Senior Health Economist

4 weeks ago


Parktown, South Africa AJ Personnel Full time

**Main purpose of the job**:
**Location**:

- **The School of Public Health, Parktown, Johannesburg**

**Key performance areas**:

- Identify novel research methods and ideas
- Publish research in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, and reports and present findings to stakeholders, the PRICELESS team and other groups
- Manage research projects from inception to completion
- Manage and mentor junior researchers
- Uphold the values of PRICELESS

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **PhD in Economics/Health Economics**:

- **4 years of post-doc experience**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Minimum 4+ years of working experience in a research environment**

**Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities**:

- Strong communication skills
- Experience with applied economic and programme evaluation research methods
- Experience with statistical software packages (i.e. STATA and R)
- Interest in health and equity in South Africa
- Experience in decision analytical modelling
- Published articles in peer-reviewed journals
- Strong writing and presentation skills
- Good conceptualisation skills
- Experience in teaching and student supervision
- Attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptive with a positive approach to taking on several duties
- Able to work independently and as part of a team

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- **AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.**:

- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.



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