Early Post-Doctoral Researcher - Health Economics
Job
Purpose
The post-doctoral
researcher will be responsible for:
1) Supporting a body of
work focused on examining healthcare priority setting in Kenya the broader East
African region,
2) Support
institutionalization of health technology assessment in Kenya and the East
African region,
3) Conduct health
technology assessments in collaboration with government
4) supporting and contributing to the health economics capacity building initiatives of the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU), 2) Supervision and mentorship of PhD students and research assistants, 3) Contribute and support policy engagement initiatives of HERU, and 4) develop own body of work and mobilize research funding to support their transition to research independence.
Description:
REPORTS TO: Study PI and Study Supervisor.
DIRECTLY SUPERVISES: None
INDIRECTLY SUPERVISES: PhD students and 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.
Duties & 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
- And
any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
CRITERIA:
- The
successful applicant will have:
- A
Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics or a
health-related subject
- A
PhD in health Economics
- Experience
and skills in health technology assessments (including skills in costing,
and cost-effectiveness analysis of healthcare interventions including
using modelling approaches such as decision tree and markov models, budget
impact analysis, and evidence synthesis).
- 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:
- Excellent
organisational and communication skills
Skills & Competence
- 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 Ability to interact
with users/ office use in simple non-technical language
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
How to Apply
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All applicants are required to state their current/last salary.
Candidates must supply an
email and telephone contact that will be used when offering interviews. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates
shall be required to produce ORIGINALS of their National Identity
Card, academic and professional certificates, original transcripts and
testimonials, detailed curriculum vitae and valid clearance certificate (certificate
of good conduct) during the interviews.
The application closing
date is 15th December 2022
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) is an equal
opportunity employer. Direct or indirect canvassing will lead
to automatic disqualification. KWTRP does not charge a fee at any stage
of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing,
training or any other fees
