Research Officer

London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE Health

Salary: £32,148 - £38,887 pa
Start date: Immediate
Fixed term (Funding available to 30 April 2013)
LSE Health seeks to appoint a full-time Research Officer to carry out policy-relevant research on health systems and health policy in high-income countries (mainly Europe). The post is funded for one year in the first instance.
The successful candidate will hold a Masters in social science, social policy, economics or a health-related field. You will have knowledge of health systems and health policy in high-income countries and experience of collecting and analysing quantitative or qualitative data and writing up and presenting academic research to academic and policy audiences. They will also have excellent communication and organisational skills and an ability to co-ordinate research projects involving multiple partners.
Informal enquiries in relation to the post should be directed to Sarah Thomson (s.thomson@lse.ac.uk).
To apply for this post please go to www.lse.ac.uk/JobsatLSE and select "Visit the ONLINE RECRUITMENT SYSTEM web page". If you have any queries about applying on the online system, please call 020 7955 6659 or email hr.jobs@lse.ac.uk quoting reference 1229561.
The closing date for receipt of applications is midnight 1 March 2012.
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