbar Akbaritabar, Marie Godin & Carlos Vargas-Silva identified and analyzed about 125,000 migration-related publications. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/GapsMigrationResearch

📢Job Offer‼️Post-Doctoral Researcher‼️We are seeking to appoint a full-time post-doctoral researcher to join the Research Group on Labor Demography. Christian Dudel https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/post_doctoral_researcher_15072/ #LaborDemography #PostDoc #DataScience

📣Joboffer‼️Redakteur*in Wissen­schafts­kommu­nikation (m/w/d) @MPIDR Die Stelle ist auf 2 Jahre befristet und in Teilzeit (19,5 Stunden/Woche) zu besetzen. 📅Bewerbungsfrist: 2. April 2026 https://www.demogr.mpg.de/de/karriere_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/redakteur_in_wissenschaftskommunikation_15070/

📣Call for Applications‼️ ARTEMIS – African Research Talents Experiencing Mentoring In Science 📅Application Deadline: April 13, 2026. 👓Read all: https://www.mpg.de/26122924/artemis-mentoring-programme ✍️Application: https://www.mpg.de/26133233/MPG_ARTEMIS_2026_call-and-application-documents.pdf

👓Recommended Reading📚Analysing Biases in Genealogies: Liliana P. Calderón-Bernal Diego Alburez & Emilio Zagheni investigated the accuracy of data from ascending genealogies for estimating fertility and mortality rates. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/RRead

🎉Congrats 👋 DGD Best Paper Award for Philipp Dierker He received the award for his paper "Re-partnering and single mothers‘ mental health and life satisfaction trajectories". https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/dgd_best_paper_award_for_philipp_dierker_15047

Job Offer‼️Doctoral Student Position Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) / University of Rostock Supervisors: Aliakbar Akbaritabar | Emilio Zagheni 📆Apply until April 15, 2026 https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/doctoral_student_position_15039/

A position with prospects! We offer excellent researchers again the possibility to apply for a position as a Leader of a Lise Meitner Research Group in all areas of #science. Applications are possible between February 11th and April 15th, 2026. www.mpg.de/lise-meitner... #lisemeitnergroups

‼️IDEM 118 Course‼️ 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆: 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 📅11-17 June 2026 🗺️Rostock, Germany @mpidr.bsky.social, IMPRS-PHDS 📝Application deadline: March 13, 2026 www.demogr.mpg.de/go/idem2026-118 #Demography #Fertility #DynamicModels #AgentBasedModeling #DataScience #RStats

Welcome@MPIDR, Mallika Snyder!👋👋👋 We welcome Mallika Snyder as a new team member. Mallika joins MPIDR after spending over two years at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in New York. https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/welcome_mallika_snyder_15028

In “Limits of Predicting Individual-Level Longevity,” Badolato et al. assess a range of classic statistical & machine learning survival analysis models. @nickirons.bsky.social @monjalexander.bsky.social @ugobas.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

👓Recommended Reading📚 How Mobile are Highly Talented Academics Compared to Other Scientists? Aliakbar Akbaritabar et al. examined whether regional & gender-specific differences exist in the academic mobility of highly talented scientists compared to other scientists. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/RRead

We are looking forward to welcome a new EDSD Cohort in September. Apply now!

#WomeninScience At MPIDR we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science & give visibility to female scientists and their research. We came together and listen to Saroja Adhikari, Jiseon Baek, Irena Chen, @nhiekel.bsky.social, Kelsey Wright, Mallika Snyder & @angelacar.bsky.social.

📢Job Offer‼️New Max Planck Research Group on Medical Demography Marcus Ebeling will lead the team starting on 1 July 2026. The research group will be based at the MPIDR in Rostock. Read an interview with Marcus on his future research here: www.demogr.mpg.de/go/rgmd (including link to job) #postdoc

🎓🎩Congratulations, Donata Stonkute! She successfully defended her doctoral thesis “Measuring and Explaining the Educational Gradient in Health Across Europe: The Role of Individual and Contextual Factors” at the University of Helsinki. IMPRS-PHDS https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/phdds

