Research Officer in African Health Economics and Diagnostics, AHEaD Project

London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE Health

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Salary £43,277 to £51,714 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £55,497 pa inclusive of London allowance.

This is a full-time, fixed-term appointment for 3 years

We invite applications for a Research Officer to join a Welcome Trust-funded project on African Health Economics and Diagnostics (AHEaD). The project aims to generate robust economic evidence on the health and economic benefits of improved access to point-of-care diagnostics (POCTs) across Africa.

Working independently under the guidance of the Principal Investigator at LSE Health, you will:

• Lead and co-author research papers on the economics, policy, and equity impacts of point-of-care diagnostics in Africa.
• Design and conduct economic evaluations (cost-effectiveness, cost–benefit, and investment cases) of diagnostic interventions.
• Contribute to mixed-methods studies, including qualitative (interviews, focus group discussions) and quantitative (surveys, discrete choice experiments) approaches.
• Develop and apply models to assess the health and macroeconomic benefits of scaling up diagnostic access and manufacturing.
• Support the collection, cleaning, and analysis of primary and secondary data from multi-country field sites.
• Coordinate research activities and communication across project sites and collaborating institutions.
• Prepare briefing notes, policy summaries, and presentations for ministries of health, donors, and research partners.

Candidates should hold a doctoral degree Health Economics, Economics, Public Health, Health Policy, or Development Economics or a closely related discipline. You should have extensive experience in economic evaluation methods (micro or macro), and/or the methodologies used in political economic analysis; proven skills in quantitative analysis using software such as Stata, R, or Python and experience working with or in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) health systems, ideally in Africa.

LSE Health offers a vibrant research environment with strong links to policymakers and international organisations. We provide opportunities for networking, training, and career development, including support for fellowship and grant applications.

LSE offers an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent professional development resources.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk.

Should you have any queries about the role, please email Dr Lesong Conteh (l.conteh@lse.ac.uk)

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 10 May 2026 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.