Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role

Applications are sought from an experienced health economist looking for an exciting opportunity to work on 3 flagship research studies. The successful applicant will contribute to projects involving designing, conducting, and disseminating health economic studies using prospective research study or routine data, decision analytic modelling, health outcome assessment methods and other evaluative designs. Key areas include cardiometabolic conditions, precision medicine, public health, primary care and health inequalities. Opportunities to work with the Black Health Legacy study, a new study funded with a Wellcome Discovery Award that aims to be the UK’s largest health and genomic research study dedicated to understanding diseases which affect Black people, will also arise. You will join a strong, multidisciplinary and collaborative team at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, and work alongside health economic, epidemiologist, clinical and genomic researchers with an international track record of high impact research.

About You

You will bring a strong academic background with methodological experience of health economics, including economic evaluation and costing, and applied health-related research. You will have PhD (or equivalent experience) in health economics or a related subject background as a doctor, pharmacist, nurse or allied health professional. You will have excellent communication and team-working skills and will enjoy working across projects at different stages of readiness. You will contribute to specific research objectives and develop your own ideas and analysis plans 

You will be ambitious about your future career, and seek training and development opportunities available via this role. We will consider candidates wanting to work full time or 4 days per week.

About the Project

Genes & Health is a long-term research programme, studying health and disease in British Bangladeshi and Pakistani people (n67,000) with research-ready multi-source health and genetic data. The REAL Demand Research Unit funded by the Health Foundation aims to improve understanding of the demand for health and social care by analysing its determinants, including demographics, technology, public expectations, income growth, socioeconomic and environmental factors.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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