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October 15, 2010
Malaria Elimination Initiative Economist: The Global Health Group University of California, San Francisco
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Deadline: Open until filled
The Global Health Group (GHG) at the University of California, San Francisco, Global Health Sciences, is an “Action Tank,” dedicated to translating major new paradigms into large scale action to positively impact the lives of millions of people. Led by Sir Richard Feachem, formerly the founding executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the GHG works across the spectrum from analysis, through policy formulation and consensus building, to catalyzing large scale implementation of programs in collaborating low and middle income countries. The GHG was founded in late 2007 and works closely with a wide range of public and private partners. The GHG currently has three initiatives:
- The Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI)
- The Health Systems Initiative (HSI)
- The Evidence To Policy Initiative (E2Pi)
More information at globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/ghg
The Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI)
The MEI provides intellectual and practical leadership and support for the elimination of malaria, working from the global margins of the endemic zone inwards. The GHG works with a wide range of partners to gather, analyze and disseminate country and regional evidence on malaria elimination, to inform country and global decision making. The GHG formed and convenes the Malaria Elimination Group (MEG), which brings together experts from 17 countries to elaborate the scientific, operational, economic, and programmatic issues that countries need to consider when pursuing malaria elimination. The GHG catalyzed and is jointly supporting two regional collaborations on malaria elimination: the Elimination Eight (E8) in southern Africa; and the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN). The GHG also supports the design and implementation of malaria elimination programs in seven countries, in Melanesia (the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu), southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) and China. The MEI is funded through grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and ExxonMobil.
The Malaria Elimination Initiative Economist
The MEI is seeking a dynamic and talented individual to design and lead an exciting new program of work to advance global understanding on the economics and financing for malaria elimination. Major support and guidance for this work will be provided by the Economics and Finance Working Group of MEG, founded in 2008 and chaired by Dr. Dean Jamison of the University of Washington. Key activities will include collecting and analyzing data on the costs of current and past malaria elimination efforts, compiling new evidence on the comparative costs and cost benefits of malaria elimination, and developing new recommendations for countries and donors on sustainable, innovative financing mechanisms that can best support elimination.
The MEI Economist will:
- Lead the MEI’s research workstream on economics and financing for malaria elimination.
- Working with partners in the field, play a lead role in developing economic models and data collection tools to be used in country case studies to determine the costs, benefits and financing requirements of elimination and preventing reintroduction in a variety of settings. Commission and oversee case study research and data collection, synthesize and analyze data and findings, and prepare reports and manuscripts for publication. Partner with efforts conducting similar research on financing for sustained malaria control to align methodologies, research and data collection efforts.
- Work closely with the Chair of the MEG Economics and Finance Working Group (EFWG), to reconvene the Working Group, establish a research agenda encompassing case studies and other original research, literature reviews and economic analysis and modeling, and coordinate the regular meetings of group members.
- Work with the MEG EFWG to translate results from country research into a set of recommendations on innovative long term financing mechanisms that can support malaria elimination and the longer term task of preventing reintroduction. Collaborate with colleagues conducting similar research for sustained malaria control, to ensure messaging is aligned. Work with global and country partners to share recommendations with National Malaria Programs, Ministries of Health and Finance, and prominent donor institutions.
- Further develop, test, disseminate, and support the financial feasibility component of an elimination feasibility assessment tool, in close collaboration with the WHO, the Clinton Health Access Initiative and other partners.
- Develop and maintain a strong network of partnerships with key research and financial institutions that are engaged in malaria elimination. Interact with related economics and financing initiatives including those led by the RBM Resources Working Group and the WHO, to align and integrate research and activities.
- Ensure the publication and broad dissemination of the results of the work of MEG EFWG and the MEI on the economics and financing of malaria elimination.
This position will be full time, based in San Francisco, California. The appointee will be a member of the academic staff or adjunct faculty of the University of California, San Francisco. International and domestic travel will be required. Advanced degree in economics or related field required; PhD preferred. Candidates with experience in development economics and international program management and implementation are sought. Experience with economic modeling, health economics, and national health accounts, is preferred. Right to work in the US preferred.
For more information on this position, please contact Allison Phillips at PhillipsAA@globalhealth.ucsf.edu. To express interest, please forward your CV/resume and a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications.
