The newly established Max Planck Research Group Gender Gaps in Health and Survival at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is seeking to make appointments at PhD (up to 2), Post-Doctoral Fellow (up to 2), and Research Scientist levels.

Men die, women suffer: that is what is called the male– female health– survival paradox. At all ages, women live longer but they have lower physical performance, more physical disabilities, and other adverse health outcomes than men. Research on sex differences in health and mortality has proliferated, yet to date there is still no full understanding of whether behavioral factors explain most of the gender gap or whether biological and social differences contribute more substantially to explaining sex differences in health and survival.

We investigate (1) how universal the male – female health – survival paradox is across different countries, (2) which biological, demographic, and social factors drive the male – female health – survival paradox. The research interests of the group also embrace health trends in the old-aged populations, cohort differences in health at older ages and related topics.

The MPIDR has an international working environment and a pleasant working atmosphere.

A good command of written English is essential as the Institute’s working language is English.

The PhD position is for 3 years. The Post-doc and Research Scientist appointments are initially for 2 years, with the possibility of extension. Post-doc appointments are made on postdoctoral stipends or salaries according to qualification at the salary level 13-14 of the German TVöD system. The payment for research scientists is up to the level 14 of the German TVöD system according to qualification and in accordance with the rules of federal employees in Germany.

Application deadline is December 31, 2014

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