Assistant Researcher to the unit Health Economics

Description of the workplace
Health Economics at Lund University is ranked as the foremost research environment within its field in Scandinavia and 9th in Europe.

The Health Economic Research Unit at the Medical Faculty is headed by Professor Ulf Gerdtham and conducts research primarily within five fields: 1) Economics of public health; 2) Health care organisation and incentives; 3) Efficiency of health care systems; 4) Economic evaluations of health interventions and programmes; 5) Socioeconomic-related inequalities in health and well-being. The research team contributes to both theoretical and empirical research and uses surveyand register-data from regional, national, and international databases, as well as experiments.

More information about the research can be found here. The position is located in Lund. 

Within the research group, we value a good working environment with respect and care in our relationships with one another, and we strive for a workplace that is perceived as developmental and stimulating for all employees. We continually work to create conditions for job satisfaction, development, and participation for all staff. We care about both physical safety and the psychosocial work environment.

What we offer
Lund University is a public authority, which means that you will have special benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension. We also have a flexitime agreement that creates good conditions for work/life balance.

Read more on the University’s website about being a Lund University employee, Work at Lund University.

Work duties and areas of responsibility
We are seeking an Assistant Researcher to carry out qualitative and quantitative health economic analyses of how work environment factors influence labour market participation among individuals with congenital disabilities, as well as to conduct register‑based analyses of pregnancy outcomes among individuals with congenital disabilities.

Qualifications
To be eligible for the position, you must have:

• a PhD in Health Economics.
• documented experience of population‑based register studies.
• experience with qualitative interview studies and qualitative research methods.
• excellent skills in statistical analysis and applied microeconometrics.
• excellent proficiency in both Swedish and English.
• great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. The duties require that you are organised, independent, and flexible.

 Additional qualifications for the position are:

• understanding of the individual challenges faced by people with congenital disabilities.
• previous or current individual research funding. 

Other
The position is a special fixed term position (SÄVA) under 12 months with starting date April 1st 2026, or according to agreement (100 %). 

How to apply
You apply for the position via the University’s recruitment system. The application is to include a personal letter describing how you meet the qualification requirements and why you are interested in the position. The application is also to include a CV, a copy of your doctoral degree and any other documents to which you wish to draw attention (copies of degree certificates, grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)