Researchers - ESRI Health Research Programme

The ESRI is now inviting applications for four research positions in its Health Research team:

• Post-doctoral Research Fellow  (1 role)
• Post-doctoral Research Fellow (1 role)
• Research Assistant (1 role)
• Research Officer (1 role)

The Institute

The Economic and Social Research Institute, founded in 1960, is located in Dublin’s South Docklands area. Its mission is to produce high quality research, relevant to Ireland’s economic and social development, with the aim of contributing to knowledge and informing policymaking and public debate. It has over 100 staff including economists, sociologists and other social scientists, in addition to support and technical staff.

Health Research

The Health Research Programme at the ESRI has three overall objectives: to examine the pattern of variation in health and well-being across the population and its relationship to factors such as socio-economic position; to analyse the structure and functioning of the Irish health-care system and its implications for the quality of individual care, economic efficiency and sustainability and the equity of health-care utilisation; and to analyse health and social spending: what drives spending, its macroeconomic effect on the national finances and the economy, and at a microeconomic level, the cost of disease and the cost effectiveness of treatment. As well as carrying out high-quality academic research in pursuit of these objectives, ESRI researchers also contribute to the development of public policy across a range of issues in health by contributing evidence which shapes national and international debates and through interaction and collaboration with policy makers and practitioners. The ESRI is involved in the development and collection of some of the key data sources in health in Ireland including the Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) Study and the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).

Further details of the individual role specifications, requirements and terms may be seen by following the relevant links above. Prospective candidates who may require further information are encouraged to contact jobs@esri.ie. Candidates for the post-doctoral positions should note that their applications will be considered for both roles.

Application Procedure

Application forms for these positions are available to download by clicking on the relevant link above and must be submitted, along with a current CV and covering letter, to jobs@esri.ie by 5pm on Wednesday 14th October 2015. All applications will be acknowledged.

The ESRI is committed to equal opportunities and to selection on merit.