Research Officer in Health Economics


Company:	Bangor University
Salary:	£38,784 to £46,049 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bangor, LL57 2TH
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

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Summary

North Wales Medical School

(Ref: BU04128)

Contract Duration: 30/09/2027

Grade 7 - £38,784 - £47,049 p.a.

Applications are invited for the above fixed term, full time post in the

Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) at Bangor

University.

CHEME is a multidisciplinary research unit and draws from a wide variety

of backgrounds including health economics, behavioural sciences,

statistics, and pharmacy/clinical/health specialities.

The post holder will contribute to an early economic evaluation of

wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) systems to support existing

surveillance and control strategies for norovirus in health and social care

settings, funded by Health and Care Research Wales. This study aims to

estimate the costs and benefits of integrating wastewater-based

epidemiology (WBE) into existing surveillance and control strategies for

norovirus in care homes and healthcare facilities in Wales, and to explore

how WBE surveillance should be delivered. The work will involve the

design and conduct of a discrete choice experiment to elicit preferences

for surveillance and control strategies, and early economic modelling of

WBE systems to support existing surveillance.

Candidates should be educated to a PhD (or near completion) in a

relevant subject (health economics, environmental economics,

mathematical modelling, social or behavioural science, choice modelling,

or health services research). Applications from researchers with

experience of health economic modelling and preference elicitation

methods are particularly welcomed.

The successful candidate will have good interpersonal skills and an ability

to work in a multidisciplinary environment. Previous experience of

conducting empirical research in a healthcare setting and the ability to

communicate through the medium of Welsh are desirable for this post.

This role will be located at our Bangor campus and will work with

colleagues in both the North Wales Medical School and the School of

Environmental & Natural Sciences. Through our Dynamic Working

framework there will also be the option to spend some time working

remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work-life balance,

which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or

job share basis.

The post is available immediately, for a fixed term period until 30

September 2027. An extension beyond this will be dependent on research

funding being awarded to the post holder and the research unit.

Applications will only be accepted via our online recruitment

website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to

disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248

383865

Closing date for applications: 30/09/26

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