Research Fellow — Economics of Health Care, Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE)
We invite applications for the role of Research Fellow — Economics of Health Care, Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE)
The Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE) is an umbrella programme that brings together existing and new initiatives that support research, knowledge dissemination, and advocacy on Indian economic wellbeing. The Centre seeks to generate new forms of economic thinking and theoretical insights. It gathers data to provide granular analysis of Indian economic parameters across diverse geographies. The overall aim is to provide a greater understanding of the ways in which the Indian economy is supporting the larger aims of human development in the country.
One of the key focus areas of the Centre is Welfare and Human Development in India. Assessing how human development — health, nutrition, education, quality of life — is changing across India is one of the central objectives. A detailed analysis of the current state of access to health care and health financing in India is much needed. Public spending on healthcare in India has been historically low but increasing in recent years. Out of pocket expenditures on healthcare is also high. Government funded health insurance schemes have expanded and their impact needs to be evaluated.
Responsibilities:
- Carry out research, primarily in the area of economics of health, access to healthcare and health financing
- Help with programmes and operations of the Centre
- Conduct independent research as well as assist in ongoing research projects which could potentially include planning and conducting surveys as well as working with existing secondary data
- Working on research outputs which could include reports, research papers, and policy briefs
- An advanced degree in Economics
- Knowledge of statistical software such as STATA or R is required
- Experience working with economic datasets such as the NSS, NFHS etc.
- Familiarity with datasets relating to health outcomes, access to health services and healthcare expenditure such as NSS (Household Social Consumption Health) and NFHS is highly desirable
- Please email the following documents to dipa.sinha@apu.edu.in with the subject line “Application for Research Fellow – Economics of Health Care, CSIE” along with:
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Completed Information Summary Sheet.
- A sample of academic writing/published research paper (if applicable)
- Names of two referees (Name, Email ID’s and Contact Number)