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Dilek Yildiz

@dyildiz.bsky.social

Social statistician/demographer @IIASA @Wittgenstein Centre

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Key insights from four experts on migration and regional development: PREMIUM_EU
YouTube video by Nordregio Videos Key insights from four experts on migration and regional development: PREMIUM_EU

๐Ÿ‘‡ Press play for key learnings from our experts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=abeu...

In a week, they will meet alongside 120+ guests at our project conference "The Future of Rural Europe" and final tool launch hosted at #CoR in Brussels.

Stream the full-day event 10 March
๐Ÿ‘‰ lnkd.in/dg4BMh_G

#HorizonEU

03.03.2026 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿค“ So happy to finally see this paper with Arkadiusz Wiล›niowski, Zuzanna Brzozowska, Afua Durowaa-Boateng published ๐Ÿฅณ
โžก๏ธWe combine patchy DHS data and UN TFR to create harmonized datasets of education-specific TFRs ๐Ÿฃ@socialstats.bsky.social @demographyvienna.bsky.social @iiasa.ac.at @oeaw.bsky.social

03.03.2026 08:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข Call for Papers!
We invite you to submit your research for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference on "Demography and Human Capital", taking place from Dec 1-2, 2026 at @oeaw.bsky.social in Vienna.
๐Ÿ“† Deadline: April 30, 2026
๐Ÿ”— www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-eve...
#demography

23.02.2026 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ“ข Apply for the two-year Master Programme "Global Demography" at the University of Vienna!
The programme starts on 1 October 2026.
๐Ÿ“… Application period: 2 March to 7 April 2026
๐Ÿ”— More information: demografie.univie.ac.at/studies/mast...
@univie.ac.at #demography

09.02.2026 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@odamoun.bsky.social & link to the working paper: pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/21...

02.02.2026 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spain plans to regularise undocumented migrants - Curious to see if this plan will actually be implemented.

In the meantime - check out our working paper led by Osama Damoun @uab.cat & with Samir KC @iiasa.ac.at on regional pop projections of Spanish regions by education & origin until 2071

02.02.2026 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

DL to apply for one of two funded PhD positions is 9 Feb. Among the topics is Family complexity and children's lives in Scotland; links below for details and how to apply

15.01.2026 09:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A great paper from Afua Durowaa-Boateng and Endale Kebede looking at the spouse age gaps in Ghana and Kenya, an important factor in gender power dynamics ๐Ÿค“

19.12.2025 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข Call for papers is now open!
We invite you to submit your contributions to the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2027 special issue "Demographic perspectives on migration".
๐Ÿ“† Submit until 15 May 2026.
๐Ÿ”— viennayearbook.org/call
#demography
@vypr.bsky.social

09.12.2025 09:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“ข Save the date for the next #WICColloquium!
Miguel Sanchez Romero and Tomas Sobotka: "Future Births: A Formal Perspective on Humanityโ€™s Yet-to-Be-Born Generations".
๐Ÿ“… 3 December 2025, 13:00-14:00h
๐Ÿ“ PSK Building MR04 (4rd floor) and online
๐Ÿ”— www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/w...

26.11.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Postdoc (m/f/x) โ€“ Population Data and Projections OeAW - Discovering the futureAs a central non-university institution for science and research, the Austrian Academy of Sciences - OeAW has the task of "promoting science in every respect". F...

๐Ÿ“ข Vienna Institute of Demography @demographyvienna.bsky.social is seeking a Postdoc Researcher in Population Data and Projections RG ๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐Ÿ“Š

I can't recommend enough working at VID, especially with Anne!

๐Ÿ’ฏ friendly, supportive environment with world-class researchers.๐Ÿค“
oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/km5kybrq

31.10.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Demographic Research - Feminicide as a determinant of Mexican female life expectancy in the 21st century (Volume 53 - Article 24 | Pages 753โ€“772) Volume 53 - Article 24 | Pages 753โ€“772

Feminicide is reshaping Mexicoโ€™s demographic future. Between 2000 and 2019, nearly 50,000 women were murdered. #Feminicide #Mexico #Demography #GenderViolence

21.10.2025 06:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If your research touches on population dynamics, aging, education, labor force participation, or the links between demography, environment, and socioeconomic development, check out our research at the Multidimensional Demographic Modelling group for #YSSP2026
โžก๏ธhttps://iiasa.ac.at/programs/popjus/mdm

23.10.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจRegistration for the 2025 Wittgenstein Centre Conference Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century is open ๐Ÿฅณ

โžก๏ธJoin us in Vienna or online to hear the latest research from the top migration scholars ๐Ÿค“

โžก๏ธThis year we also have a Round Table to discuss how science can inform policy!

