Current vacancies at HERC
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RESEARCHER IN HEALTH ECONOMICSNuffield Department of Population Health, Old Campus Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF Closing Date: 12:00 noon (GMT) on friday 29 november 2019Grade 7: £32,817 - £40,322 p.a. (pro rata for part-time)
The Nuffield Department of Population Health contains world renowned population health research groups and provides an excellent environment for multi-disciplinary research and teaching. Based within NDPH, the Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) is a thriving group of health economists/analysts, with a varied research programme and a well-established reputation as a centre of excellence. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic candidate to work on applied economic analyses aimed at analysing anxiety in childhood, using a variety of statistical/econometrics approaches. The key responsibilities will include reviewing and summarising literature, analysing UK complex longitudinal birth cohort studies (e.g. MCS, ALSPAC), interpreting results, contributing to publications and presentations. The successful candidate will be supported to consolidate and further develop their research and analytic skills. To be considered for this post you will have a postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. health economics/economics, statistics, epidemiology or other quantitative discipline), research experience in health economics and good programming and data analysis skills (e.g. in Stata, R). Strong communication and time management skills are also essential for this role.
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SENIOR RESEARCHER IN HEALTH ECONOMICSNuffield Department of Population Health, Old Campus Road, Headington, Oxford Closing Date: WEDNESDAY 18 December 2019 12:00:00 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time)Grade 8: £41,526 - £49,553 p.a. (pro rata for part-timE
The Nuffield Department of Population Health contains world renowned population health research groups and provides an excellent environment for multi-disciplinary research and teaching. Based within NDPH, the Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) is a thriving group of health economists, with a varied research programme and a well-established reputation as a centre of excellence in this field. We are seeking a highly analytically skilled and experienced Researcher to contribute to the development of a programme of work in the field of developing economic analyses/models using large randomised controlled trial and observational data in the field of chronic diseases, ensuring best practice is followed in terms of analytic methods, modelling and presentation of results. Development of a programme of work in the field of lipid modification therapy for reducing cardiovascular risk will be the focus of the post. To be considered for this post you will have graduate and/or postgraduate qualification (a PhD/DPhil or equivalent experience is essential for Grade 8) in a relevant discipline (e.g. economics, mathematics, statistics, epidemiology or other quantitative discipline) or be close to completing such a degree as well as a proven track record of previous research in a relevant field. You will have strong analytical and data analysis skills (e.g. an experience in developing clinical/ health studies, handling individual patient databases, developing disease models), and an established (inter)national reputation and publication record. Substantial expertise (Grade 8) and previous experience in using R for data management and analyses is a pre-requisite (please submit 2 A4 pages of executable R code with your application). Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are also essential for this role.
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