Maja Djundeva is a researcher at Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau since March 2020, with previous experience as a postdoctoral sociology researcher at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam from December 2015 to March 2020, focusing on old-age care, public health, and well-being. Responsibilities included conducting statistical analyses, writing policy recommendations, project reports, and scientific articles, as well as participating in international expert meetings to advise policy organizations. Maja also held guest researcher positions at the University of Cologne and The London School of Economics and Political Science, and worked as a part-time researcher on the Families and Societies project at the University of Groningen. An academic background includes a PhD in Sociology from the University of Groningen, an MSc from the University of Oxford, and a BSc from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje.