Lime green and azure, the EduTrack logo is mad of bold letters and waves indicating a change of path. Max Planck emblem is underneath

Technological and demographic change create needs for #education systems to adapt. @maxplanck.de launches the project "EduTrack" for science-based policy.

We are thrilled to be working with @mpidr.bsky.social, @mpiwg.bsky.social and @mpips.bsky.social.

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Resharing to say:
Comments and suggestions for topics and literature to add are very wellcome!

Why am I sharing these?
This semester, I am teaching a course on "Introduction to Demographic Methods" and have benefited immensely from publicly available materials by others and this is my thank you to those who have shared them publicly.

@mpidr.bsky.social

If you saw your publications reviewed in these materials, it means I have enjoyed reading them and wanted my students to learn about them.

Celebrating the start of the new teaching semester at the Universität Rostock by providing Open Access to materials of two of my previous courses

1) Introduction to Computational Social Science:
github.com/akbaritabar/...
2) Computational Approaches to Migration Research:
github.com/akbaritabar/...

📣 Heads-up everyone interested in databases and scholarly migration! 📣

We have great news "loading..."! (see photo)
www.scholarlymigration.org

Tune in and watch this space. More soon ...

@theiletom.bsky.social @akbaritabar.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social

#BiblioDemography

2 weeks left to apply for this position until April 15th, 2026.
survey.demogr.mpg.de/index.php/18...

A word of advice?
1) Many email asking about eligibility. Do not self-select out. If in doubt, prepare required documents, apply and hope for the best. 2) Do not wait for the last minute to submit.

Job Opening for Postdoctoral Positions at the Max Planck Institute for Artifacts in the Social Sciences.

Max Planck Institutes are seeking up to 8 postdoctoral researchers in the field of computational social science with a focus on AI, computing, and society.

As a postdoc in this network, you will conduct independent research projects at the intersection of social science and digital technology.

Apply now; the application deadline is April 13, 2026. For more information, visit www.demogr.mpg.de/go/jobs

📣Job Offer‼️𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...

Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity in Iran from 24 February 2026 to 22 March 2026. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The green line representing Iran's connectivity is high through the initial time period, with a sharp drop on the morning of 28 February. The continued drop in connectivity aligns with a nation-scale internet blackout imposed by authorities after joint military strikes by the US and Israel. A brief restoration was observed on 18 March. The minimum and current connectivity levels are indicated as 1% and 2%, respectively. The chart has a dark background with a red horizontal arrow labeled 'SHUTDOWN' indicating the disruption period, and the NetBlocks logo in the lower left corner with the Mapping Internet Freedom slogan.

⚠️ Update: After 528 hours, #Iran is entering a 23rd day isolated from the world as the regime-imposed internet blackout continues in its fourth week.

The measure adds to the wartime distress of millions of civilians who lack independent sources of information and alerts.

A week since the workshop launching Ben's UNIMAX group, I will not forget the optimism & enthusiasm filled the room in Blantyre, Malawi. Stay tuned for

-New opportunities w/Malawian admin data,
-New panel data of university graduates (first in Africa),
-Bilateral collaboration Global South & North!

Prioritizing global equity in migration research - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Prioritizing global equity in migration research

Open Access Publication
Carrasco Armijo, J. I.; Akbaritabar, A.; Godin, M.; Vargas-Silva, C.:
Prioritizing global equity in migration research
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 1–28. (2025) doi.org/10.1057/s415...

Results are, epectedly, that "Countries with lower wealth and research allocation in GDP are less researched despite having larger immigration and emigration stocks."

Decolonising migration analysis? Still a long way to go.

Silhouettes of people in front of a world map, symbolizing the big gaps in migration research.

Large Gaps in Migration Research: Study reveals imbalanced coverage of global areas in migration research. Jose Ignacio Carrasco, Aliakbar Akbaritabar, Marie Godin & Carlos Vargas-Silva identified and analyzed about 125,000 migration-related publications.
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/GapsMigrationResearch

==> those lives without hesitation, as he did for 37 years. This is a win for humanity. This will hopefully mean fewer drones will be sent to bomb Ukraine. We should celebrate this victory and wish the best for the Iranian people as they move toward a free and democratic future.

It hurts to be completely disconnected from family and friends again since yesterday morning because the regime in Iran cut the internet.

