Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program, MPIDR
Rostock, Germany, 2 June-22 August 2025

 

  • Deadline for applications: 8 January 2025 (11:59 pm CET). 

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is inviting applications from qualified and highly-motivated students for a Summer Research Visit. The goal of the Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program is to enable discovery by bringing together data scientists and population scientists to work on focused, intensive and collaborative projects of broad societal relevance. For a period of 3 months (June 2nd – August 22nd, 2025) participating students will work in small teams, with support from experienced mentors, towards a common research goal. For the summer of 2025, the focus of the program will be on three main research areas:

  • “Climate Change and Mobility” mentored by Risto Conte Keivabu, Ebru Sanlitürk, and Monica Alexander (University of Toronto);
  • “Machine Learning for Life Course Trajectories” mentored by Linda Vecgaile, Bruno Arpino (University of Padova) and Emilio Zagheni;
  • “Mortality in War Settings” mentored by Yvette Young, Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, Enrique Acosta (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics -CED) and Irena Chen.

Participating students will be exposed to best practices across the social sciences and data sciences while contributing to a hands-on project experience that will result in a scientific journal article. All participants will also have access to lectures and will be able to participate in other scientific activities taking place at the MPIDR.

  • Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral, master’s or undergraduate university program (at the time they visit the MPIDR). 
  • Selected candidates must obtain approval to participate in the program by their supervisor / administrator.
  • Applications must be in English.

For more information: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/populati…

2025 Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP) at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Laxenburg (Vienna), Austria, 2 June-29 August 2025

 

  • Deadline for applications: 13 January 2025 (midnight CET)

The Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP), which will take place from 2 June to 29 August at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), is designed for PhD students (ideally about 2 years prior to receiving their PhD) working on a topic compatible with ongoing research at IIASA and a wish to explore the policy implications of their work. Participants will be working under the direct mentorship of an experienced IIASA scientist in a unique interdisciplinary and international research environment. They will produce a paper (serving as first step towards a publishable journal article) and will get the opportunity to build up contacts for future collaboration within the institute's worldwide network.

 

As YSSP representatives of IIASA’s Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program, we particularly welcome applications of candidates interested in human-centered and population-based approaches to understanding drivers of population change, sustainable development, and wellbeing; as well as research focusing on justice considerations in climate, biodiversity, disaster risk, and/or loss-and-damages.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us (Guillaume Marois and Elliott Woodhouse), should you have any questions or require further information.