Associate Professor in Health Economics (0.4 FTE)

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Department of Global Health & Development
Salary:  £62,028 to £71,192 per annum, pro rata.
Closing Date:  Wednesday 10 April 2024
Reference:  PHP-GHD-2024-05

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

We are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor in Health Economics to work across three projects focusing on economic evaluation and cost estimation for health-related services. The postholder’s role will include managing and conducting cost data collection and cost-effectiveness analysis for harm reduction strategies for people who misuse drugs in the UK, and co-leading a project focused on data analysis to estimate cost functions for TB and HIV services globally.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in health economics, expertise in economic evaluation and cost function estimation, and sufficient relevant experience in the subject areas of TB/HIV and harm reduction. Further particulars are included in the attached job description.

The post is part-time 14 hours per week, 0.4 FTE and fixed-term until November 2025. The post is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is available from 1st April 2024.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale Grade 8 in the range £62,028 - £71,192 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website . Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to [email protected] .

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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