The Max Planck – University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health is currently seeking to appoint one or more full-time post-doctoral researchers.
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Benefits
- The successful applicant(s) will be offered a contract for up to 4 years with remuneration commensurate to experience (starting from approx. 64,900 EUR gross per year for researchers who have just completed their PhD, up to approx. 74,600 EUR gross per year for more senior scientists), based on the salary structure of the German public sector (Öffentlicher Dienst, TVöD Bund; EG14/1-3).
- The advertised positions are located at the MPIDR. It is expected that the successful applicant(s) will be in residence at the MPIDR in Rostock, Germany, and support for relocation costs is available. We provide ample opportunities to work also in the Helsinki unit of the Center that houses a unique data structure that is critical for the research agenda of the Center.
- This data covers all Finnish individuals nested in areas, families, and household for over five decades with detailed information of sociodemographic characteristics and health from population registers, and genetic information for a sub-set from epidemiological surveys. Use of the data is possible both from Rostock and Helsinki, and scientists working for the Center have access also to other key international datasets for health inequality research.
Requirements
- We welcome applications from researchers with a PhD in demography, sociology, statistics, epidemiology, public health, biology, anthropology, economics, computer science, and allied fields.
- The successful candidate(s) will work on the role of genetic factors in shaping health inequalities, and/or they will develop novel techniques for leveraging genetic data.
- We are also open to applicants interested in the other research themes of the Center (family and health, health inequalities in an international perspective), and in other topics covered in the Department Social Demography at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), including fertility, mortality and morbidity, and labor markets.
- The successful candidate(s) will develop their own agenda within the Center, and they will contribute their skills and knowledge to other projects in the Center and to the MPIDR. We are seeking creative, self-driven, and collaborative scholars. Advanced knowledge of quantitative methods and statistical software such as R, Python, or Stata is required.
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Application Deadline
January 11, 2026How To Apply
Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to
Max Planck Institute on survey.demogr.mpg.de to apply
Please apply online via this survey and include in a single PDF file:
- Letter of interest (max. 1 page)
- Curriculum Vitae (max. 3 pages, focusing on your most relevant achievements)
- A writing example (e.g., one of your publications)
- Contact information for up to 2 academic referees
For more information, kindly visit Max Planck webpage.
