Federal Institute for Population Research

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Nadja Milewski

Education

  • 1997–2003: Master studies in Biological Anthropology, Theater Studies, Art History, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany (Magister Artium)
  • 2003–2006: Doctoral studies in Demography, University of Rostock and International Max Planck Research School for Demography
  • 2009: Dr. rer. pol. in Demography, University of Rostock, Germany
    Doctoral thesis: Fertility of immigrants and their descendants in West Germany – An event-history approach

Professional Background

  • 1991–1992: Traineeship for the Freie Presse Chemnitz, Germany
  • 1992–1997: Staff editor for the Freie Presse Chemnitz, Germany
  • 1997–2003: Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany; Freelance work
  • 2003–2007: Doctoral student and staff editor at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
  • 2007–2009: Research Fellow at the Institute National d'Etudes Démographiques, Paris, France
  • 2009–2013: Research Fellow at the University Rostock, Institute for Soziology and Demography, Germany
  • 2013–2020: Junior-Professor of Demography at the University Rostock, Institute for Soziology and Demography, Germany
  • Since 2020: Senior Researcher at the Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden, Germany

Memberships and Activities in Scientific Associations

  • 2017-2023: Steering comittee of the DGS section “Migration and ethnic minorities”
  • Since 2017: Steering comittee of the EAPS section „Fertility of migrants and minorities“
  • 2020: Member of the Scientific Commission of Lower Saxony, Germany

Reviewing Activities

  • Scientific Journals: Advances in Life Course Research; American Sociological Review; Central and Eastern European Migration Review; Comparative Population Studies; Continuum – A Journal of Media and Cultural Studies; Demography; Demographic Research; European Journal of Population; European Journal of Population Economics; European Societies; European Sociological Review; International Journal of Comparative Sociology; International Migration Review; Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies; Journal of Family Research; Journal of Marriage and Family; Journal of Population Research; Gerontology; Migration Letters; Population; Population, Space and Place; Population Studies; Societies; Turkish Journal of Population Studies; Beiträge zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft

Scholarships, Grants and Awards

  • 2010: Joachim-Jungius-Förderpreis for Doctoral thesis: Fertility of immigrants and their descendants in West Germany – an event-history approach, University Rostock, Germany
  • 2018: Association for the Sociology of Religion ‘Distinguished Sociology of Religion Journal Article Award’ 2018
  • 2019: Nordic Demographic Symposium 2019 “Runners-up” Prize for posters, Reykjavik, Iceland

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