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University of the West Indies
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Education |
| Description: |
* In Health Economics at the Chronic Disease Research Centre (CDRC), Barbados - Initiate research and training in the following key areas - estimating health care costs and effective resource use to control costs in the healthcare sector;
- Tracking utilization patterns to maintain the proper balance between health care costs and the quality of health care in Barbados and the region;
- Develop research activity linked to the ongoing surveillance work of the Barbados National Registry of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases (BNR) and related projects, to determine the health economic impact of the non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic and to develop cost effective interventions to reduce the burden of (NCD) in Barbados and the region;
- Build on the close relationship between the CDRC and key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health and the insurance industry, to be better able to respond in a timely fashion to important developments in the health financing environment;
- In collaboration with researchers at the CDRC and the Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI) at the Mona Campus, Jamaica, contribute to the development of a research programme on the economic impact of varying health interventions to inform the regional response to the burden of NCDS;
- Strengthen the research links between the CDRC and the Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI), in Mona on the one hand, and the Health Economics Unit (HEU) at St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, on the other.
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| Qualifications: |
- Should possess a PhD in Economics or Health Economics.
- A record of distinguished original work;
- Outstanding success in and wide recognition of professional activities;
- A strong record of research and publications;
- Demonstrated ability to obtain research grant funding;
- Successful record of teaching at the University level;
- Demonstrated ability to organize symposia and conferences and to network with relevant national and international institutions;
- Proven record of Graduate supervision
- Ability to provide leadership in teaching, curriculum development and research in the field of Health Economics would be an asset
NB: Details applications (three copies) giving full particulars of qualifications and experience, biodata and the names and addresses of three references should be sent
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| Deadline: |
July 31, 2012 |
| Name: |
N/A |
| Address: |
The University Registrar
Office of Administration
The Regional Headquarters
UWI, Mona
Kingston 7
JAMAICAW.I. |
| Email: |
oadmin@uwimona.edu.jm |
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N/A |
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876-977-1422 |
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