PhD Studentship in Social Statistics and Digital Demography

Apply for a 3.5-year PhD studentship in Social Statistics and Digital Demography at the University of Manchester and MPIDR. Focus on novel methods for human migration.

The University of Manchester and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) are offering a 3.5-year doctoral studentship in Social Statistics. This unique opportunity focuses on developing novel statistical and computational methods to estimate and forecast human migration using both traditional and new forms of data.

Key aspects of the studentship include:

• Joint funding from the Social Statistics Department at the University of Manchester and the MPIDR
• Research on human mobility using digital traces and big data
• Contribution to the Human Migration Database
• Focus on developing and low-income countries

For more information, visit the official announcement page.

Tags: PhD Studentship, Social Statistics, Digital Demography, University of Manchester, Max Planck Institute, Human Migration, Big Data, Computational Methods