Senior Research Associate in Health Economics
[Non-clinical]
Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit – Department of Mental Health
Sciences, University College London
Full time
Grade 8 £34,793 to £41,545 (dependent on skills and experience) plus
£2,649 London Allowance (salary as at 01 May 2008).
The Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit, London is an established
and expanding department embedded in the Department of Mental Health
Sciences, UCL (Hampstead Campus).
We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative potential leader in health
economics to join our friendly and multi-disciplinary research team to
support and link research and service development in Marie Curie Cancer
Care, focusing on enhancing the patient and carer experience of advanced
progressive illness and end of life care. Applicants should be experienced
academics with a strong background in economics, and preferably in health
economics. Some experience in statistics, epidemiology and/or health care
related research would be an advantage. You should have a PhD in a
relevant subject area, and show evidence of a suitable publication record.
A willingness and ability to work collaboratively is essential for this
role.
The post-holder will lead on economic evaluations in research led by Marie
Curie Palliative Care Research Unit. The post-holder will advise Marie
Curie Cancer Care on economic evaluation of initiatives to enhance
development and planning of its service delivery nationally.
In addition, the job will include a one day per week secondment to the
London School of Economics and Political Science within the Personal
Social Services Research Unit to enable continuing professional
development, supervision and collaboration.
This post will add significantly to a research department already known
for its considerable output in end of life, supportive and palliative care
research and its analytic productivity. It will also facilitate efficient
and cost effective service innovation and maintenance of end of life care
for those with cancer and other advanced chronic conditions across UK.
This post is available immediately.
A full job description and application forms can be downloaded via the
departmental website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health-
sciences/Vacancies/index.htm
Further information:
If you have problems downloading from the web, or for further information,
please contact Beth Downe ([log in to unmask]) or phone 020 7794
0500 ext 36890.
Applications:
Interested candidates should send FOUR copies of their application (CV and
covering letter together with the monitoring and equal opportunities
forms) with names, addresses and email of TWO referees to Beth Downe,
Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free & University College
Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF.
Alternatively, please email the above to [log in to unmask] quoting
reference MC-H-EC.
We particularly welcome applicants from an ethnic minority as they are
currently under-represented within UCL at this level.
The closing date for applications is 10th June 2008.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 25th June
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