Location: | Sheffield |
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Salary: | £37,099 to £45,585 per annum, with potential to progress to £49,794 (Grade 7) |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 21st May 2024 |
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Closes: | 30th May 2024 |
Job Ref: | UOS041084 |
Contract type: Fixed-term for 21 months
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Health Economics and Decision Science (HEDS) section in the School of Medicine & Population Health to join the research team at the forefront of public health economic microsimulation modelling. Two posts are available.
You will work on applied and methodological research projects focussed on policies that Local Authorities in England could implement across the areas of consumption of foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS foods), alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. You will contribute to project work focussed on quantitative analyses of commercial determinants of health, writing future research & consultancy proposals, dissemination of research findings through peer-reviewed publications, academic conferences and engagement with policy and practice stakeholders and the public.
You will develop your methodological research interests, and could contribute to delivery of Masters level teaching, and supervising postgraduate research students.
You should have a Masters and PhD, or equivalent work experience, in a relevant numerate subject, for example, mathematics, operational research, statistics or economics. Ideally, you should have an emerging track record of peer-reviewed publications and research impact.
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