Vacancies

Vacancy: Research Assistant - development of data and model assets

Policy Modelling for Health is recruiting for a Research Assistant to support the development of data and model assets which are used across Policy Modelling for Health and associated projects, working with Dr Andreas Hoehn, Prof Petra Meier and the wider Systems Science in Public Health team within the Public Health Unit, School of Health and Wellbeing, at the University of Glasgow.

This post is full time and funding is available until 31 March 2027.

Deadline 23:45, 27 October 2025

Full details at: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-assistant-66

Policy Modelling for Health PhD studentship in microsimulation modelling

As part of Policy Modelling for Health, the Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis (CeMPA) at the Institute for Economic and Social Research (ISER), University of Essex is opening a 3-year fully funded PhD studentship.

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of CeMPA Director Prof. Matteo Richiardi, on the intersection of health and economic inequalities and the role of policies. He or she will have the freedom to choose research areas and topics of interest within the scope of the research programme, working in close collaboration with the researchers and model developers at CeMPA as well as the HealthMod team at large. Prerequisites are an interest in computational modelling and a background in Economics, Public Health, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or computational Life Sciences. Knowledge of Java or other generic programming languages (such as Python, R, Julia) is desirable, although a proved attitude to learning computational skills would also be accepted.

• Deadline 30 October 2025

• Full details and how to apply here.

Policy Modelling for Health 3.5 year fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Leeds

Working Pattern: Full Time

Contract: Funded PhD Project (Home & International Students)

Duration: 3.5 years – Start date: 1 March 2026

Deadline: Friday, 31 October 2025

Applications are now open for a funded PhD studentship in Dynamic Microsimulation for Health (ref: PGR-P-2063) at the University of Leeds, based in the School of Geography and supervised by Professor Alison Heppenstall and Professor Nik Lomax, with additional supervision from Dr Marlous Hall.

This exciting opportunity is ideal for highly numerate students with a background in statistical analysis, data science, health analytics, or computational modelling (e.g. R, Python). The PhD will contribute to our Policy Modelling for Health consortium, a UKRI-funded collaboration tackling the economic and social determinants of health and health inequalities through innovative systems science approaches.

For more information, visit: https://phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2063-dynamic-microsimulation-for-health