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October 15, 2010
Post-Doctoral Associate: University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Department: Health Policy and Management
Description
A postdoctoral associate position is available for health economists/health service researchers who are interested in the study of pharmacy benefit design, cost-effective prescribing and insurance design using existing large observational data and advanced econometrics tools. The successful candidate will participate in a few federal funded research projects on evaluating the optimal methods to cover essential medications to Medicare beneficiaries with mental disorders, racial and geographic variations in medication use, adherence, and their correlations with medical care use. You are encouraged to develop independent projects along this line of research. The main responsibilities include managing projects, participating in manuscript preparation as a first-author and/or coauthor, and contributing in grant writing.
The position is open until filled and it is a two-year position (2nd renew is subject to 1st year productivity measured by publications and 3rd year renew or transfer to a faculty position is subject to productivity and funding availability.) The award provides a competitive stipend, generous benefits, and opportunities to taking courses within the University of Pittsburgh, participating in teaching activities in the department. This position can potentially be developed to a faculty position.
Qualifications
The candidate should have a PhD, PharmD, MD or other advanced degree in health economics, health policy/services research, or pharmacoeconomics. The position requires strong background in health policy and economics, statistical/econometrics analysis, in the areas of pharmacy benefit design, cost-effectiveness analysis using large existing observational data. Excellent writing skills and independent research abilities are must. Please send a brief cover letter indicating your research interests and how your interests match with the brief description of the proposed research projects, curriculum vitae, and contact information of 3 references via e-mail to: Dr. Yuting Zhang ytzhang@pitt.edu, Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
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