Research Fellow

Role Description

The Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow within the Health Policy team to contribute to the Economics of Health and Social Care Policy Research Unit (ESHCRU) on a full-time contract (part-time applications will also be considered with a minimum of 0.8 FTE). This is a fixed term appointment ending 31 December 2028.

The successful applicant will apply an economic perspective to the quantitative analysis and evaluation of UK health systems and policy. ESHCRU uses microeconomic and microeconometric analysis techniques to answer important policy questions. Recent examples of ESHCRU research can be found on our website at www.eshcru.ac.uk.

The Research Fellow will be based in the CHE, one of the world’s most prominent academic health economics research centres.  For over forty years we have been committed to the development and application of economics to promote health and wellbeing through the effective, efficient, and equitable use of scarce resources. We are a community of over 100 research staff, support staff, and PhD students. We provide a positive, flexible and supportive working environment, with an inclusive and friendly ethos, where diversity is recognised, valued and celebrated.

Find out more about what it’s like to work in CHE.  

CHE is a vibrant and collaborative research-only department and therefore all staff are encouraged to work on campus at least 50% of their contracted hours, ideally over the core working days of Tuesday - Thursday.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

Key requirements are (see job description for the full list):

• A Master’s level qualification in health economics/economics or another closely related economic subdiscipline
• Knowledge in microeconomics and applied microeconometrics to engage in high-quality research
• Knowledge of advanced research techniques and methodologies applied in health economics (e.g., difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, panel data, theory development)

Interview date: 7th October 2026

For informal enquiries: please contact Dr. Peter Sivey (peter.sivey@york.ac.uk) or Prof. Nils Gutacker (nils.gutacker@york.ac.uk)

The University seeks to attract the very best staff from all over the world and has a visa application fee and immigration health surcharge reimbursement policy.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum (essential) criteria for each position will be offered an interview.  Read more about the University of York’s commitments under the Disability Confident scheme.