Post-doctoral Fellow/Senior Research Assistant in the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care

Work type: Full-time
Department: Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine (22500)
Categories: Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow

Applications are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow/Senior Research Assistant in the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine (Ref.: 524174), to commence as soon as possible for one year, with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance.

Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in public health, health economics, biostatistics, computer sciences, or a related quantitative discipline.  They must be proficient in data analysis using statistical or computer modelling software, such as R.  They should have an excellent command of written and spoken English, and a demonstrated record of publishing academic research papers.  They should be organized, self-motivated, and able to work independently as well as in a multidisciplinary team.

The appointee will participate in an interdisciplinary five-year health economics and health policy research programme on population health, including modelling the long-term spill over impact of COVID-19 on non-communicable disease outcomes, analysing healthcare utilization, and evaluating public health interventions.  He/She will oversee literature reviews, process and analyse data, prepare manuscript and reports, liaise with external parties, supervise junior research staff, assist in the development of new research initiatives, and perform other research-related duties as assigned.  Enquiries about the duties of the post should be sent to Dr. Jianchao Quan at jquan@hku.hk.

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.

The University only accepts online application for the above post.  Applicants should apply online at the University's career site (https://jobs.hku.hk) and upload an up-to-date C.V.  Closes March 10, 2024.