Research Assistant in Health Economics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The research group CHAP - Child Health and Parenting, is a multidisciplinary group that focuses on implementation and evaluation of public health interventions that focus on the improvement of health, especially among children and parents. Research is carried out often in collaboration with other universities, municipalities, county councils and NGOs, for it to be rooted in society and of use to the public. The group consists of 30 people with a background in psychology, public health, medicine, sociology, health economics, statistics, etc. We are currently seeking a research assistant in health economics.

Duties
The research assistant will be working with the following projects:

• Health economic evaluation of non-pharmaceutical interventions aim to improve children’s mental health,
• Economic burden of mental ill-health,
• Health economic evaluation of public health interventions,
• Health economic evaluation of healthcare improvement projects

The projects require knowledge in health economics, medicine, epidemiology and statistics. The tasks include data collection and analysis of cost and outcome data from clinical studies and Swedish registers, as well as conducting cost-effectiveness analyses of different interventions.

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. Fluency in spoken and written English is essential.

Additional qualifications
Experience working with statistical programs STATA or R is desirable. Previous experience in research and basic knowledge of the Swedish language is also desirable.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 12 months. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 2024-05-01 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Filipa Sampaio, filipa.sampaio@pubcare.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 28th of March 2024, UFV-PA 2024/867.

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