Researcher in Reproductive Demography

Based at Oxford Population Health (Nuffield Department of Population Health),
the Demographic Science Unit (DSU) is at the forefront of demographic research
that aids society, government and industry. The DSU is home to the Leverhulme
Centre for Demographic Science, an interdisciplinary research centre funded by
the Leverhulme Trust and directed by Professor Melinda Mills which aims to
disrupt and realign how we measure and model populations by infusing new types
of data, methods and unconventional approaches to tackle the most challenging
demographic problems of our time.





We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to contribute to the UKRI funded
project. You will have the opportunity to focus on research at the
intersection of both social and biological determinants of fertility
behaviour, with a heavy emphasis on maternal and reproductive health. You will
responsible for managing your own academic research and administrative
activities, adapting existing and developing new research methodologies and
collaborate in the preparation of research publications.





To be considered you will hold or be close to completion of a PhD/DPhil in
Demography, Sociology, Economics, Statistics, Public/Population Health,
Geography, Global Affairs, or a related field, possess sufficient specialist
knowledge in the discipline to work within established research programmes,
experience writing computer code in Stata and/or R for data analysis and
visualisation and have excellent communication skills.





This is post is full-time, fixed term post for 2 years.





The closing date for applications is noon on 9 May 2025.





You will be required to upload a CV and a cover letter as part of your online
application. The cover letter should clearly describe how you meet each of the
selection criteria listed in the job description.