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

University Of Southern Denmark

Job Location:

Odense - Denmark

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

The Interdisciplinary Centre on population Dynamics(CPop) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a fully funded threeyear PhD position within a Danish Research Council (Sapere Aude) project. The project Lifespan Inequalities and the Role of Social Determinants of Health: Going Beyond Life Expectancy is supervised by Associate Professor MariePier Bergeron Boucher. The position is based at SDUs campus in Odense.

The starting date is flexible with a preferred start on August 15 2026. The PhD position has a duration of three years and includes a research stay abroad typically lasting six months. The position offers a competitive fulltime salary.

The Center

CPop conducts cuttingedge research on survival longevity and population aging with a focus on policy economic and cultural implications. The center is recognized for its strong profile in analytical demography demographic modeling and forecasting.

Its research meets the highest international standards demonstrated by publications in leading journals presentations at global conferences competitive external funding and significant societal impact.

CPop is also committed to researchbased teaching employing innovative methods to enhance student learning. It oversees a graduate program in Population Studies.

The center fosters an inspiring academic environment and strives to attract and retain talented scholars dedicated to excellence and CPops continued development.

Job description

The projectLifespan Inequalities and the Role of Social Determinants of Health: Going Beyond Life Expectancyaims to analyse how multiple social determinants of health intersect in shaping project aims to solve the methodological challenges in estimating and forecasting lifespan across intersecting social determinants of health and to analyze how lifespan inequalities across these dimensions influence broader mortality patterns.

The successful candidate is expected to develop a PhD project that aligns with the overall objectives of the project with particular attention to approaches for estimating lifespan across several social determinants of health. The candidate will also contribute to graduatelevel teaching and supervision in demography.

We are an international department and the working language is English.

Applicants profile

Applicantsshould have completed a relevantMSc in Demography Social Science Economics Mathematics and Economics Public Health Statistics or we expect applicants to:

Have strong English skills both spoken and written.
Be dedicated capable of working independently and in cooperation with a PhD supervisor
Have good interpersonal skills be interested in engaging with national and international researchers.
Have solid knowledge of demographic methods and experience with software such as Ror similar tools; be eager to learn new demographic methods.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Head of Administration Astrid Holm Nielsen e-mail: astni@. Information about the PhD programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences University of Southern Denmark is availablehere. For general questions regarding relocation housing taxes etc. contact the SDUs International Staff Office.

How to apply for this position

Employment as a paid PhD fellow takes place in accordance with the circular of 20 December 2021 on the collective agreement for academics in the state appendix 5 protocol on PhD fellowships.

For more information on the guidelines for qualification and recruitment please visit ourwebpage.

An application must include (all attachments must be in Adobe PDF format):

A motivational letter describing why the applicant is a good match for the project.
Detailed CV - the education and work history must be month and year specific.
A certified copy of your masters degree certificate including all examination results. Alternatively the expected date to finish the masters degree.
A translation of grades according to the European ECTS system obtained in BA and MSc programs.
A project description (max 5 pages of 2400 characters each including spaces notes appendices bibliography etc.)
The application form availableon ourweb page.

On the webpage of the PhD school you can find theguidelinesfor preparing your project proposal.

All non-Danish documents must be translated into English.

Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. The committee may request additional information and if so it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the necessary material.

Once the assessment committee has submitted its report the applicant will receive the portion of the evaluation that pertains to them.

Applications that are incomplete regarding the above requirements will not be assessed by the committee.

Shortlisting and tests may be used in the assessment process.

As part of the overall assessment of the applicants qualifications an interview may be applied.

Documents should not contain a CPR number (civil registration number) in this case the CPR number must be crossed out.

The application and CV must not exceed 10 MB.

The application deadline is March.59 CET/CEST.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link Apply online. Uploaded files must be in Adobe PDF (unlocked) or Word format.

We recommend that you read theguidelinefor applicants. If you experience technical problems you must contact hcm-support@ the application deadline.

The University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

DescriptionThe Interdisciplinary Centre on population Dynamics(CPop) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a fully funded threeyear PhD position within a Danish Research Council (Sapere Aude) project. The project Lifespan Inequalities and the Role of Social Determinant...