"Research Associate in Health Economic Modelling"

University of Sheffield - School of Medicine & Population Health

Job description:

We are seeking to appoint a Research Associate in Health Economic Modelling to work within our world renowned Health Economics and Decision Science section, initially on two research grants funded through the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR).

You will work on applied and methodological aspects of the economics strand of the research projects. The first research project focuses on interventions for older people with potential health conditions and frailty and may also include collaborations and analysis of interventions around mental health and also around children’s health. The second project focuses on a trial of an intervention to increase uptake of parent training programmes across England for older people with potential health conditions and frailty and may also include collaborations and analysis of interventions around mental health and also around children’s health. These are fascinating areas and we are collaborating with several universities across the UK who are at the leading edge of designing and evaluating these interventions. The University of Sheffield team you will join is leading the economic evaluation work packages.

You will be expected to contribute to proposals for further research funding and contribute to dissemination of research findings in peer-reviewed publications and at conferences. You will be encouraged to contribute to Masters-level teaching and supervision. You should have a postgraduate qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant quantitative subject e.g. economics, health economics, operational research, data science, and a PhD (or be close to completion) in a relevant subject (or equivalent experience).

Experience of undertaking health economic modelling is highly desirable, as would be experience of microsimulation modelling approaches in R software, and of undertaking literature reviews, data analysis and elicitation to obtain evidence based model parameters.

The team you will join is at the forefront of development of public health economic modelling and microsimulation. You will work with Prof Hazel Squires and Prof Tracey Young on the first programme of research and Dr Sarah Bates and Professor Alan Brennan on the second project. You will also gain understanding of several other projects with a view to developing your own programme of work.