Research Fellow: Health Economist

Department of Health Sciences

This post will be based at the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York. The Department includes a group of health economists working with York Trials Unit on health economic evaluations in a range of fields as well as cost-effectiveness modelling.

We are looking to appoint a Research Fellow with a proven track record in health economics research. You will work with the group to undertake trial-based economic evaluations and cost-effectiveness modelling.

The post presents an exciting opportunity to join a large and highly successful multi-disciplinary Department renowned for its methodological expertise and commitment to research with high impact on policy and practice.

The University of York offers flexible working patterns and a number of family friendly initiatives. As a Department we are proud to foster a supportive culture that helps staff and students contribute fully, flourish and excel, to reach their full potential. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion as well as the values of the Athena SWAN Charter in all our Departmental activities

Role

As a Research Fellow, you will be responsible for undertaking work in cost-effectiveness analysis and health economic modelling. The main purpose of the Research Fellow role is to produce high quality economic evaluations and work with partners, both internal and external, on both trial-based studies and large datasets. The role will involve working with statistical packages including Stata, R, Excel VBA and SPSS and the candidate should be competent in the use of these software packages or equivalent.

You will be encouraged to develop your own portfolio of research and contribute to the development of research projects across the theme. You will conduct research and substantially contribute to publications and other outputs from the research.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• PhD in a relevant area (e.g. health economics, health services research, economics, statistics, mathematics ) or equivalent relevant experience in academia or the NHS
• Highly developed skills in cost-effectiveness analysis and decision modelling
• Knowledge of statistical packages including STATA, R, Excel VBA, SPSS
• A proven record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals
• Ability to lead and/or take responsibility for identified parts of a large research programme
• Ability to extend, transform and apply knowledge acquired from scholarship to research and appropriate external activities
• Experience of successful delivery of research projects

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: please contact Steve Parrott on steve.parrott@york.ac.uk

Condition of employment

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Consequently, all applicants will be asked to declare both unspent and spent convictions on their application form.

Appointment of the successful candidate will be conditional on a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

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