Today and tomorrow, @imprs-phds.bsky.social doctoral researchers and alumni are gathering for our 7th Graduate Workshop @mpidr.bsky.social, which is organized by a group of volunteers. We look forward to two days of research updates and networking, as well as educational and social activities.

EDSD@MPIDRbooth! On Thursday and Friday EDSD students will be at the MPIDR booth to share their experience and inform about the program. All about MPIDR@EPC2026: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/press_6175/mpidr_epc2026_15303

🎉Congrats! Isabella Marinetti successfully defended her doctoral thesis, “Effects of short-term events on mortality in Europe.“ University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/news/congratulations_isabella_marinetti_15488

📣St Andrews–Max Planck PhD Studentship in Population, Health and Data Science‼️ https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/st_andrews_max_planck_phd_studentship_in_population_health_and_data_science_15472 IMPRS-PHDS | St Andrews Population & Health Research Group

We are recruiting for a PhD student who will be studying jointly between Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and University of St Andrews, More information are attached. @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @bspsuk.bsky.social

📣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

‼️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

Know a master graduate looking for a funded doctoral position? Please share this! Come work with @ezagheni.bsky.social and me at @mpidr.bsky.social on topics related to migration of scholars and the highly-skilled. More details: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...

Call for applications: European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2026-2027 To be held at @mpidr.bsky.social and @sghwarsaweu.bsky.social Application deadline: 27 March 2026 at 12 PM (noon) Program start: 1 September 2026 Scholarships are available Details: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...

Apply now for our open course on Microsimulation Methods in Demography: Fertility Applications. The course will take place from June 11 to 17, 2026, with the weekend off, exclusively on-site at the MPIDR. Details: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61... Application deadline is March 13, 2026.

PhD opportunity! CPop is opening a fully funded three year PhD position on lifespan inequalities. Apply here 👇 fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

PhD scholarship for research project on lifespan inequalities across social determinants of health

The Interdisciplinary Centre on population Dynamics (CPop) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a fully funded three year PhD position within a Danish Research Council ...

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📣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

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

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

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!

It's great to see IMPRS-PHDS doctoral students, alumni, faculty members, and friends back at @mpidr.bsky.social for our 7th PHDS Academy and three days filled with research presentations, networking, and singing!

Come visit MPIDR in ☀️Summer 2026☀️ 📣Call for Application for the "Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program" 📅☀️June 8th – August 21st, 2026☀️ 🗺️MPIDR in Rostock, Germany Application Deadline: Jan 14, 2026 Apply here and learn more: incubator.demogr.mpg.de

We are thrilled to have talented students from all over the world joining us for our hybrid course on Topics in Digital and Computational Demography, and wish everyone a productive and exciting week of study!

Job Offer: PhD Student Position The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the @mpidr.bsky.social + @imprs-phds.bsky.social invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17! www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...

1/ HUGE congratulations to @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social for passing her DPhil viva w/ no corrections with her dissertation "The impact of in-utero exposure to ambient temperature on maternal health, infant health, and population composition." @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social

EDSD Lightning Talks @MPIDR: 2 Minutes to Present Your Scientific Self Each year, the EDSD cohorts resume their stay by giving short presentations. The 2025 cohort gave an outlook where future research might be heading. Next stop: @ined-english.bsky.social. @eaps.bsky.social @eapsphd.bsky.social

🎓🎓🎓Congratulations, Henrik Schubert🎉🎉🎉 Henrik is proud recipient of an award-winning doctorate. He successfully defended his thesis, "The #fertility puzzle. Trends and patterns of male and female fertility" at the Sociology at Oxford at the University of Oxford. https://ow.ly/OM1O50X6U4Y

‼️Free IDEM 187 Course‼️ Topics in Digital and Computational Demography 📅3-7 November 2025 💻Online 💸no tuition fee 📝Application deadline: 28 September 2025 www.demogr.mpg.de/go/idem2025 @imprs-phds.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @conteristo.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social @j-d-klein.bsky.social

🚨Job Offer🚨PhD Student Position The @lshtm.bsky.social, in partnership with the @mpidr.bsky.social is opening an 18-month Research Assistant position, with the successful candidate embarking on a PhD program at LSHTM. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61... @ezagheni.bsky.social #phd #jobs #demography

Mentoring & advising doctoral researchers is at the very heart of the PHDS School. We are much indebted to PHDS faculty for their invaluable services in mentoring predocs as well as to Thomas Koch for leading a two-day workshop on "Supervising Doctoral Researchers" @mpidr.bsky.social. Thank you all!

🏆Congratulations🎉@juliahellstrand.bsky.social, alumna of @imprs-phds.bsky.social and fellow at the MaxHel Center who has been honored with the prestigious European Demographer Award. @populationeu.bsky.social @helsinki.fi www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

✨20th anniversary of the European Doctoral School of Demography✨On this day 20 years ago(Sept 1, 2005) the EDSD opened its doors @mpidr.bsky.social for the 1st time. Today, we welcome the 21st cohort. We wish everyone a great year of study, research & networking! www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

Apply now for our five-day doctoral course on Topics in Digital and Computational Demography, which will take place in hybrid format from November 3-7, 2025. Details: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61... Application deadline is September 28, 2025.

Big congratulations to @larabister.bsky.social, alumna of the EDSD and IMPRS-PHDS programs, on winning first prize in the Social Sciences section of the Körber Foundation's German Thesis Award for her doctoral thesis on economic crises and health! Details: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

This week, @jschoeley.com from @mpidr.bsky.social shares his experience in designing and implementing impactful scientific data visualizations in a 5-day @imprs-phds.bsky.social elective course. Participants create, critique and refine visualizations, culminating in a final project. We are excited!