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Are you passionate about improving wellbeing and the efficiency of the preventive social and healthcare services and interventions? Do you have expertise in cost-effectiveness analysis and social value assessment? If so, we invite you to join our faculty of Social and Health Care to strengthen our research teams.
The LAB University of Applied Sciences has campuses in Lahti and Lappeenranta. We offer BA-level studies in nursing, paramedic, physiotherapy, public health nursing, and social services, as well as several Master-level studies for more than 3,000 students, aiming to connect work-life and academia. We also offer continuous studies and RDI services based on academic knowledge to help SMEs and other organisations grow and internationalise. Our focus on health and wellbeing relies on multidisciplinary expertise and a human-centric holistic and life-cycle approach to promoting health and well-being.
Key responsibilities:
– Conducting cost-effectiveness evaluations of preventive social and healthcare interventions, programs, and services in public funded projects
– Consortium building and project preparation for EU funded calls
– Research and writing of the scientific articles in the projects and dissemination of the research results
– Networking with the prominent research partners
What do we expect from potential candidates:
– Proven experience in cost-effectiveness analysis and impact assessment in public or social and healthcare settings
– Deep proficiency in applying methods for assessing cost-effectiveness and social value, including quantitative and qualitative approaches with strong analytical skills
– Experience in working within or in collaboration with the public social and healthcare sector and ability to communicate findings to diverse stakeholders, including policymakers, service providers, and the public
– A track record of publishing research or reports on cost-effectiveness and social value topics
– Understanding of policy contexts and funding mechanisms in the wellbeing and social & healthcare domains and experience in planning project applications
– Good communication skills in English and sufficient Finnish skills (using Finnish in all day work)
– Preferable a doctoral level degree in a relevant field (e.g., health economics, public economy, industrial engineering and management, or related disciplines), also a final-year doctoral PhD candidate may be considered
We expect you to have a future-oriented mindset, strong teamwork skills and the ability to build RDI projects with stakeholders. We offer purposeful work with highly skilled colleagues and a constantly growing network of companies and research entities. We support all our employees in maintaining and developing their capabilities.
The work will start on 1st February 2025; however, the starting date is negotiable. The employment relationship is permanent and full-time, beginning with a six-month trial period. The salary is based on the current general collective agreement for the private teaching sector: for a Researcher, it is between 3800€ and 4800€, and for a Chief Specialist, it is between 5200€ and 6200€, depending on the experience level.
For more information, please email RDI Director Kati Peltonen at mailto:kati.peltonen@lab.fimailto:kati.peltonen@lab.fi kati.peltonen@lab.fi or by phone at + 358-44 708 1041 on 16th December 12-14 (Finnish time).
Please submit your application and CV via our electronic recruitment system by 6th January 2025 at 23:59, Finnish local time (UTC +3 h).
Read more about the LAB University of Applied Sciences [here](https://www.lab.fi/en/info/about-us).
LAB University of Applied Sciences | The best of both worlds: studies and work. The LAB University of Applied Sciences is a higher education institution specialising in innovation, business and industry. It operates in Lahti and Lappeenranta, Finland, and also online. We offer education in five fields: health care and social services, technology, business, hospitality, design, fine arts and visual communication. Our strengths include the circular economy, design, innovations and health. We have 9400 students, 550 teachers, and RDI experts, making us Finland’s sixth-largest university of applied sciences. [lab.fi/en](https://www.lab.fi/en)
Technical support for using the recruitment system: recruitment@lab.fi
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