Postdoctoral Researcher in Reproductive Demography

Based mostly at Oxford Inhabitants Well being (Nuffield Division of Inhabitants Well being), the Demographic Science Unit (DSU) is on the forefront of demographic analysis that aids society, authorities and business. The DSU is house to the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, an interdisciplinary analysis centre funded by the Leverhulme Belief and directed by Professor Melinda Mills which goals to disrupt and realign how we measure and mannequin populations by infusing new varieties of knowledge, strategies and unconventional approaches to sort out essentially the most difficult demographic issues of our time.

We’re looking for a postdoctoral researcher to contribute to the UKRI funded undertaking. You’ll have the chance to concentrate on analysis on the intersection of each social and organic determinants of fertility behaviour, with a heavy emphasis on maternal and reproductive well being. You’ll answerable for managing your personal educational analysis and administrative actions, adapting present and creating new analysis methodologies and collaborate within the preparation of analysis publications.

To be thought of you’ll maintain or be near completion of a PhD/DPhil in Demography, Sociology, Economics, Statistics, Public/Inhabitants Well being, Geography, International Affairs, or a associated area, possess enough specialist information within the self-discipline to work inside established analysis programmes, expertise writing pc code in Stata and/or R for knowledge evaluation and visualisation and have glorious communication expertise.

That is submit is full-time, mounted time period submit for 3 years.

The deadline for functions is midday on 18 April 2024.

You can be required to add a CV and a canopy letter as a part of your on-line software. The quilt letter ought to clearly describe the way you meet every of the choice standards listed within the job description.