The economic evaluation of complex public health interventions to improve maternal and child health in low- and middle income countries

The Economic Evaluation of Complex Public Health Interventions to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Low- and Middle Income Countries

This four-year studentship offers candidates a unique opportunity to build both the research and teaching experience required for a future academic career, in a supportive environment.

The precise project will be developed in consultation with the supervisory team at UCL’s Centre for Global Health Economics.

The awardee will spend two-thirds of their time on research studies and one-third on teaching. The extra teaching responsibility is recognized in the longer than average funding period. Within their teaching role, the awardee will provide teaching assistance on three modules within the MSc in Health Economics and Decision Science, personal tutoring to a maximum of 5 students per academic year, and supervision to a maximum of 5 masters projects.

The academic year has 20 teaching weeks and the awardee is expected to work an average of 9 hours per teaching week. The number of hours per week varies according to the demands imposed by individual modules and by the structure of the course.

This studentship is offered for four years. PhD supervision and mentoring would be offered to the successful applicant. If the successful applicant does not already hold an offer of a PhD place at UCL, the successful applicant would be supported in applying for a PhD place at UCL.

For all details of the application procedure please visit the programme website at the following link http://www.ucl.ac.uk/igh/igh-news/phd-studentship-economics.