22.09.2025 08:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“Š Check this super recent paper on "Education, religion, and male fertility in sub-Saharan Africa" by my colleague Afua Durowaa-Boateng.๐Ÿค“

05.08.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Estimating and Conditional Forecasting Bilateral Migration Flows Between South America and Europe, 1985โ€“2050 - Andrea Lisette Aparicio Castro, Arkadiusz Wiล›niowski, Dilek Yildiz, Michaela Potanฤokovรก,... South America and Europe have a history of reversals in the directionality of migration. While South America was a major destination for European migrants in th...

๐ŸšจCheck out our new article in International Migration Review
led by Andrea Aparicio Castro with Arkadiusz Wiล›niowski & Michaela Potanฤokovรก @iiasa.ac.at

Estimating and Conditional Forecasting Bilateral Migration Flows Between South America and Europe, 1985โ€“2050

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

23.07.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Between statistics and machine learning: โ€œBayesian reconstruction of fertility rates by education levelโ€ by Afua Durowaa-Boateng at the www.oeaw.ac.at/conference/a...

@mla2s-oeaw.bsky.social
@demographyvienna.bsky.social
@anne-goujon.bsky.social
@dyildiz.bsky.social

#demography

24.06.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจGreat #postdoc opportunity to work with Hill Kulu and the rest of the team on #migrant #family #housing research using #microsimulation! We look forward to receiving your applications! โœ๏ธ

18.06.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โฐOnly one month left!
Donยดt forget to submit your research for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2025!
๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/wittconfdem
@vypr.bsky.social #WICVienna

05.05.2025 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Rural re-population: Attracting skilled migrants | Nordregio At this event, we explore which indicators might explain why certain regions are particularly attractive to move to compared to others. We also ask regional policymakers how they changed theirโ€ฆ

#Depopulation is reshaping rural regions across Europe. How can policymakers respond?

Get research insights and join the discussions for attractive and resilient rural regions:
๐Ÿ”— nordregio.org/events/rural...

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Webinar, 'Rural re-population: Attracting skilled migrants'
๐Ÿ“… 29 April ๐Ÿ•™ 10-12 (CEST)

21.02.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข We're hiring: Climate & Migration Researcher! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“Š
Join the Migration & Sustainable Development Research Group to study how climate impacts migration. We seek a postdoc with expertise in statistics, modeling (R, STATA, Python), and large-scale climate & migration data. iiasa.ac.at/employment/j...

10.03.2025 09:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The next Wittgenstein Centre Conference will be on โ€œ๐——๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†โ€. ๐Ÿค“

See the conference call and submit your abstracts here โฌ‡๏ธ
www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/c...

04.03.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Access ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฏ.๐Ÿญ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

๐Ÿ”— WIC Data Explorer: dataexplorer.wittgensteincentre.org
๐Ÿ”— R package: guyabel.github.io/wcde/
๐Ÿ”— Zenodo: zenodo.org/records/1471...

04.03.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ” Coming soon: ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ!

04.03.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“Š Expanded education categories!

In addition, we've expanded our education categories! ๐ŸŽ“ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ+ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿด ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, providing even deeper insights into global education and demographic trends.
And thereโ€™s more coming soonโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€

04.03.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฏ.๐Ÿญ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

We recently identified and corrected a coding error that had inadvertently reversed education data for men and women in the base year for 37 countries.

More updates below โฌ‡๏ธ #populationprojection #humancapital
@iiasa.ac.at @oeaw.bsky.social

04.03.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2nd positionโฌ‡๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ขThe Vienna Institute of Demography is seeking a Postdoc to join Demography of Austria Research Group

๐Ÿ“ Location: Vienna, Austria
๐Ÿ“… Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

โžก๏ธhttps://oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Jobs/VID/VID192PD124_.pdf
@oeaw.bsky.social

20.12.2024 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“ข Exciting Opportunity! Vienna Institute of Demography
Wittgenstein Centre & OEAW is seeking a PhD Student to join the Population Data and Projections Research Group. ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿ“‰

๐Ÿ“Vienna, Austria
๐Ÿ“… Deadline: January 31st, 2025

๐Ÿ”—https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Jobs/VID/VID181DOC124.pdf

20.12.2024 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Applications for the 2025 IIASA Summer School in Systems Modeling are open!

๐Ÿ“ Join us in Laxenburg, Austria from 7-18 July 2025.
โฐ The deadline for applications is 21 February 2025.
โ„น๏ธ iiasa.ac.at/capacity-dev...

19.12.2024 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Young Scientists Summer Program in the POPJUS Program The Population and Just Societies Program (POPJUS) focuses on major societal challenges and delivers insights into current and future population sizes, structures, and distributions that are fundament...

Are you a PhD student interested in population studies and would like to spend the summer in beautiful Vienna?

Check out the Young Scientists Summer Program International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis!

YSSP in the Population and Just Societies Program โฌ‡๏ธ
iiasa.ac.at/young-scient...

06.12.2024 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1