Professor of Health Economics - Full Time, Permanent

Professor of Health Economics - Full Time, Permanent
£65,000 - £75,000 per annum
Excellent Benefits Package

Professor in   Health Economics, Full time, Permanent

Join our team!  

We are actively seeking to hire a Professor in Health Economics, to join our growing, multi-disciplinary  programme team. Our education and research aim to make a positive, real-world impact on health and social care practice for local, national, and international communities.

If you’re looking to be able to contribute your expertise to make a difference as well as having the opportunity to enrich your strong research portfolio, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

As a member of the Allied Health & Social Care Sciences Subject Group, you will be joining a vibrant academic team who work with other colleagues across the school as part of a supportive, collaborative interprofessional community for both education and research. 

You’ll have the opportunity to work with our two fantastic research centres, our two Research Centres , the Centre for Cardiovascular Health and Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research which focus on key global challenges and lead ground-breaking work to improve policy, practice, and legal frameworks in both cardiovascular and mental health. They bring together research and stakeholders from across the university and beyond to provide cutting-edge research and innovative solutions that make a difference to individuals lives.

Edinburgh Napier University’s phenomenal results from the Research Excellence Framework (2021) are testament to our growing strength and capability as a research institution. These results, alongside our consistently positive National Student Survey results and sustained high levels of graduate employability, demonstrate the increasing impact of Edinburgh Napier's collective work, quality, and commitment.

If you are excited at the prospect of joining our fantastic team, then we’d love to receive an application from you! 

For more information on the School of Health & Social Care, click here.

The Role

We are seeking applications from experienced and highly motivated candidates who have a strong academic track record in research and education in health economics.  As a Professor in this discipline you will lead research and income generation and you will be expected to contribute your health economics expertise to our undergraduate and post-graduate taught programmes.

This role demands both strong academic leadership, clear vision, and proven ability to forge connections across academic, policy, practice and third sector communities to continually build the reputation of the School and University. 

Essential requirements

• Doctoral level qualification.
• Knowledge of the UK healthcare landscape.
• Professional qualifications relevant to discipline.
• International profile that demonstrates esteem in the discipline.
• Strong track record of generating external research and knowledge exchange income.
• Strong portfolio of high-quality academic outputs.

For more information on the position, please see our full role profile here .

How will we reward you?

Salary: £65,000 – £75,000 per annum, depending on experience (Grade 8)

As the #1 Modern University in Scotland, Edinburgh Napier is here to make a difference. This is only possible because of the people that work here – it’s our people that make us great. And with our people at the heart of what we do, it’s important that you are supported and rewarded.

We are committed to providing a wide range of benefits including:

• minimum of 45 days annual leave (including 10 fixed holidays at Easter and Christmas) and the option to purchase additional annual leave
• employer pension contributions of 23%
• a wide range of learning and development opportunities
• opportunity to join our staff inclusion and support networks
• access to our benefits platform Vivup which includes huge range of discounts across the UK’s major retailers, health care discounts and Cycle to Work (click here for more info)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Further information about our benefits can be found here .

Additional Information

For more information regarding this position please contactThe Dean of School of Health and Social Care, Alison Machin, [email protected] , For any recruitment related queries, please contact [email protected] .

Application closing date: Sunday 21 January @ 11:59pm

Interviews will take place on Friday 2 February at Sighthill Campus where possible.

Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status. More details can be found here .