Multidimensional Demographic Modeling (MDM) research group
The MDM Research Group in the IIASA Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program is looking to recruit a statistical researcher to support the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Mozambique Population Support Analysis (MOZPSA) report.
The successful candidate will have a strong quantitative background, and support the project team in providing an integrated assessment of the country’s population dynamics, issues related to gender and youth, sexual and reproductive health, and their relationships to social, economic, political, and cultural processes, taking into account the nation’s notable developments and changes, and environmental and climate change issues.
background
The POPJUS Program strives to produce empirical-based research focusing on human and social dimensions of global change processes. With human population and behavior being one of the key drivers of transformational change toward sustainable and resilient societies, the program applies and develops innovative approaches and perspectives to study population phenomena that include population aging, health and human wellbeing, human capital formation, and migration drivers and patterns. Insights into current and future population sizes, structures, and distributions are fundamental to understanding human impacts on ecosystems and simultaneously, the impact of environmental changes on human wellbeing differentiated by sub-populations. Within the POPJUS program, the MDM research group aims to advance demographic modeling methods to assess and forecast population dynamics with a focus on demographic and spatial heterogeneity under different socioeconomic scenarios at the global, national, and sub-national levels. The group has a strong focus on population forecasting using a scenario-based approach allowing for aligning future demographic components with socioeconomic scenarios. The group also carries out innovative, policy-relevant research at the local and regional level.
main tasks and responsibilities
Requirements
Appointment terms
The successful candidate should be available to take up the position as soon as possible in 2024. We offer an initial fixed-term, full-time employment contract until 31 December 2025. Eligible applicants wishing to work part-time hours may also be considered.
Duties will be carried out at the IIASA premises in Laxenburg, near Vienna in Austria (some travel necessary).
The successful candidate will be appointed in accordance with the IIASA profiles for research careers.
IIASA salaries are:
Further details here.
IIASA is committed to a working environment that promotes equality, diversity, tolerance and inclusion within its workforce. This is reflected in our IIASA core values and the IIASA Gender Equality Plan (GEP). We encourage qualified candidates from all religious, ethnic, and social backgrounds to apply. In the case that candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to applicants from countries where IIASA has a Member Organization.
For further information about this opportunity please contact:
Dr. Anne Goujon, POPJUS Program Director
For general information about working at IIASA, please contact: recruitment@iiasa.ac.at
To apply for this opportunity, you will need to provide the following documents in English:
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled.
Deadline for receipt of applications: 17 September 2024