Health Economist (Fixed term)

Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit

The role holder will be accountable to the Professor of Health Economics, Professor Marilyn James, and will work with colleagues across the School of Medicine (SoM) and with external research partners. Experience in health economics within clinical trials is essential but the role offers multiple opportunities to grow health economic skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth of health economics at Nottingham.

NCTU’s mission is to conduct high quality, high impact multicentre trials to improve health and well-being. Results from research is published in high impact journals such as the BMJ and the Lancet. The health economics work is central but not confined to trials.

Candidates will have, or be near to completing a PhD in health economics or equivalent professional experience.

Some of the current NIHR-funded projects include: (1) PopEYE The clinical benefits and cost-effectiveness and safety of haematopoietic interventions for patients with anaemia following major emergency surgery: a phase IV, multicentre, multi-arm randomised controlled trial: Peri-op Iron and EPO Intervention Study; (2) POINT, A multi-centre randomised trial of surgery versus non-surgical splint treatment for proximal phalanx shaft finger fractures in adults; (3) ROWTATE, Multicentre Research Programme to Enhance Return to Work after Trauma.

The full range of opportunities in economic evaluation are encompassed from project inception and design to completion and analysis. The posts are ideal for health economists who wish to gain career experience and a track record in publications. The candidates must have the ability to communicate well with researchers who have little or no knowledge of health economics.

This role will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of two years. Hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours) ; however applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 29 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours. Job share arrangements may be considered.

Informal enquiries to Professor Marilyn James, email: marilyn.james@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.