Research Fellow in Health Economics

About us

The Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health is part of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and is headed by Professors Kate Walters and Greta Rait.

The department’s strategic aim is to deliver high quality teaching in community-based primary care and public health and to undertake a programme of internationally competitive multi-disciplinary research addressing the management and prevention of disease in individuals and populations in areas which are of priority to the health of the public.

Applications are invited for a (non-clinical) Research Fellow in Health Economics to join a large number of health economics researchers at UCL and its partner institutions. The post will join the Health Economics Analysis and Research methods Team (HEART) in the Institute for Clinical Trials and Methodology (ICTM) at UCL, working primarily with Priment Clinical Trials Unit (CTU).

The role focuses on undertaking trial-based health economic evaluations and decision modelling with colleagues in Priment CTU and its partner institutions; contributing to proposals for health economic analyses to new grant applications for external research funding; collaborating with colleagues at UCL and its partner institutions; maintaining up-to-date skills and knowledge in the area and publishing health economics research papers in high quality peer-reviewed journals

This is a fixed-term role with funding until 31^st December 2025.

Please use the personal statement section to explain how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Caroline Clarke via email: caroline.clarke (at) ucl.ac.uk

About you

The successful candidate will have a PhD degree in a subject with large quantitative component, or equivalent relevant research experience (a PhD is not mandatory). They will have experience using health economic research methods and conducting successful research in this area.

They will have knowledge and experience of developing and conducting economic evaluations using trial data and/or decision analytic modelling, using statistical packages such as Stata or R, as well as excellent knowledge of Excel. They will have excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, and be able to manage their time and work to deadlines on competing priorities with a strong commitment to an academic career.

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