Research Fellow in Health Economics and Evidence Synthesis

This full-time post is available immediately, and is funded on a fixed-term basis until 31 March 2027 initially, with possible extension conditional on continued funding.

The post

We are seeking a Research Fellow in Health Economics and Health Policy to contribute to the work of the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG) and Isca Evidence.  The role is split 50/50 between the two research groups.  The fellow will lead health economics and/or evidence synthesis elements in various areas of health technology assessment and health policy.  Both elements require project management and leadership skills.

You will support cost effectiveness-related aspects of projects for policy customers such as NICE and the Department of Health and Social Care across projects within PenTAG and Isca Evidence.  This will include working with multidisciplinary teams of systematic reviewers, epidemiologists, statisticians, health economists, information specialists and clinical experts in producing responsive, high-quality outputs under strict deadlines.  Key tasks within PenTAG will include appraisal of health economic evaluations, including within-trial evaluations, and critical appraisal and manipulation of economic models, including identification of alternative inputs. Within Isca Evidence you will be an integral member of review teams with specific responsibility for cost-effectiveness aspects but in a role that goes beyond these to include systematic review tasks such as study selection, data extraction, quality appraisal and synthesis.

You will have a role in joining and developing grants and publications relating to HTA across a range of topics, both clinically oriented and public health-oriented. There is scope to develop a substantive area of research and, supported by senior postholders in PenTAG, you will develop an independent profile of publications in health economics.

For full and further information on this post please refer to the Job Description attached. 

About you

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will have interest in the use of health economics to support decision-making in using health technologies and public health interventions and will possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required.

The University of Exeter 

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today.  More than 99 per cent of our research is of international quality and 47 per cent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

For further information please contact Prof Ed Wilson, e-mail e.c.f.wilson@exeter.ac.uk or Prof Jo Thompson Coon j.thompson-coon@exeter.ac.uk.

Closing date for completed applications is 10th November 2024 

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