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PhD Studentship in Population, Health and Data Science University of St Andrews in United Kingdom

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PhD

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Data Science

Funding

Fully funded 3.5-year PhD studentship jointly supported by the University of St Andrews and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. During the Germany period, the student receives a contract with a gross salary of about €40,000 per year including annual bonus, plus financial support for travel, research training, and data acquisition. During the UK period, funding covers a maintenance grant at the St Andrews stipend rate (currently £19,775 per year for 2026/27, subject to increase), a

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Keywords

Data Science
Sociology
Biology
Mathematics
Demography
Geography
Health Disparities
Spatial Analysis
Population Health
Salud Pública
Health Geography
Statistics
Statistical Modelling

About this position

University of St Andrews and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research are recruiting for a fully funded 3.5-year PhD studentship in Population, Health and Data Science.

The project examines the social and environmental determinants of health and socio-economic outcomes in adolescence and emerging adulthood, using a life-course approach to understand how exposures accumulate and shape outcomes across housing, family formation, education, and health. The research will use advanced quantitative methods, including demographic, longitudinal, and spatial analysis, with a strong focus on population inequalities and regional variation.

The first 21 months are based at the Laboratory of Population Health at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. The remainder of the studentship is at the University of St Andrews, where the student joins the Population and Health Research Group in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development.

Funding includes a contract in Germany with a gross salary of about €40,000 per year plus travel, research training, and data acquisition support. In the UK, the award covers a maintenance grant at the St Andrews stipend rate (currently £19,775 per year for 2026/27, subject to increase), a £750 per year research training support grant, and a full tuition fee waiver.

Eligibility highlights: applicants should have a master's degree or equivalent national qualification in a social science field, including statistics or applied mathematics, with strong interest in quantitative population research. A distinction or merit-level qualification (or equivalent) is expected. Applicants must upload a personal statement and an academic writing sample, typically a chapter from a master's dissertation.

Apply for the PhD Geography (Science) programme through the University of St Andrews postgraduate research application route. The deadline is 8 June 2026, and shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in the second half of June.

Funding details

Fully funded 3.5-year PhD studentship jointly supported by the University of St Andrews and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. During the Germany period, the student receives a contract with a gross salary of about €40,000 per year including annual bonus, plus financial support for travel, research training, and data acquisition. During the UK period, funding covers a maintenance grant at the St Andrews stipend rate (currently £19,775 per year for 2026/27, subject to increase), a

What's required

Applicants should have a master's degree or equivalent national qualification in a social science area, including statistics or applied mathematics, with strong interest in quantitative methods for studying populations. The project seeks candidates with the ability to prepare a PhD thesis as a collection of research articles and to upload an academic writing sample, normally a chapter of a master's dissertation. Applications from any background are welcome, but the degree should be at distinction or merit level in the UK equivalent.

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