HEDS is part of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. We undertake research, teaching, training and consultancy on all aspects of health related decision science, with a particular emphasis on health economics, HTA and evidence synthesis.

Wednesday 22 August 2018

Job Vacancy in HEDS - Research Fellow in Health Economics and Decision Modelling in Low and Middle Income Countries

Job Reference Number: UOS020007

Job Title: Research Fellow in Health Economics and Decision Modelling in Low and
Middle Income Countries

Link: https://tinyurl.com/y7hqmvy3

Contract Type: Fixed-term until 31 August 2021

Working Pattern: Full time


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Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health

Department: School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)

Health Economics and Decision Science

Salary: Grade 8

£39,992- £47,722 per annum, with the potential to progress to £53,691
through sustained exceptional contribution.

Closing Date: 12th September 2018

Summary:
Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University?

We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow in Health Economics and Decision Modelling in Low and Middle Income Countries. The post is within the Health Economics and Decision Science (HEDS) section of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR). This is an exciting opportunity to work on modelling and economic evaluations of interventions to improve approaches to finding and treating children with tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden settings. The work will evaluate a number of multi-country clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa as part of a UNITAID funded project, in partnership with institutions in trial countries,
Université de Bordeaux, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

The successful applicant will have experience of undertaking economic evaluations, excellent modelling and statistical programming skills, a history of effective communication across multidisciplinary projects and a PhD in a relevant area. This 3-year post builds on ScHARR’s track record of excellence in economic evaluation, and is part of a growing interest in global health. It is an opportunity to someone with expertise in decision modelling in high-income settings to develop a track record of applying these skills to global health, while working in one of the leading departments in the country for health economics
and intervention evaluation.

You will primarily be working with Dr Pete Dodd and Prof Simon Dixon in ScHARR, but also with the trialists for the CaP TB and TB-SPEED Projects, and a wider paediatric tuberculosis modelling and economics team beyond Sheffield, across the projects. We’re one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development. We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.