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March 26, 2010
Research Fellow in Health Econometrics: The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester, UK
Faculty: Medical and Human Sciences
School: Community Based Medicine
Closing date: 26 March 2010
Salary: £36,715 - £40,119 p.a
Reference number: The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is seeking to recruit an econometrician to work on a project funded by the Medical Research Council Methodology Research Programme. The project aims to attribute patient reported health outcomes to the effects of care providers by applying recently-developed techniques for separating effects in matched datasets. Working with a team of NHS and University based health economists, econometricians, statisticians, clinicians and health service researchers, you will develop econometric techniques and apply them to a range of large, hierarchical, longitudinal datasets on health outcomes.
You should have a postgraduate qualification (or equivalent) in economics or other relevant subject, a strong conceptual understanding of econometrics, and the ability to apply and communicate econometric techniques. Previous experience of working with health data and large datasets is desirable.
This position is tenable for three years in the first instance.
Further information about Health Economics at the University of Manchester can be found at http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medicine/healtheconomics.
Informal enquires may be made to Professor Matt Sutton matt.sutton@manchester.ac.uk.
Application forms and further particulars are available from our website http://www.manchester.ac.uk/vacancies
If you are unable to go online you can request a hard copy of the details from The Directorate of Human Resources, email: hr-mhs@manchester.ac.uk or telephone: 0161-275-8835
Please quote the reference MHS/10145. Interviews will be held on 7 April 2010.
The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.
