Associate Professor in Health Economics, DaCHE

The Danish Centre for Health Economics (DaCHE) at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, invites applications for a full time position as Associate Professor. Time of employment is flexible.

Job description

The Danish Centre for Health Economics is dedicated to applying empirical methods, as well as economic theory, to answer research questions with high health policy relevance, and to contribute to the improvement of the methods applied. Our main research themes are 1) health relatedbehaviour, incentives and motivation; 2) understanding barriers and facilitators that hinder/enhance equity in health and access to health care; 3) eliciting patients' and the publics' preferences and values; 4) evaluating costs and effects of new interventions/policies and 5) measuring burden of disease. We offer courses at the bachelor, master or PhD level level in Health Economics, Evaluation, Economic Evaluation, Economics of Prevention, Pharmacoeconomics and Registry Analysis.

For more information on the people at DaCHE and our research portfolio, please visit our website at www.dache.dk. 

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate who can document experience with registry data analysis and advanced quantitative methods and/or experience with conducting cost analyses and economic evaluations that are useful for policy making. Successful candidates must document an ability to conduct research published or publishable in well esteemed health economic, economic, public health, medical and/or health policy journals.

Succesful candidates must also be able to document teaching experience within the field of health economics.

We expect the successful candidate to actively engage in the development of the research centre and are looking for candidates who have the desire and competences to play a whole-hearted role in an interdisciplinary and enthusiastic research environment. The candidate is expected to contribute to the centre’s teaching portfolio. This includes development of courses and teaching activities. 

Further information 

For further information please contact Head of DaCHE, Professor Dorte Gyrd-Hansen phone +45 20141015, or by email dgh@sdu.dk or Head of Department, Professor Pernille Tanggaard phone +45 65504217, or by email PTAndersen@health.sdu.dk.

Application deadline

April 26, 2026, at 23.59 hrs. (CET).

Salary and terms of employment

Appointment to the position will be in accordance with the salary agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.

Application

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link "Apply now".

We strongly recommend that you read How to apply for a position at SDU before you apply.

An application must include:

• an application
• a detailed CV
• degree certificates (inclusive of Ph.D.-diploma)
• a complete and numbered list of publications
• up to 5 scientific peer-reviewed publications considered by the applicant as most    important for this position. Please notice that one pdf.- or docx.-file must be attached for each publication.
• a teaching portfolio detailing the candidate’s prior teaching experience, teaching skills, and teaching philosophy
• a research plan detailing the candidate’s ideas and plans for her/his future research work.

For technical issues, please contact: hcm-support@sdu.dk. 
Please note that all the above-mentioned information must be included in the application.

Applications received after the deadline and/or incomplete applications will not be considered. 

Assessment

Shortlisting will be used as part of the initial selection process.

Assessment of shortlisted applications will be done under the existing Appointment Order for universities. Shortlisted applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. The committee may request additional information, and, if so, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the necessary material.

When the assessment committee has submitted its report, the applicants will receive part of the evaluation that concerns themselves.

References will be obtained for the preferred candidate from their current and previous employers. Applicants invited for interview should expect to complete a work-related personality assessment.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link below. Uploaded files must be in Adobe PDF (unlocked) or Word format.

Read the guideline for applicants.

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Living and working in Denmark

Foreign applicants will be offered Danish language training as part of the employment.

The International Staff Office (ISO) at SDU provides a variety of services for new employees, guests and people who consider applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.