Centre for Health Economics (CHEC): Postdoctoral research fellow
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Closing Date: Applications are reviewed until the position is filled
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research fellow position in a newly formed Health Economics & Outcomes Research Centre in Basel, Switzerland.
There will be opportunities to work on research topics relevant to the research centre, designated by the leader of the research team. This will include
applied as well as methodological research questions in economic evaluations of health care interventions. The research topics will focus on economic
evaluations based on advanced modelling methods in cost-effectiveness analysis.
Candidates should have, or be about to complete, a PhD degree in
Statistics/Biostatistics, Economics/Econometrics or any other relevant field focussing on economic evaluations in health care. Candidates with an MSc may
also be considered but should have 3-4 years work experience with publications in respectable journals. Candidates should have strong quantitative skills
and have a firm command of an advanced modelling software such as DATA TreeAge, and standard statistical packages such as Stata, S-Plus or SAS. Furthermore,
they should be familiar with modelling methodology & uncertainty handling in cost-effectiveness analysis. The candidate will also be given the opportunity
to work on advanced methodological issues in economic evaluations of health care technologies.
Applicants may be given the opportunity to work on a critical review of published cost-effectiveness analyses in a clinical field publishable in a
peer-reviewed journal. The position will include a salary at standard postdoc rates for a single individual. The research centre will provide computing
and other facilities.
Applications, in the form of a CV, sample publications, and three references and a statement of interest (one side of A4), should be sent by e-mail to
Pedram Sendi, MD, PhD (
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