BaRcelona Summer School of Demography DEADLINE - 31 March

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The Barcelona Summer School of Demography (BSSD), based at the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, offers a four-week course in R. The course is divided into four modules – one per week – covering three major strengths of R: statistical and demographic analysis, data visualization and spatial analysis. Each module consists of 20 hours of teaching, combining theoretical lectures and practical exercises. Participants are welcome to apply for the entire course or any of the individual modules. Module 1 offers an introduction to R for which no previous knowledge is required. For the other modules, basic knowledge in R is required. Module 2 shows how to implement common demographic methods in R. Module 3 focuses on data visualization and the ‘tidyverse’ approach in R programming. Module 4 is devoted to handling spatial objects, spatial analysis and web-based mapping with R. For detailed contents on each module, please visit Schedule and Organization.

Due to the COVID19 situation, this year we offer a hybrid modality of participation. If selected candidates can travel to Barcelona, they can attend classes at CED in case the instructor is also here, but they will be also welcome to follow classes from CED in case the instructor is not in Barcelona. If participants cannot make it to Barcelona, he/she will follow classes virtually. Face-to-face participation will be limited to 10 students per module to be in line with sanitary restrictions in Spain. Participants will be selected on a competitive basis based on motivation and research interests. Priority will be given to early-career researchers (Master and PhD students), but applicants from more advanced stages are also welcome. Participants are expected to bring and use their own laptops with R and RStudio installed as well as to pay their own transportation and living costs while staying in Barcelona. Lectures will be taught in English. Deadline for application: March 31st 2021. Applicants will be informed about the results of the selection process by the first week of April 2021.

Tuition fees and application

The price of individual modules is 300 euros per module, either if you want to follow classes from Barcelona or virtually. We offer a special price of 1000 euros for those applicants willing to take the four modules. The Centre for Demographic Studies subsidizes the cost of the course in order to offer a competitive tuition fee, but cannot offer any other scholarship related to accommodation and/or travel costs.

To formalize the application, please fill the following form and attach a single document with your CV and a motivation letter (1-page maximum).