Senior Climate and Health Economist
Grade: SEO
Department: Centre for Climate and Health Security, UKHSA
Locations: Any UKHSA location (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Chilton, Colindale, Porton Down)
Deadline: Friday 21 June
As an economist in UKHSA’s Centre for Climate and Health Security you will be part of a team building the organisation’s economics capability, contributing specifically to development of capacity to protect UK health from the threats posed by climate change. The role provides a great opportunity to shape the organisation’s culture and tread new ground.
You will work with other experts (epidemiologists, data scientists, climate scientists and public health experts) to assess the economic costs and benefits of preparing for and responding to the health threats posed by climate change and to help build our understanding of how health security and climate change risks interact with the wider economy. As a new role, there will be some flexibility in the work undertaken but this also comes with the ability for the post-holder to shape the role towards their interests. We recognise that applicants will not necessarily have expertise in both environmental/climate and health economics. We encourage candidates to apply if they have relevant expertise in either health economics or climate/environmental economics and are willing to extend and build their economics expertise within the intersection of climate and health.
Salary: Pay band SEO £38,724 - £48,068