Associate professor (UHD) in Health Economics and Modelling (Fulltime/permanent)

Introduction

We are seeking an experienced health economist with proven modelling and analytics skills to join our HTA department. The successful candidate will lead and collaborate on high-impact research projects, develop grant applications, supervise PhD and postgraduate students, and strengthen our teaching.

Job description

Your responsibilities will include:

Developing an externally funded methodological research program to improve the theoretical and empirical foundations of health economic modelling methods (e.g. Markov models, microsimulation, discrete event models, real-world data-based models), in collaboration with public and private partners.

Co-leading a multidisciplinary team that conducts assessments of HTA submissions for NICE in the UK, with a focus on the most realistic estimate of the cost-effectiveness of the medicine, device, or diagnostic test being evaluated.

Teaching health economic modellings skills to undergraduates and postgraduates, and innovating training materials.

Supporting colleagues conducting applied health economic modelling studies to inform decision making by HTA bodies, government agencies, health technology developers and providers.

Line-management responsibilities and contributions to departmental leadership, strategic management, and mentorship activities.

Job requirements

• PhD in Health Economics, Decision-Analytic Modelling, Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science.
• Proven postdoctoral experience in programming health economic models using multiple tools like Excel VBA, Python, R, SAS, Stata, or TreeAge.
• Proven teaching experience at university level.
• Track record of successful supervision of PhD candidates.
• Effective interpersonal skills to work in interdisciplinary teams.
• The ability to effectively handle short-term deadlines.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Strong publication record in internationally recognized journals.

Desirable:

• Advanced epidemiological or statistical training.
• Knowledge of evaluation frameworks (e.g. ZIN, NICE, HAS, IQWIG).
• A strong record of competitive grant funding.
• Wide international network.
• Speaking Dutch is not a requirement but would be an asset.

Employment conditions and benefits

We offer you an internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with excellent working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU).

The start date of this position is 01-JAN-2026 and you will be based at [class.26087] in Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management (ESHPM). This position is for 1 fte - 1 fte. The salary is dependent on your experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 6.835 to a maximum of € 8.673 gross per month Scale 14 on a fulltime basis (38 hours), in accordance with the CAO-NU. The contract is offered for a period of 1 year and can be converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period if suitability is proven and if continued in the same position, if (financial and/or organizational) circumstances remain the same.

Everything else we offer you; you can find below!

- Everything you need for a good work-life balance: the option to work from home in consultation with your manager, 41 days of paid leave with a 40 hour contract, 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a significant discount on a subscription for our on-campus sports centre!

- Sustainable, inclusive and diverse work environment with an open culture, where you can be yourself and we pay attention to each other and to the world around us. Make the most of our bicycle budget, or join networks such as Young@EUR, FAME or QuEUR.

- Time and space for your development in the broadest sense: development days and a personal career budget and free access to our university library.

- Good pension with ABP that EUR contributes 2/3rds towards, discounts on various collective insurances with Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Loyalis, and Allianz, and compensation for travel, working from home and home internet use.

- Are you currently combining your job with parenthood, or do you want to do so in the future? EUR offers partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners, and our campus features a daycare (daycare not paid for by EUR).

- Moving to the Netherlands for your job with EUR? Then you may be eligible for the 30%-ruling if you meet the requirements of the Belastingdienst (Dutch tax agency), and with our Dual Career Programme we will also help your partner find the right job for them.

Employer

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 4.100 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.

Faculty / Institute / Central service

Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management

ESHPM is leading within the Netherlands with its teaching and research activities, focusing on economics, policy and management topics in healthcare. ESHPM offers a bachelor programme, five master programmes, a transition programme for lateral entrants and postgraduate education. Since its foundation in 1982, ESHPM has closely linked research and education. Knowledge and experience from various scientific disciplines such as economics, law, socio-medical sciences, organizational studies and public administration are brought together and applied to healthcare. This multidisciplinary approach to education and research is unique. ESHPM is housed in the Bayle (J) Building on EUR's Woudestein campus in Rotterdam. More than 1500 students study and 160 employees work at ESHPM. Internationalization is highly valued at ESHPM.

Department

Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

The HTA department and its associated institute IMTA employ a group of around 50 researchers who excel in health economic outcomes research and preference research, emphasizing methodological rigor and broad societal impact. The HTA department is renowned for its impactful contributions to methodological advancements in economic evaluation studies from a broad societal perspective and in preference elicitation. The department takes pride in its achievements, having authored the Dutch guideline for costing studies in HTA and issuing the Dutch reference prices, essential for use in HTA. In the modelling domain, the department has published Tech-Ver, a checklist to improve model credibility, and AdViSHE, a tool to assess model-validation.

Applying

Please submit your application, consisting of a motivation letter and CV, before the vacancy closing date.

The selection procedure consists of 2 interviews.
Interviews are expected to be held in week 40.

You can find more information about the EUR on our website www.eur.nl. For more information about this vacancy, please contact Maureen Rutten - van Molken via m.rutten@eshpm.eur.nl.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Persons of all gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, religions, ethnicities, ages, neurodiversities, functional impairments, citizenships, or any other aspect are welcome to apply and join the EUR community.