Overseas Research Fellow in Health Systems and Policy Analysis

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Faculty of Public Health & Policy

We are seeking an enthusiastic Research Fellow to join the Communicable Diseases Policy Research Group, Department of Global Health and Development, based in Thailand, to work on a project entitled "Surge in demand for health services: evaluating health system impact and capacity to respond in countries with limited resources". The post holder will be expected to contribute specifically to the development of a new conceptual and analytical framework to evaluate health system surge capacity, and the application of the framework in pilot study areas in Indonesia. The post holder will also contribute to the development of user-friendly software to enable local policy makers to estimate resource needs and gaps according to various scenarios.

We are looking for an applicant, to start as soon as possible, with a background in health systems and policy analysis, or related discipline, with experience in both qualitative and quantitative research. As the project will involve development and simulation of surge scenarios, experience with mathematical modelling and/or programming is also desirable (but not essential).

There will be opportunities to contribute to other related projects within the group and develop further research, as well as opportunities for teaching experience, according to the applicant's experience and interests. The successful applicant will be based in SE Asia for the duration of the grant, and will need to be able to travel between the research partners.

The post is full-time for 15 months. Salary will be on the School's National salary for research fellow scale £32,025-£36,863 per annum inclusive and will be subject to LSHTM overseas terms and conditions.

Applications should be made on-line via our website at http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. The reference for this post is RC08. Applications should also include a CV and the names of two referees, one of whom should be the most recent employer and may be approached immediately if shortlisted, should also be included with the on-line application.

The closing date for this post is Wednesday 24 August 2011.

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