On the positive side, there is now one less dictator in the world. Many lives will be saved now that he is dead. He would have taken ==>

📣Call for Applications‼️
ARTEMIS – African Research Talents Experiencing Mentoring In Science
📅Application Deadline: April 13, 2026.
👓Read all:
https://www.mpg.de/26122924/artemis-mentoring-programme
✍️Application:
www.mpg.de/26133233/MPG_ARTEMIS_202...

🚨 A defining moment for global health data.

The termination of the #USAID-supported Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program has wide-ranging consequences. We reflect on the collapse and argue what should come next in a new PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

📊 9,000+ studies

Join us in Bologna for the 1st meeting of the EAPS WG Open Science in Demography. Program: group intro + 2h workshop led by @jschoeley.com & @akbaritabar.bsky.social. Free & open to all. Register: eaps.opensci@gmail.com
#EPC2026 #OpenScience #Demography @eaps.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social

Job posting for a doctoral position at the University of Rostock and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

Large-scale bibliometric data project to analyze and forecast the migration of scientists.

Research project on scientific mobility with a survey on the motivations and context of researchers and skilled workers.

Apply now! The application deadline is April 15, 2026. For more information, visit www.demogr.mpg.de/go/jobs.

Job Offer‼️Doctoral Student Position
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) / University of Rostock
Supervisors: Aliakbar Akbaritabar | Emilio Zagheni
📆Apply until April 15, 2026
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fell...

Highly recommended to apply to this doctoral position to contribute to the future of @smdatabase.bsky.social !

#BiblioDemography

Know a master graduate looking for a funded doctoral position? Please share this!

Come work with @ezagheni.bsky.social and me at @mpidr.bsky.social on topics related to migration of scholars and the highly-skilled.

More details:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...

In “Limits of Predicting Individual-Level Longevity,” Badolato et al. assess a range of classic statistical & machine learning survival analysis models. @nickirons.bsky.social @monjalexander.bsky.social @ugobas.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

A study of gender and regional differences in scientific mobility and immobility among researchers identified as potentially talented Identifying potentially talented academics worldwide using publication data has been proven to be successful with other performance measures based on …

Aliakbar Akbaritabar, Robin Haunschild, Lutz Bornmann: A study of gender and regional differences in scientific mobility and immobility among researchers identified as potentially talented in Journal of Informetrics (2025), DOI: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This was a joyful collaboration with @rhaunschild.bsky.social and @lutzb.bsky.social

Call for applications: European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2026-2027

To be held at @mpidr.bsky.social and @sghwarsaweu.bsky.social
Application deadline: 27 March 2026 at 12 PM (noon)
Program start: 1 September 2026
Scholarships are available
Details: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...

Job opening for postdoctoral researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic-Epidemiology.

The Medical Demography research group explains its goals for studying disease progression and its effects on health and the population.

We are looking for a PhD in demography, sociology, epidemiology, or related fields with experience in quantitative health data analysis.

Apply now: The application deadline is March 22, 2026. For more information, visit www.demogr.mpg.de/go/jobs.

📢Job Offer‼️New Max Planck Research Group on Medical Demography
Marcus Ebeling will lead the team starting on 1 July 2026. The research group will be based at the MPIDR in Rostock. Read an interview with Marcus on his future research here: www.demogr.mpg.de/go/rgmd (including link to job) #postdoc

P.S. 2: Please don't stop talking about Iran. The conditions of the Iranian people have not changed, even though life goes on elsewhere.

last summer's "Introduction to Computational Social Science," followed by the winter semester's "Computational Approaches to Migration Research." I am now starting to prepare for the next course in the upcoming summer semester, "Introduction to Demographic Methods."

Looking at this picture, can you guess the start and end dates of the academic semester in German academia?

Hint: They do not precisely match those of other countries or the calendar year!

P.S. 1: The picture shows two courses. The first was >>

Merz: „Die Tage des iranischen Regimes sind gezählt“ Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz hat dem iranischen Regime nach der gewaltsamen Niederschlagung von Protesten jede Legitimität abgesprochen. Ein Staat, der sich nur durch Terror gegen die eigene Bevölkeru...

Eine so klare und deutliche Botschaft wie diese von Merz über das iranische Regime habe ich noch nie gesehen! Eine großartige Nachricht!

www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gese...