项目介绍

2026年8月13日

About the project/work tasks:

The project “Fair Choices on the Path to UHC – in times of change (2026–2030)” is a Norad-funded project aimed at supporting low- and middle-income countries in making fair and evidence-informed health priority decisions. It focuses on strengthening national capacity to design equitable and cost-effective health systems, particularly in the context of declining external funding and shifting demographic pressures. Through collaboration with governments and academic partners in countries such as Tanzania (mainland and Zanzibar), Nepal, Ghana, and Ethiopia, the project promotes methods from health economics and ethics, including economic evaluation and inclusive deliberation. Ultimately, the goal is to improve the legitimacy, efficiency, and fairness of priority setting, enabling sustainable progress toward universal health coverage (UHC).

The position is a postdoctoral fellowship aimed at qualifying the candidate for senior academic positions. This involves both active participation in the project’s core activities and the development of independent, critical, and analytical research. The candidate will have the opportunity to further develop and challenge existing methods and frameworks in quantitative equity impact methods and trade-off assessments between efficiency and equity in health, and to contribute with their own research questions within the thematic scope of the project.

Work tasks:

• To lead work on implementation and development of frameworks and methods for quantitative equity assesments within FairChoices Analytics Tool (www.fairchocies.org), with a particular responsibility for trade-offs between equity concerns and cost-effectiveness of interventions relevant for inclusion in essential service packages in low- and middle-income countries. This work also includes critical assessment and further development of methods considering emerging research and contextual needs. The analytical framework is developed in the R programming language.
• To implement social welfare functions and distributive cost-effectiveness analyses of health interventions in the FairChoices: DCP Analytics Tool and link these to analyses of national essential health care packages, as well as explore and develop new analytical approaches where scientifically relevant.
• To systematize and further develop the documentation of frameworks and methods for distributive cost-effectiveness analyses, including contributions to methodological innovation and theoretical development.
• Initiate and publish independent and collaborative research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, both related to and beyond the direct application of the FairChoices framework.
• Teach ethics and priority setting in health, and supervise PhD students and other students and partners, with the aim of strengthening academic capacity and critical reflection.

Qualifications and personal qualities:

• The applicant must hold a Norwegian PhD or an equivalent degree within medicine, public health, or similar fields, or have the doctoral thesis submitted prior to the application deadline. It is a condition of employment that the PhD has been awarded at the latest within 5 months after the closing date for applications.
• The applicant must have documented experience from research in ethics of health economics and priority setting in health
• Experience in the application or development of population-based health equity assessments in health policy and empirical research is considered an advantage.
• Applicants must have documented skills in R or a similar programming language. 
• Capable of managing complex tasks autonomously with a structured and systematic approach, while actively contributing to collaborative and interdisciplinary work environments.
• Have a medical degree
• Proficiency in both written and oral Norwegian and English
• The applicant’s personal suitability for the position is a significant factor in the evaluation.

About the position of postdoctoral research fellow:

The position of postdoctoral research fellow is a fixed-term appointment with the primary objective of qualifying the appointee for work in top academic positions. You cannot be employed as postdoctoral fellow for more than one fixed term period at the same institution. 

The employee may be assigned required duties in the form of teaching and similar work at the department.

We can offer:

• Exciting development opportunities as part of your role in a strong professional environment
• Salary NOK 690 000 (code 1352) in the state salary scale. For applicants with a degree in Medicine or Dentistry, salary NOK 700 000. For applicants with a medical specialization, salary NOK 725 000 (Applicants with specialist training must include a certificate of specialist approval from the Norwegian Directorate of Health).
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Good welfare benefits

Your application must include:

• A brief account of the applicant`s research interests and motivation for applying for the position 
• Transcripts and diplomas (applicants with education from other countries than Norway must enclose witnessed diplomas in both the original language and authorized translations) and documentation of submitted doctoral thesis
• Complete list of publications 
• Publications (in PDF) it is important that each of the scholarly works on which the committee should place special emphasis, is attached in its entirety
• Two references (name and contact information)