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April 9, 2010
Health Economist
Location: Cambridge, UK
Organisation: Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge
Closing Date: 9 April 2010
Interview Date: 21 April 2010
Reference Number: SY06353
Contact Type: Limit of tenure 30 September 2013
Salary: £27,319-#35,646 pa or £36,715-#46,510 pa
The Institute of Public Health, is looking for a motivated Health Economist to work on a research programme focused on mental health and well-being across the lifespan. The post-holder will be a member of the Public Health Theme of theCambridgeshire & Peterborough Collaboration in Leadership in Academic Health Research and Care (C&P CLAHRC) - a partnership between the University ofCambridge and a consortium of NHS and Social Service organisations. The newly formed Public Health team is responsible for public health analysis and evaluation ofchanges in services configuration and delivery resulting from the implementation ofresearch findings, which will primarily be focused on mental health issues at key transition points during the life course (i.e. adolescence, adulthood, old age, loss ofhealth and independence, and terminal care and death). With the aim of informing policy and practice, this post will involve quantitative analysis at the intersection ofpublic health and economics, and will involve undertaking advanced statistical/econometric analysis and modelling.
The CLAHRCs are concerned with knowledge diffusion and mobilisation, research-use, capacity building, and local service adaptation. The aim is to deliver findings thatwill have practical application for the benefit of patients, typically through improved care or better health care delivery, in the near future.
We seek an enthusiastic team member, who is committed to developing a research career. Applicants will have a first degree in economics (or a related combination with economics) or in public health, epidemiology or related discipline, and postgraduate qualification in either economics with some public health / epidemiology component, or in public health / epidemiology with some economics component. Candidates should have strong quantitative skills (statistics, econometrics) and haveexcellent writing, communication and IT skills. Experience of working in an NHS, public health or academic environment would be an advantage.
For further information please call Dr Louise Lafortune or Dr Christine Hill on 01223 330300.
Applicants should send a completed PD18 form (only parts I and III are required),which can be downloaded from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/pd18 along with their CV to Dr Lafortune at ll394@medschl.cam.ac.uk by 5pm on April 9th.
For additional information on the CLAHRC: http://www.nihr.ac.uk/infrastructure/Pages/infrastructure_clahrcs.aspx
For additional information on the Institute of Public Health: http://www.iph.cam.ac.uk/
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