Requisition ID: 25847
Location:
Newcastle, GB
Contract Type: Open Ended
Working Pattern: Full Time
Posted Date: 12 Aug 2023
Salary: £54,421 to £57,723 with progression to £63,059 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 08th September 2023
The Role
We would like to appoint an enthusiastic Senior Lecturer to lead and develop further, research and teaching in Health Economics. The ideal focus of the post would be applied microeconometics/causal inference in health and care. Other areas of health economics will be considered. As part of this role you will be expected to contribute to curriculum development and the wider academic, scholarly and professional requirements of the Health Economics Group, Institute and the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University.
You will be expected to maintain a strong personal portfolio of research, assist in further developing health economics as part of the Health Economics Group in the Population Health Sciences Institute. You will develop an effective strategy for attracting research funding from major research funders (e.g. National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), ESRC, Wellcome Trust, MRC) to enhance a vibrant research group of post-doctoral and PhD researchers and will engage with and support the research agendas of our regional, national and international collaborations, including the NIHR Health Policy Research Unit in Behaviour Science and the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for the North East and North Cumbria.
The Population Health Sciences Institute is committed to supporting equality, diversity and inclusion for all staff and students. Applications for part time/flexible working are welcome; please state your desired working arrangements in your application.
This post is full time and open ended.
Any questions should be directed to Professor Luke Vale via email (Luke.Vale@newcastle.ac.uk)
Interviews will be held on 10th October 2023
Key Accountabilities
- To develop a research agenda in health economics. Ideally in the development and application applied microeconometrics in health and care, working closely with colleagues leading programmes of work in economic evaluation preference elicitation methods. Research agendas in other relevant areas of health economics will be considered
- To contribute to the academic leadership of the Health Economics Group
- To develop and lead research within agreed timelines, meeting project milestones and to an appropriate standard
- To develop collaborative links with other researchers working in applied microeconometrics in health and care, locally, nationally and internationally
- To lead the development of research proposals and funding bids for prestigious funders (e.g. NIHR, MRC, ESRC), and be successful in obtaining funding
- To lead and contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and assessment; supervise undergraduate and Masters dissertations and postgraduate research students
- Plan and lead high quality research, project managing the research activity, supervising and taking responsibility for the research team. Plan the research to be undertaken, as a self-contained item or as part of a broader programme
- To monitor workload and supervise staff who may be working on several projects
- To consistently publish in 3 and 4 * rated peer reviewed journals
- To present findings at conferences at home and abroad
- To develop short courses covering relevant to area of expertise
- To undertake teaching of aspects of health economics on the Population Health Sciences Institute’s postgraduate courses
- To carry out administrative tasks and other duties to support the Population Health Sciences Institute as required by the Dean of the Population Health Sciences Institute
The Person
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Established reputation in health economics with substantial experience in applied microeconometrics in health and care, although other areas of health economics will be considered
- Knowledge of the core methodological competencies of health economics
- A demonstrated ability to work as part of a research project team and to undertake independent research
- Demonstrable capacity to work in a range of education settings and situations
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect research/personal data according to protocols and principles of good research practice
- Ability to establish credability with professionals from a range of disciplines and specialities
- Significant experience of preparing research proposals for funding to major research funding organisations (e.g. NIHR, research councils) or for commercial researchas PI and/or in collaboration with others (as co-investigator)
- Significant evidence of successful funding awards from major research funding organisations (e.g. NIHR, research councils) or from commercial sources as PI and/or in collaboration with others (as co-investigator)
- Able to manage as well as develop a portfolio of high-quality research
- A substantial track record of publication in leading national and international peer reviewed journals or demonstration of an industry equivalent e.g. submissions to NICE or other similar bodies
- Supervisory experience of earlier career researchers
- Evidence of carrying out research within agreed timelines, meeting project milestones and producing research to an appropriate standard
- Experience of presenting findings at national and international conferences
- Knowledge, ability, and expertise to lead and contribute to the delivery of undergraduate and post graduate teaching within the Institute and Faculty
- Experience of designing, co-ordinating and leading modules or courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Experience of supervising student research projects in the area at both undergraduate and postgraduate level
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience of successfully utilising the expertise in applied microeconometrics in the areas of economic evaluation or preference elicitation
Attributes and Behaviours
- Role model of the University values and guiding principles
- Ability to prioritise key tasks
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Works in partnership with others and has exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills
- Empathetic to the needs of staff and of a diverse student body
- Promotes a culture of mutual respect
- Willingness and ability to engage in leadership roles within the Institute
Qualifications
- A PhD in health economics or a related discipline or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) or equivalent qualification for teaching in UK Higher Education ~
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Requisition ID: 25847