Job Description
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.
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
