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Professor Joseph Sakshaug

Joe.Sakshaug@iab.de

Functions at the IAB

Professional background

Joseph Sakshaug is distinguished researcher, deputy head of research, and head of the Data Collection and Data Integration Unit in the Statistical Methods Research Department at the IAB. He is also university professor of statistics at the School of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics at the LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) and honorary full professor at the School of Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim. Previously, he was associate professor (senior lecturer) in Social Statistics at the University of Manchester (UK), and assistant professor (junior professor) of Statistics and Social Science Methodology at the University of Mannheim (Germany). Mr Sakshaug received his MSc and PhD in Survey Methodology from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and his BA in Mathematics from the University of Washington-Seattle. From 2011 to 2013, he was an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral research fellow at the IAB and the LMU Munich. He is also a faculty member in the International Program in Survey and Data Science, and an adjunct research assistant professor at the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on data quality issues in complex surveys, the integration of multiple data sources, and empirical research methods.

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