PhD research opportunity -The economics of preventing future health inequalities - Project-specific PhD opportunity in the Centre for Health Economics Monash Bu
PhD research opportunity -The economics of preventing future health inequalities - Project-specific PhD opportunity in the Centre for Health Economics Monash Bu
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PhD research opportunity The economics of preventing future health inequalities Projectspecific PhD opportunity in the Centre for Health Economics Monash Business School
Job No:667935
Location: Caulfield campus
Duration: 4.5year fixedterm appointment
Employment type: Fulltime
Remuneration: You will receive a generous scholarship covering all tuition fees and a taxfree stipend at current value of up to AU$50291 per annum.
Start Date: JulyAugust 2025
Additional financial support is available through research and teaching assistance work.
The Research Opportunity
This PhD research opportunity will focus on evaluating the impact of preventative health policies on current and future health inequalities.
Preventative health interventions can affect health inequality because baseline risks and intervention uptake effects and adherence vary across groups.
In the context of this PhD research opportunity interventions of interest include but are not limited to: screening programs vaccination lifestyle interventions and preventative medication.
Analysis will utilise best practice in health inequalities measurement modern econometric techniques behavioural experiments and modelling.
This research opportunity will produce policyrelevant causal estimates of the effects of health preventative interventions on health inequalities.
Depending on the students interest potential projects may include:
- the evaluation of an existing health prevention program
- the development of a measurement tool for health inequalities behavioural experiments to assess how preventative interventions can improve uptake and adherence
- and the modelling of future health inequalities by building tools for distributional cost effectiveness analysis.
Integrated PhD Program
As a candidate in the Centre for Health Economics (CHE)Integrated PhD Program you will receive rigorous training in advanced health economics and related studies.
The Integrated Program starts with advanced coursework research training and a minor thesis packaged into a Master of Commerce (MCom) degree. For a Health Economics specialisation this stage begins in Year 2 of the MCom degree and takes one year to complete.
Provided you meet the agreed conditions you will then progress to the PhD which involves high quality research training and career development culminating in a written thesis. The PhD stage will typically take three and a half years to complete.
Ideal candidate
This PhD research opportunity would suit someone with a strong quantitative background (e.g. econometrics statistics) and an interest in applying their skills to research at the intersection of inequalities health and policy evaluation.
Applicants should have a 4year bachelor degree or 2year masters degree in economics econometrics or a related quantitative discipline demonstrated research experience and strong academic results.
For full information on scholarship eligibility please clickhere.
For general information on applications and commencing a research degree at Monash please clickhere.
Training travel and supervision
The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Prof Dennis Petrie Monash University and Dr Gawain Heckley (Lund University Sweden).
They will be based at the Centre for Health Economics Monash University and work jointly with researchers based at Lund University Sweden.
There will be opportunities for domestic and international conference travel and for research visits to Lund University and other international partner institutions (financial support available).
Apply for a scholarship
Please follow the 3step application processhere.
EOI closing dates:
All students (international and domestic):2 March 2025
About Monash University and the Centre for Health Economics Australia
The Centre for Health Economics is one of the worlds leading research groups in the economic analysis of health and health care. We have the highest concentration of economists working in health in the AsiaPacific region and the largest Health Economics PhD program in Australia reflecting the reputation of our researchers and the quality of their mentorship.
Monash is one of the top 50 universities in the world ranked top in health economics in the AsiaPacific region. As a PhD student of the Centre you will be part of a team of researchers at the cutting edge ofimpactful international researchacross research themes including:disadvantage and health;global and environmental health economics;economic behaviour incentives and preferences in health; andeconomic modelling of health policies and technologies.
About Lund University Sweden
The current research opportunity is part of a collaboration between the Centre for Health Economics Monash University and Lund University Sweden.Health economics at Lund University is ranked foremost in Scandinavia and ninth in Europe within its field. Health economic research is conducted at the Lund University School of Economics and Management and at the Department of Clinical Sciences Malm Faculty of Medicine. The health economics research group working from the Faculty of Medicine primarily focuses on five research areas: 1 Public health issues; 2 Incentives and organization within healthcare; 3 Design of healthcare systems in terms of efficiency and distribution; 4 Economic evaluations of health interventions and programs; 5 Socioeconomic inequality in health and welfare.
Employment prospects
PhD graduatesfrom the Centre for Health Economics typically find employment as researchers in leading universities and consulting firms around the world. For instance ourprevious graduateshave been successful in gaining positions at the London School of Economics the University of Cambridge the University of Oxford the University of Illinois the University of York the University of Melbourne Australian National University Ernst & Young the World Bank and government health departments.
Supporting a diverse workforce
Monash University recognises that its Australian campuses are located on the unceded lands of the people of the Kulin nations and pays its respects to their elders past and present.
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