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January 1, 2008
Postdoctoral Fellowship: McMaster University
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
A post-doctoral fellowship (PDF) is available in the Department of Economics and Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario Canada. The PDF will be part of a research team that includes health economists, public economists, experimental economists, and ethicists who are using experimental economic methods to investigate a range of issues related to financing and funding health care. The research encompasses both stated- preference and revealed preference methods as well as field-based and laboratory-based applications. The PDF will be expected to work both independently and collaboratively to develop their own program of research that will lead to peer-reviewed publications.
The successful applicant will have a PhD in health economics with a strong interest and, preferably, experience, in the use of economic experiments in health economic research.
McMaster University is a research intensive university that was recently named Canada’s Research University of the Year, has been ranked as one of the world’s top 100 universities and as one of the best places in work in academia outside the US. The Department of Economics offers graduate training at the Masters and PhD levels, and is particularly strong in the area applied empirical microeconomics. McMaster is recognized internationally for its contributions to health economics and is home to one of the largest concentrations of health economists in North America.
The candidate would be expected to begin the PDF in the period January 1 - September 1, 2008. The PDF can run for up to two years and carries a competitive stipend plus basic benefits.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, members of sexual minorities and persons with disabilities.
Applications should be sent to:
Professor Jeremiah Hurley,
Department of Economics,
McMaster University,
1280 Main Street West,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,
L8S 4M4
An application should include an application letter, a curriculum vitae, a research paper or research summary and three sealed, confidential reference letters.
