Postdoctoral positions in Health Economics

Centre for Health Economic Research at Uppsala University is seeking to hire 1-2 high quality candidates for a Postdoctoral position in health economics with placement at the Department of Medical Sciences

Centre for Health Economic Research at Uppsala University is an interdisciplinary center aimed at research contributing to an efficient provision of health care resources and to improved health in the population. For example, developing methods for evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of medical and health care interventions in routine care, and to increase the understanding for why the effectiveness in clinical practice may differ from the efficacy found in controlled experiments; developing reimbursement models and pricing systems for health care and pharmaceutical drugs to meet new challenges generated by novel types of medical innovations or demand for new types of evidence; understanding sources for inequalities in health and access to health care, and how the organization and resource constraints in the health care system affect the quality of health care provision. The center is a collaboration between the Disciplinary Domain for Medicine and Pharmacy and the Faculty of Social Sciences building on a cross-disciplinary perspective to combine different competences. The research capitalizes on complementary competences, a shared perspective on experimental and quasi-experimental research designs and a joint experience in using large registry data.

The Department of Medical Sciences is a large clinical department with approximately 250 employees and over 900 affiliated individuals through Uppsala University Hospital. The department has a broad research profile with strong research groups in a variety of fields. Research is conducted in close collaboration with the clinical activities at the University Hospital and encompasses both studies on the causes of disease and the development and evaluation of improved diagnostics and new treatment methods. More information about the department's activities is available at https://www.uu.se/en/department/medical-sciences

Duties
As a postdoctoral researcher you will independently carry out high quality research addressing important questions in health economics/economics of health.

You will contribute with research design for health economic studies; with methods for evaluating the real-world effects of interventions in health care (including medical innovations or health shocks) with observational data using exogenous components in the treatment assignment; with an understanding of how economic conditions (including incentives) influences health outcomes.

You will also contribute with methodological support in health economics, comparative effectiveness and causal inference in non-experimental settings to research projects or grant applications by researchers at Uppsala University.

As a postdoctoral researcher you are expected to collaborate with other researchers at the Centre for Health Economic Research and with collaborating partners, and to contribute to a collaborative and supportive environment.

Requirements
To qualify for an employment as a post doctor you must have a PhD degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in a relevant field for the position.

Those who have obtained a PhD degree three years prior to the application deadline are primarily considered for the employment. The three-year period can be extended due to special circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.

You have documented experience in microdata-econometric methods for evaluating the real-world effects of interventions and policy; or in analyzing how economic conditions influences health outcomes.

You have very good oral and written skills in English.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal quality and suitability, so that you have good ability to collaborate, and are result oriented, responsible, solution focused, and stress resilient.

Additional qualifications
As a successful candidate you have experience in planning and conducting high-quality research in a structured and methodical way, and in communicating effectively both within and outside the academic community.

Experience in research related to the research program https://www.rj.se/en/grants/2024/are-cities-creating-or-attracting-healthy-individuals-causality-and-selection-in-urban-health/ is valuable.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position of at least two years and at most three years according to central collective agreement.

Scope of employment 100 % with starting date on July 1, 2025, or as agreed. The position is placed at the Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala, with main workplace located at the Centre for Health Economic Research’s office space.

For further information about the position, please contact: Professor Erik Grönqvist (erik.gronqvist@uu.se, 018-471 1998).

Please submit your application by 15 April 2025, UFV-PA 2025/953

Required documents for the application:

• Cover letter including a short description of your research interests and relevant skills, and motivation for why you want to work as a postdoctoral researcher and why you are suitable for the position (max 2 pages)
• CV (max 2 pages)
• List of publications/research papers
• Copies of the 5 best publications/research papers
• Grades/Degree and a copy of your thesis. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Name and contact information to at least two reference persons (e-mail address and phone no.)

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