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 trade. The DSU is residence 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 sorts of knowledge, strategies and unconventional approaches to deal with probably the most difficult demographic issues of our time.

We’re in search of a postdoctoral researcher to contribute to the UKRI funded venture. You’ll have the chance to deal with 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 chargeable for managing your personal tutorial analysis and administrative actions, adapting current 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 subject, possess ample 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 publish is full-time, mounted time period publish for 3 years.

The cut-off date for functions is midday on 18 April 2024.

You may 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.