COHERE – Centre of Health Economics Research (Department of Business and Economics) at The University of Southern Denmark in Odense is advertising a Post Doctoral scholarship to be filled as soon as possible. The position is part of a research project entitled ‘Hospital of the Future’ funded by The Danish Strategic Research Council.
‘Hospital of the Future’
The project is concerned with development, adaption, and testing of methods from microeconomics and management science with the general aim of increasing hospital efficiency and effectiveness, for instance optimized patient pathways, capacity planning and utilization, and incentive schemes The project has three pillars, each consisting of a number of work packages, l. Logistics and production planning; 2. Incentives; and 3. Productivity measurement and economies of scale and scope.
It is an important objective to test the methods in close collaboration with clinicians and
professional hospital staff to maximize fit with and relevance for daily practice. See ‘Hospital of the Future’ at the web page for the project description submitted to the Strategic Research Council.
The Post Doctoral Scholarship must be within one of the above mentioned three pillars.
Research environment
‘Hospital of the Future’ is a research consortium with researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and the Danish Institute of Health Services Research and Copenhagen Business School. The research unit of health economics at University of Southern Denmark is the leading and largest group of health economists in Denmark with a good publication record. ‘Hospital of the Future’ will mainly be embedded in this vibrant environment and the Department of Business and Economics. The successful applicant will become part of the team for the relevant pillar.
Requirements
The successful applicant for a post doc. holds a PhD in economics or management
science/operations research, has shown research potential through the PhD dissertation, and ideally has already published in scientific journals. The application must include a synopsis of 5-10 pages describing ideas related to one or more of the three project pillars. Dialogue with one of the below mentioned contact persons is possible.
Successful post doc. applicants must have a genuine interest in applied and policy oriented research within one or more of the work packages of the project apart from a sound theoretical background. The institutional setting is the Danish hospital sector. Applicants not having such prior knowledge must acquire it early on to be able to do policy relevant research and to collaborate with hospital staff.
For non-Danes the successful applicant must acquire knowledge of Danish language, in particular reading skills, during the first year of the position. Post docs. are expected to participate actively in departmental activities and activities related to the overall project on ‘Hospital of the Future’.
Post doc. projects must be completed in 2 years with Odense as place of employment.
For further information contact Professor Mickael Bech, phone: +45 6550 4234 - mbe@sam.sdu.dk, or Professor Ole B. Olesen, phone +456550 3254 - ole@sam.sdu.dk, or Professor Niels Christian Petersen phone: +45 6550 3644 - ncp@sam.sdu.dk.
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Closing date 15 March, 2012 at 12 noon
