Research assistant within the area of Health Economics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The research team CHAP - Child Health and Parenting, is a multidisciplinary group with a primary focus on evaluations within public health; interventions, methods of working or interaction models that focus on public health improvement, especially among children and parents. Research is carried out in projects and often in collaboration with municipalities, county councils and NGOs, for it to be rooted in society and of use to the public. The group consists of 14 people with a background in psychology, public health, medicine, sociology, health economics, statistics, etc.

We are currently seeking a research assistant within the area of health economics.

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Duties
The position is devoted to theoretical and empirical health economics research in the following projects:

• Health economic evaluation of different healthcare improvement projects, including i-CBT in primary care
• Health economic evaluation of non-pharmaceutical interventions aiming to improve children’s mental health
• Health economic evaluation of public health interventions

The projects require knowledge in health economics, public health, epidemiology and statistics. The tasks include collecting and analyzing data, performing impact and cost analyzes and calculating the cost-effectiveness of various initiatives.

Requirements
The candidate should have a Master of Science in Health Economics or related areas relevant to the job assignment. The ideal candidate will have strong writing, quantitative, statistical and communication skills, and the ability to think creatively about research.

Additional qualifications
Previous experience in research as well as in healthcare improvement projects is desirable.

Fluency in spoken and written English is essential and advanced skills in Swedish are desirable.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 2 years. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Inna Feldman, inna.feldman@pubcare.uu.se, +46 70 611 27 69.

Please submit your application by 24th of March 2022, UFV-PA 2022/591.

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