We're happy to announce that Jutta Gampe has been appointed to the Chair of Excellence in Transformative Change: Statistical Demography at the Johannes Kepler University Linz. https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/chair_of_excellence_for_jutta_gampe_14996

👓🌈Recommended Reading📚🏳️‍🌈 Married Female Couples at Highest Risk of Divorce https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/recommended_reading_14980 Maria Ponkilainen, Elina Einiö, Mine Kühn Kühn, Mikko Myrskylä #Children #cohabitation #divorce #family #LGBTQ #marriage

Family research usually focuses on the nuclear family. Relationships with other relatives have hardly been studied to date. Yet these relations play an important role: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/important_relatives_14970 Bettina Hünteler Diego Alburez

📣Calls of Abstracts‼️Second International Workshop on Life Course Analysis Theory, methods, & applications 📅August 18-19, 2026 🗺️Hertie School, Berlin https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/calendar_1921/second_international_workshop_on_life_course_analysis_14953 Christian Dudel Carla Rowold

Happy New Year! 2026 already offers lots of opportunities to join or visit the MPIDR – last call! These four MPIDR calls end in January. Jobs: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61... www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61... Visit: incubator.demogr.mpg.de Conference: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

Looking for a new position in 2026? The call for a new postdoc or research scientist in the newly formed research group on Reproductive Ageing by D. Susie Lee is still open until January 11. Apply now!

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) looks back on an eventful and successful year. We wish all MPIDR employees, research partners, and supporters a peaceful holiday season and a happy New Year. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even... 📸 iStockphoto.com / Jenny Sturm

Familie, Geburtenverhalten von Geflüchteten und palliative Versorgung von Demenzkranken Die neue Ausgabe von Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand, dem demografischen Newsletter mit verständlich aufgearbeiteten Ergebnissen der aktuellen Forschung, ist erschienen. demografische-forschung.org

Jordan D. Klein & Ingmar Weber published a Letter to the Editor in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that opens a conversation on the findings of Chi et al (Measuring global migration flows using online data). https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/PNAS-Letter-Editor

WelcomeWeeks@MPIDR! 👋👋👋 The Laboratory of Fertility & Wellbeing welcomes Jiseon Baek as a new research scientist. Jiseon is enthusiastic about investigating disparities in reproductive outcomes. https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/welcome_jiseon_baek_14907

Recap of the IMPRS-PHDS Annual Academy 2025 at MPIDR: When the weather outside turns cold, doctoral students, alumni, faculty members, and friends gather in the cozy MPIDR auditorium: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/imprs_phds_annual_academy_2025_14689

WelcomeWeeks@MPIDR 👏👏👏 We welcome Aijie Zhang to the Laboratory of Fertility and Wellbeing. Her doctoral research will focus on fertility dynamics and patterns in high-income countries. https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/welcome_aijie_zhang_14910

🌍🌎🌏New Research Questions for Climate Change🌍🌎🌏 In mid-November, numerous scientists from around the world gathered at the MPIDR in Rostock to discuss the topic of “Climate Change, Environmental Hazards and Population Dynamics”. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

Many thanks to everyone who took part in the 7th IMPRS-PHDS Academy at @mpidr.bsky.social, either in person or online, and helped to make it such a success. Big congratulations to Andrea Colasurdo, Chiara Micheletti and @lauraleone.bsky.social on winning the Best Poster Award!

We’ve got a strong contingent of PhD students and staff at the three-day @imprs-phds.bsky.social Annual Academy being held from 3-5 December @mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock, Germany! 💙 @maryabedalahad.bsky.social @ischiathere.bsky.social

WelcomeWeeks@MPIDR 👏👏👏We welcome Jan Einhoff as new research scientist. His main research interests are in social demography, life course research, and quantitative methods. His dissertation examined the social stratification of late working lives in Europe. https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/welcomeJein

‼️Jobangebot‼️ Zur Verstärkung unserer Institutsverwaltung suchen wir unbefristet eine*n Sachbearbeiter*in Buchhaltung (m/w/d) Bewerbungsschluss: 5. Januar 2026 https://www.demogr.mpg.de/de/karriere_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/sachbearbeiter_in_buchhaltung_m_w_d_14866