The Post-Doctoral Researcher will be responsible for:
- Coordinating and supporting a body of work focused on the costing and economic evaluation of healthcare interventions.
- Supporting and contributing to the health economics capacity building initiatives of the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU).
- Supervision and mentorship of PhD students and research assistants.
- Contribute and support policy engagement initiatives of HERU
- Develop own body of work and mobilize research funding to support their transition to research independence. Post Doctoral Researcher – Health Economics | Jobs/Training Opportunities
REPORTS TO:
- Nairobi Director
DIRECTLY SUPERVISES:
- None
INDIRECTLY SUPERVISES:
- PhD students
- Research Assistants
BUDGET AND RESOURCE RESPONSIBILITY:
- None
JOB DIMENSIONS:
- The primary responsibility will be to coordinate and support a body of work focused on the costing and economic evaluation of healthcare interventions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
For the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) to:
- Develop research proposals for ethics and scientific review
- Lead the implementation of studies once ethics review has been obtained
- Lead the analysis and write-up of study findings
- Support HERU policy engagement initiatives
- Support supervision and mentorship of PhD Students and research assistants
- Support HERU capacity development initiatives
- Develop grant applications for funding
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A PhD in health Economics
- A Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics or a health-related subject.
- Experience and skills in costing, and cost-effectiveness analysis of healthcare interventions including using modelling approaches such as decision tree and markov models.
- Experience and skills in econometrics and its application to the economics of health systems such as equity and efficiency analysis
- Strong quantitative data analysis skills using R and Stata as a minimum
DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
- Applicants should have interest and ideally experience in health systems the Kenyan health sector
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
COMPETENCIES:
- Good writing skills
- Good presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills a meticulous approach to documentation (including word processing and spreadsheet skills)
- Team working and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to work with limited supervision and meet deadlines
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS:
- Office based
- Field work in selected counties
- Willingness to travel throughout the country
WORKING HOURS:
- Requires flexibility in the hours worked, with the priority being meeting the team’s research goals
More Information
- Job City Nairobi
