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European Doctoral School of Demography

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The EDSD is an eleven-month sponsored program that is offered every year aiming to provide students in the first year of their doctoral studies with an appropriate high-level education in demography. Students will acquire a solid knowledge base on the causes and consequences of demographic change, population data, statistical and mathematical demography, as well as modeling, simulation, and forecasting. The School’s courses are structured in such a way that the students work on the precise formulation of a thesis topic and early steps of their dissertations.

Many of the School’s courses concentrate on strengthening the quantitative and programming skills of the students. The language of the School is English.

In the 2019/20 academic year, the School will be held at two different locations. The preparatory courses (September and October 2019) will be offered at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. The core courses (from November 2019 until end of July 2020) will be held at the Centre for Demographic Studies (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics – CED) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

Master’s Degree in Demography

Upon successful completion of the program and presentation of a thesis, the students enrolled in the EDSD will receive an official European Master in Demography delivered by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

For more information, visit the current EDSD 2018/19 program in Odense, Denmark: EDSD 2018/2019

Contact information: edsd@ced.uab.es

Preparatory courses in Rostock

The courses in Rostock consists of (1) Measures and Models in Demography, (2) Basic Mathematics for Demographers, (3) Basic Statistics for Demographers and (4) Computer Programming for Demographers.

The aim of the preparatory courses is to prepare the students for the core courses at CED in Barcelona.

Core courses in Barcelona

The program at CED consists of six courses on (1) Causes of Demographic Change, (2) Consequences of Demographic Change, (3) Statistical Analysis for Demographers, (4) Mathematical Demography, (5) Demographic Data and (6) Demographic Modeling, Simulation and Forecasting. In addition, computer, graphic and presentation skills are taught. Students devote 20% of their time to thesis research.

Student will be also offered the opportunity to attend CED’s Social statistics and Population Seminars held weekly.

Courses

Schedule

WeekCourseLecturerAffilation
1. Nov. 4-7, 2019Introduction to Demography. Data quality and typesAlbert EsteveCenter for Demographic Studies (CED)
2. Nov. 11-14, 2019Dealing with DataTim RiffeMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) 
3. Nov. 18-21, 2019Historical DemographyLionel KesztenbaumInstitut National d’Études Démographiques (INED)
4. Nov. 25-28, 2019Fertility, family and the life course (causes)Daniele VignoliUniversity of Florence
5. Dec. 2-5, 2019Fertility, family and the life course (consequences)Brienna Perelli-HarrisUniversity of Southampton
6. Dec. 9-13, 2019CausationMaarten Bijlsma Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
7. Dec. 16-20, 2019Event History Analysis 1Jutta Gampe Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
8. Jan. 13-17, 2020Event History Analysis 2Carlo G. CamardaInstitut National d’Études Démographiques (INED)
9. Jan. 20-24, 2020Event History Analysis 3Carlo G. CamardaInstitut National d’Études Démographiques (INED)
10. Jan. 27-31, 2020Event History Analysis 4Jutta Gampe Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
11. Feb. 3-7, 2020Demography and Inequality (Theory and Research).Diederik BoertienCenter for Demographic Studies
12. Feb. 10-13, 2020Agent-Based modeling and simulationFrans WillekensPopulation Europe
13. Feb. 17-21, 2020MigrationElena AmbrosettiSapienza, Università di Roma
14. Feb. 24-28, 2020Migration and HealthPhilippe Bocquier Université Catholique de Louvain
15. March 2-6, 2020Theories of MigrationClara MulderUniversity of Groningen
16. March 9-13, 2020Stable PopulationsHal CaswellUniversity of Amsterdam
17. March 16-20, 2020Mortality 1 (causes)Virginia Zarulli Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics (SDU)
18. March 23-27, 2020How conditions in early life affect outcomes in later lifeTommy BengtssonLund University
19. March 30 to April 3, 2020Digital DemographyDiego Alburez Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
20. April 14 to April 16, 2020Sequence AnalysisSergi VidalCenter for Demographic Studies
21. April 20-24, 2020Measuring the generational economyBernhard HammerVienna Institute of Demographie (VID)
22. April 27-30, 2020Decomposition techniques in health researchJosé Manuel AburtoUniversity of Southern Denmark (SDU)
23. May 4-8, 2020Multilevel Data AnalysisKonrad TurekNetherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)
24. May 11-14, 2020Mortality 2 (Consequences)James W. Vaupel Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
25. May 18-21, 2020Heterogeneous Populations – from discrete to continuousJames W. Vaupel Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
26. May 25-29, 2020Age-period-cohort ModelsBendix CarstensenSteno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
27. June 1-5, 2020Population projections and forecasts.Heather Booth and Marie-Pier Bergeron Boucher ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics (SDU)
28. June 8-12, 2020Demographic forecastingHeather Booth and Ugofilippo BaselliniANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
29. June 15-19, 2020Alternative measuresVladimir Canudas RomoANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
30. June 29- July 3, 2020Thesis work
31. July 6-10, 2020Thesis work
32. July 13-18, 2020Thesis work
33. July 20-24, 2020Final Presentations

 

How to apply

Application process is currently closed. Check back for information on our next call in January 2020.

Call for Applications 2019/2020

To be eligible for admission to the program, a student should hold an above average Master’s degree in demography, mathematics, statistics, public health, economics, sociology, geography, biology, computer science, history or another relevant field.

Participants must have a curious mind and a deep interest in demography and population development either of humans or of species across the tree of life, and a demonstrable competence in English.

EU citizens must have a valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for the duration of the program. In case of being selected as a successful candidate, non-EU citizens will have to apply for student visa in Spain and Health Insurance.

Application deadline is April 15, 2019 for start date in Sept 2019. Successful candidates will be announced in June 2019.

To apply e-mail the following documents to edsd@ced.uab.es:

  • CV detailing educational and work history, language abilities, plus any scholarly publications.
  • One recent letter of recommendation.
  • Motivational letter (up to 5 double-spaced pages) introducing yourself and presenting your professional interests, background (beyond what is obvious from your CV) and plans. Explain how you expect EDSD could promote your future career. Include a detailed description of your quantitative skills (mathematics, statistics, and computer programming).
  • Official transcripts and degree certificates of your Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English or English translation.
  • TOEFL (internet-based: 100, computer-based: 250, paper-based 600) or CAE test scores. Alternatively, a degree taught in English or a declaration of why you are proficient in English.